Makes a pretty good cup of coffee, is easy to clean and fairly durable. Only makes about one cup at a time, but if that'sall you really drink then that'sno issue. Also pretty small and can be taken camping easily. The inner layer of plastic did crack on a tumble once though, and since then has been un-usable. Coffee water leaks into the crack, getting between the layers of thermal plastic, making it impossible to clean effectively. Overall a good product, I don't think it should've cracked when I dropped it, but honestly it wasn't it's first fall and was probably ultimately my fault

I'm writing this review because some reviews expressed concern for durability. I've been using the American Press for about 8 years. I make a 12 in mug every day. Sometimes I switch to tea for a week, but I dont use the press for that. So conservatively I calculate that I've used the press 300 times a year for 8 years, or at least 2,400 times. I've made about 188 gallons of coffee over 8 years. I just bought a new press because I accidentally threw out the snap on pod. The only signs of wear I saw was that over time the parts turned brownish, probably because on only rinse the parts and clean them on the top rack of the dishwasher.I find it makes great coffee and is easy to use and clean. Of course, how your coffee tastes to you depends on the coffee you buy, the grind, and how long you extract it.As long as you realize that you're buying a one-cup-at-a-time brewer, you'll be getting your money's worth. As a widower living alone, it's a great product for me. If I still had a partner, I'd simply buy her one for herself.

Very happy with my It’s American Press. I use one heaping tablespoon of medium grind coffee (fills the coffee pod about half full) and let it ‘pre-soak’ for 2-3 minutes before SLOWLY pressing down the plunger. I basically rely on the weight of my hand to push the plunger down - takes about a minute to get to bottom.Be sure to use medium grind coffee. Fine ground particles will block and effectively plug the fine-mesh screen on the top of the coffee container pod. My guess is that using the cheaper ‘blade’ grinders will be a problem in this regard.

Love it

Ovviamente bisogna trovare un caffè di buona qualità che soddisfi il proprio gusto e centrare la giusta dose, ma fatto ciò il risultato finale è assolutamente soddisfacente. Ottimo acquisto, ben fatto solido e curato.

Ever since I threw away my Keurig coffee maker I’ve been looking for perfect hassle free and environment friendly way to make coffee....for years I went back & forth between non-keurig single brew coffee makers and french press then I eventually stopped trying to make any coffee at home.....then I found the aeropress and I was so happy with the results....I just happened to stumble upon this american press began reading about it and gave it a chance ....It’s like they took the french press and crossed it with the aeropress this was the result....it’s is the most hassle free of all these methods....I didn’t think getting rid of the grinds could get easier than the aeropress but they managed that with this product....the instruction emphasize to get the best extraction you should do a slow plunge over four minutes but also in instructions are pre-infusion option which is what I do ...I push the plunger down right below the water let it infuse from 2-4 minutes then just push the plunger down all the way & coffee comes out just fine!!! There are two things I find awkward at times ....the little container you put the coffee in and then connect it to the end of the plunger when i try to twist it on sometimes have trouble getting it on...first there are very specific intentions that match up with the plunger that u have to make sure are lined up and you twist left to connect it not right..but now I know & it’s not an issue....when ur done and going to rinse/clean this and you put the plunger part in sink be careful because the weight of it is lopsided and may slip down in the garbage disposal if u have one when you place it in sink ..it’s very easy to clean and makes wonder coffee....no filters at all....i don’t grind my coffee so if you buy your coffee like do already ground do get medium grind coffee, the fine grinds will make it very difficult to plunge the water thru filtering process I managed to use fine ground coffee with this press but it was tricky .....I have a glass carafe that I use to heat up water in my microwave...i know how many minutes to heat it up to get to recommenced temperature which is 4 min....I am not a perfectionist when it comes to coffee making (don’t grind my own beans and heat water in microwave) so I can only imagine if you are the coffee would be out of this world if you used this american press.

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The American Press makes a great cup of coffee and stays hot in the vessel for a long time. Cleaning is much easier than a french press without coffee grounds ending up down the drain.

8/31/2019 Update - Been using the device every single day, so I can comment a bit on how it holds up over extended heavy use. In a nutshell, it still works like the day it arrived from Amazon. I have noticed, though, that the filter screens are beginning to warp a bit - mostly the upper filter, where all the back-pressure is at, when you use a too-fine grind. Stick with a medium to medium-fine grind, and you won't have that issue. I also found a paper filter that works reasonably well. The AeroPress filters were OK, but were a bit of a pain to fit. I tried the Melita pod style filters - they actually work pretty well. They're a bit wider than this press, but it doesn't hurt anything, and it makes it easier to put the top on. I actually use a pair of scissors to trim around the barrel, but it isn't necessary.The only complaint I have with this coffee brewer is that coffee gets into the seam between the metal outer ring and the black plastic insert in the lid and stays there. The next time I go to use the press, I've got cold, stale coffee leaking into my hand as I prepare to brew my next cup. It's not a BIG deal by any means, but it is rather annoying that when I pick up the lid in the morning, I've got yesterday's coffee dripping onto my hands, or on the counter top. I've tried rinsing and rinsing and RINSING the lid, but can't seem to completely rinse away the residual coffee that gets caught in the seam. But, in all honesty, the device still makes the best cup of coffee I've ever had. And I've had a lot of fun, trying lots of varieties of coffees.++Original Review++I can't pretend to be a coffee aficionado. I know that I liked the taste of coffee when made in a French press, but I hated the mud and sediment in my cup. That quirk, I think, limited my ability (willingness?) to explore really good coffee.After growing tired of the expense and waste of single-serve pods, I grew interested in the AeroPress, after seeing a YouTube video on it. I was just about to pull the trigger on one when I happened on another vid comparing the AeroPress with the It's American Press.I liked the simpler and sturdier design of the American Press, but took note of the fact that it was quite a lot more expensive than the AeroPress. I also took note of the fact that there were paper filters made for the AeroPress, while there weren't any for the American Press. No one talked much about the filters, and the vids that talked about them made it seem like they were more of a nuisance than anything. The paper filters - to me, anyway - mean a clean cup of coffee, without mud and sediment, so when I saw a vid where the barista said he used the AeroPress filters in the American Press with great success, I decided to go that route. Plus, there's this 'you can do it THIS way, or you can do it THAT way...' thing going on with the AeroPress, which I thought was maybe a bit too avant-garde for my simpler mind.Anyway, cut to the chase, I love the thing - the simplicity, the clean cup of coffee, the TASTE of the coffee, that crazy column of clear water disappearing under the column of brewed coffee thing, the whole thing. Love it. I have to do a bit of 'engineering' to make the AeroPress filter work in the American Press, but it's pretty simple, especially once you rinse the filter. The filter also increases the brew time by quite a bit. The manufacturer talks about a 2 to 4 minute brew time ("freaky full-bodied cup"!) but with the filter I'm always really close to 5 minutes, with a straight push-down brew, none of that push-pull-push stuff.For my first batch, I decided to use Pike Place with a medium-coarse grind, and no filter. It was actually hard to press slowly enough, and I wound up tossing that first cup. I played a bit with the grind, and settled on a medium-fine grind (6.5 on my KitchenAid Pro burr grinder). No filter again, and I was more prepared to keep an eye on how quickly I pressed it. I got a much better brew, still coming in under 4 minutes, just a touch of sediment, and CRAZY good cup of coffee. I stayed with that grind, and added in the filter. Now I was approaching 5 minutes, and, more importantly, I felt I was FINALLY getting a cup of coffee where I could really appreciate the nuances of flavor. As in, I was tasting coffee in a whole new way, and it was a beautiful thing. So, yeah, that whole 'play with the type of coffee, play with the grind, how much to put in the basket, tamp or not, filter or not...' all kind of opened up for me - I can really fine tune my coffee the way I like, instead of just trying one brand or type of bean over another. And now that I think about it "How I like it" may still be a bit of a moving target... So, yeah - I've got a whole lot of exploring ahead of me, but I've got the one tool I need to do it right. Really glad I took the chance on the cost for the Its American Press. Think you'll like it too, especially if you - like me - are at the point where you really want to find out just what 'good coffee' really means.