As the title said, I’m looking for a stainless steel french press. So far the only producer that actually makes them in Europe seems to be Stelton (Denmark). Bodum looked good, but they do have a factory in China and don’t clearly disclose in the webshop where the specific product is made. Additionally Amazon lists the Bodum Columbia as “Made in China”. Scanpan is another European brand, but the TOGO line is made in China unfortunately.
So I’d be happy to get any pointers for brands to look at.
Edit: The options so far are
- Stelton EM77, stainless steel cylinder, 80€, made in Denmark
- Bodum Douro, stainless steel cylinder, 170€, made in Portugal
All other options (WMF, other Bodum models, Bialetti, Paderno) seem to be produced in China or the US.
I didn’t expect it to be this difficult to find viable options.
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My french press’s case was broken, and I 3D printed something new. Looks shaby after some time and all those presses you post make me envious 😡.
Bit common… 160€ for a french press 😆
The most “affordable” option seems to be the Stelton EM77 for 80€. That’s for completely stainless steel, no glass cylinder. I honestly didn’t expect it to be this difficult and expensive to find something.
I have two of these
https://www.wmf.com/de/de/kult-french-press-8-tassen-3201000290.html
Very nice french press, which is easily disassembled and clenead.
Where do they produce: see here (in German, but should be easy to understand) Tldr: Probably California
According to a chat with some employee on the brands website this press is being made in France. I explicitly asked for a datasheet, but they couldn’t provide one.
Galaxus lists it as made in China. I’ve also heard complaints before about how easily the glass cylinder breaks
https://aboutwmf.com/de/unternehmen/qualitaet-produktion/
Does sound like California.
How about Bialetti? https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/preziosa-coffee-press.html
As far as I can find, seems to be made in China unfortunately.
EDIT: The Bodum Douro is the only one so far that I’ve found which is 1. Stainless steel and 2. manufactured in Europe (Portugal)
Links to the Douro:
https://www.cremashop.eu/en/products/bodum/douro-french-press-stainless
https://www.maxicoffee.com/en-gb/bodum-french-press-douro-stainless-steel-cups-p-136103.html
Paderno came to mind, I thought it was Italian but apparently it’s Canadian. Maybe that’s still okay? Doesn’t say where it’s made though.
https://www.paderno.com/products/8-cup-stainless-steel-french-press
“designed in Canada” pretty much means it’s made elsewhere, most likely China.
As a general rule I would say, if it says “Designed in X” but not “Made in X” it is probably made in China.
Agreed. And according to OP the manual stated it was made in China.
It’s also worth noting that the country of origin is not a straight forward thing to declare as products often have international value chains.
If you check the user manual, it unfortunately says made in China
Ah, too bad, I like their pots and pans a lot.
Cilio, German, but no mention of country of origin:
https://www.cilio-markenshop.de/cilio-Kaffeebereiter-Sara/10968
The form factor seems to be common among many brands which generally points towards Chinese origin.
Grunwerg seems to be from Sheffield, England. No mention where they are made but maybe this info can be found elsewhere:
https://www.crema.fi/fi/products/grunwerg/thermo-press-pot/1924
Produced by “trusted partners overseas”
Indeed. It’s a bit frustrating that you have to dig for this information. Should be mandatory to list it in the product desription.
Crema lists the Bodum Douro as made in Portugal:
https://www.crema.fi/en/products/bodum/douro-french-press-stainless/9976
Instead of a French press, I might recommend the Clever Dripper. Sold by a Canadian company.
It provides the best parts of a French press (immersion brew) with the best parts of a pour over (wide mouth for easy pour control, paper filter for a clean cup). It makes approximately 450 ml and dispenses out the bottom directly into your mug.
Thanks for the suggestion! I’m not actually making coffee in my French Press, but tea. I just learned to love the versatility and form factor of the press, and it still allows to brew the occasional cup of coffee. Edit: The product is also made in Taiwan, so doesn’t fit any of the criteria.
This company also sells a similar method for tea called the Handy Brew. So you might be able to find a bottom pour tea brewer that’s manufactured in Europe. I’ve gone through some options but I can’t find where the alternatives are manufactured.
Here’s a glass tea kettle from a German company
Are you looking for stainless kitchen ustensile ? On selton website, i found various product related to cooking, coffee…
I don’t want to be rude, but have you read what I wrote? As I said, Stelton is so far the only brand I could find that has a stainless steel french press made in Europe.
Well, i didn’t understood at first, that’s your other answer that helped me. As i said earlier i went to the website of Stelton and tried to decipher what you wrote. I was lost.
The french in its name is confusing and it’s not a popular product in France. So in fact it was just the name of a coffee press…
