Chef's Choice 695 Electric French Press, Black

Chef's Choice 695 Electric French Press, Black
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Chef's Choice 695 Electric French Press, Black
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Product Summary

Manufacturer: Chef's Choice
Brand: Chef's Choice
Model: 695
Color: Clear
Product features:
  • Boils 1-quart water in four minutes--faster than stove or microwave
  • Produces full flavored coffee or tea
  • Cordless carafe perfect for dining table
  • Use also to boil water for instant foods, beverages
  • Shuts off automatically when water boils
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chef's Choice 695 Electric French Press, Black

Customer Review: Excellent but high-maintenance
Summary: 4 Stars

This is an excellent idea, and the resulting product is quite good. It boils water incredibly fast and makes excellent coffee and tea. However, there are several things you should be aware of before purchasing this item, to maximize your enjoyment and avoid problems. If you are not the kind of person who can follow directions well, and hates taking care of finicky yet useful appliances, this is not the device for you. If, like me, you are willing to go a few extra miles to enjoy better beverages, you will probably really enjoy this device.

First, DO NOT let the unit boil over. If you do, it will spray hot liquid from the spout and some of the liquid will get down into the unit's electronics, causing the light to malfunction (or worse). There are several easy ways to avoid this:
1. Never fill the unit any higher than the "max" line.
2. Never put your tea or coffee in while the unit is actively heating. Most of the "boiling over" problem is caused by the foaming action resulting from the additives, not the water itself.
3. Watch the unit. Once it hits a rolling boil, just turn it off yourself before it boils over.

Second, use a coarser grind of coffee so that you don't have to exert extreme pressure on the plunger. This will, as another reviewer noted, cause gasket failure. Finer grinds are also much harder to clean out of the unit's bottom.

Finally, if you do have a leak problem, someone else suggested using high-temp gasket maker to fix it. That is a fantastic solution and will most likely solve the leak problem once and for all. Obviously, this is pretty far down the high-maintenance appliance road.

I use this pot several times daily to make tea and coffee - I have one at home and one at the office. There is no other device that would satisfy my needs as well as this one does.

Description of Chef's Choice 695 Electric French Press, Black

Chef'sChoice®-International, French Press-Plus® #695: This new French Press, electric - yet cordless, insures perfect control of brewing temperature for better than ever flavor and aroma of coffee and tea. "Boil & Press" feature boils water in same carafe subsequently used to brew the coffee or tea. New solid state heating element boils water faster than the stove or microwave and eliminates the cool-down that occurs with other French presses when boiling-water is transferred to the cold carafe. Hence brewing occurs at optimum temperature for full flavor extraction. Automatically shuts off power when water reaches a full boil; incorporates double boil-dry safety shutoff protection. Comes with extra lid for use as a hot pot. Take-to-table carafe lifts cord-free from power source for elegant serving. Safe "Lid Lock" system for easy pouring. Heat resistant glass. Easy clean stainless steel filters. No exposed coils. Convenient "on-off" switch on cool-grip handle. Cord storage in base. 1500W. One-year limited warranty.

Size:
Capacity one quart - 8 cups

Color:
Black

Origin:
Germany

This device boils a quart of water in just four minutes--faster than a stovetop kettle or microwave oven. Add ground coffee or tea leaves and insert the screen assembly, and it becomes a French press for making full-flavored coffee or tea. This eliminates a step--pouring boiling water and losing heat while doing so--from the usual method of preparing French press coffee or tea. The glass carafe lifts free of the power base to become a cordless server for the dining table. Designed with care, the device is durable (stainless-steel press assembly, rugged plastic) and thoughtfully engineered (steam-activated automatic shutoff when water boils, knuckle guard on carafe, cord wrap beneath base). It stands 11 inches high and carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

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