ESPRO P1 12 Ounces French Press Coffee Maker for Travel, Double-Walled Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated, Brushed Stainless Steel

I first had a cup of delicious coffee with this filtration while at a friends house last weekend. She has 7 different types of coffee making machines in her home ranging from $100-$3000. She is very versed and made me a cup with most of them. I was looking for the thickness of an espresso shot, but as a cup of coffee, not a shot. The body of the cup is really important to me. I'd rather not have coffee at all than to drink gross thin coffee. I'll admit, the overall experience of food and beverage holds a lot of weight with me. I can't have creamer, so I use coconut cream instead, and I can't have sugar, don't use Neem honey. What I can't stand about French pressed coffee is the sludge. Yuck. Besides, after the first couple sips, what was once the "body" I enjoy, settles at the bottom into the sludge. Gross. Not with this! You will enjoy a stable consistency throughout your entire cup. Love it! Why I bought this and recommend you do too: sometimes I just want one cup, and I only need one, if it's good and strong and delightful! This affords me the best of many worlds. I got a wonderful pricing point with the ability to pack it around and make a cup wherever I want! Finally I can have an amazing cup, any where I want! I can store grounds in the container and leave the house to meet a friend, and just add water when I get there! Think about it... Even a gas station has hot water you can use... It's a win at $35. Sure, I'd love to have the 32 ounce, but there's no need and it's not as mobile as this. The friend who introduced me to this, bought hers from an actual roasting plant. She works at Starbucks and we both agreed this was the best cup far beyond the verismo AND the Starbucks stainless steel fresh press. For $35, I got everything I wanted and don't mind having to make each cup separately. If I find that I need the bigger, I'd happily buy the 32 ounce and not blink twice. This is still something phenomenal to have in my kitchen. I didn't want something that took up a lot of space, this is compact and takes up no space, and clean up is simple! Unlike most coffee makers or presses, there is more oil expressed, so it's not a simple rinse, but that's ok, because you just had a cup of joe you can't even get anywhere else... Don't have to wait in any lines and saving myself a TON of money!!! I am a Starbucks gold member till 2024 due to the points I've accumulated in the past year on coffee. That's a crap ton of money they got from me and so this is a steal. There is no compromise here. I'd rather have a cup from this little gadget ANYDAY over any cup ANY Barista has ever served me. Just get it. You can thank me in YOUR review :) I did a video for it, but wasn't able to upload it :/ so I included pics. The packaging also is great for gift giving.

I love that it keep my coffee hot for hours

First off, let's get the latest issue out of the way. I purchased this item at retail from Amazon and have not been compensated, reimbursed or credited in any way. Now on to the review. I purchased this item as a portable coffee maker for camping. With that use in mind, here are some of the points I liked about this coffee maker. 1. It worked as advertised. Using this item to make French Press coffee was a snap. The double filter reliably screened out grounds, as long as you followed recommendations about how much water to use.(High water marks are stamped in the stainless steel interior and are easy to see and use). 2. The stainless steel vacuum bottle portion of the coffee maker allowed the beverage to remain hot for multiple hours. I had hot coffee through the course of the day. 3. The lid was easy to drink through. 4. The build quality seems to be very good. I haven't had any issues with any of the plastic or rubber items not functioning as they are intended. There were a couple of items that I found a bit frustrating though. They were: 1. Having to have a separate lid you had to find, keep handy and screw on if you wanted this item to seal and not leak if it was tipped over. Not a deal breaker, but an extra step and an extra piece to keep around if you wanted to throw this coffee maker into a bag and have leaks not happen. 2. Due to the double seal, cleanup was a bit more involved that what you would see in a standard French Press pot. Overall, this item was a gem for what I wanted it for. Hot, flavorful French Press coffee to sip on while camping, and no cold coffee!

Update 11/21: I’m changing it to 4 stars. This thing grew on me after awhile. Still a bit pricey with some design flaws, but I like it now. We just needed to figure out the ratios to our liking. We put about 2 TBS of freshly ground coffee and it seems to work just fine. Still it’s not an expresso kind of coffee but more of an americano. We are using this more as it gets colder and we find the coffee to be pretty good. We pour the coffee out into a cup though like pitcher. We added our warm milk to the coffee cup. I can not see letting the coffee sitting for so long, so I would say take it to work and use it in the morning, but don’t let it sit all day. Although it did stay rather warm when I realized there was some coffee left over later in the day. Of course it was bitter! So I wouldn’t recommend keeping the coffee for a few hours letting it brew. Unless your are into bitter off tasting coffee (no judgement). It’s actually fine and good quality. But I recommend pouring the brewed coffee into a cup then add all your preferences. Let it brew for at least 3 min or longer though. I said the coffee was bad, but after i figured out the rations with some good fresh beans, it’s actually quite nice. But you still can’t do expresso in here! So I take it back, it’s not a bad item if you want americano kind of coffee. Just wish it was a little less expensive. Earlier review: I mean it’s ok, but it’s not great. I guess this will be nice for someone who makes just regular american coffee. But if you want expresso then this isn’t right for you. This doesn’t seem to leak, so it would be good for a trip (but I wouldn’t trust it in my bag) and it’s sturdy so far and nice looking item. No coffee grounds in the coffee, which is nice. But I can see this has some design flaws. These are the ones I noticed. First it’s difficult to pull back up once you push the plunger down, but I suppose why would need to pull it back up once you add coffee and water. Also I noticed a lot of extra good coffee liquid gets stuck under the plunger (see photos), so it’s sort of wasteful. It doesn’t leave much space if you wanted to add milk either, you would have to open it and pull the plunger back up (which I tried but the coffee again was still pretty bad). I suppose you can pour it on the top. If you want bad 7/11 coffee this is right for you jajajaja. Someone else pointed out the coffee will keep brewing and then leave you with bitter even more gross tasting coffee.

I love it, makes great coffee, no mud and I don't even use the paper filters it comes with!!! This is amazing for the constant traveler. I use a travel kettle and small bottle of cream (or powdered if I have to) and I make my own coffee past security at the airport. I have to travel at least twice a month for my job and I was looking for a way to make my own coffee at the airport so I did not have to miss out if the line was long at coffee place or turbulence on the flight (no drink service). Now I have a leek proof cup that can come on the plane and be there hot and delicious whenever the hankering hits me (stays hot for at least 4 hours). I know it sounds complicated but honestly the whole process takes less than 5 minutes which is at least how long you stand in line to get a crappy cup of coffee in a cup that can't be stuffed into the pocket in front of you on the airplane. After filling up my water bottle and my travel kettle at the water fountain, I stand at a laptop/ cell phone charging bar and wait 2 minutes for the travel kettle to boil (Bonavita travel kettle), I pour over the coffee (pour small amount cold water to cool off kettle, my charging station is conveniently located near a drinking fountain, if yours is not, just take a little water from bottle, move it around in the kettle and toss extra water in garbage can, kettle cools off very easily), put the lid on with press up and walk to my gate. I press down and add cream and sugar, screw on lid tight, shake up and down several times and good to go! I love that it has nothing to throw away filter wise and NEVER leaks! This thing is the best travel coffee maker you could find.

I received my Espro Travel Coffee Press at my front door just before I was on my way to work. Perfect timing. As soon as I got to work I read the instructions and made my first cup. I LOVE the way this coffee press is made. It is very comfortable in my hand and once you make the coffee, you can drink from any angle without looking for a sipping hole and the cup is always cool to the touch. I am a decaf coffee drinker so I don't drink for caffeine, I drink for the taste. So with that being said, after the first cup I realized that I needed 2 tbsp to satisfy my taste buds. Voila! Perfect. I use powdered coffee creamer and raw honey in my coffee so I put the creamer and honey in first and then put my coffee grinds on top of that. The amount of coffee I use may change once I make sure my next batch of coffee beans are a course grind as suggested for coffee presses. I used hot water from my office's water system. Not only was the water hot enough to brew the coffee but the coffee stays VERY hot for quite a while without leaving a burnt taste over time. The press itself is very snug around the inside of the cup making sure that coffee grinds do not seep into the coffee which is fantastic. Cleaning is no more cumbersome than any other press. I just ordered a tea and cocktail strainer to pour the used coffee grinds into so I can toss the grinds either in the trash or compost versus pouring them down the sink when I go to clean the unit. With trial and error I learned how to screw the bottom part of the press onto the cup securely and then comfortably unscrew and/or gently set the top portion of the cup's cap for easy use. GREAT coffee press. I am very glad that I made this purchase.

Works as advertised. Smaller volume than my previous 4 presses. When considering this I couldn’t tell for certain how sipping worked. Flip up lid (preferable), or detachable lid like a thermos…not preferred. No photos or descriptions made that clear and seeing no pics of a flipped up lid I assumed the worst. It’s detachable, so more like a thermos, with a lid to lose all over the house, yards, in my various cars and trucks. I should probably see if I can order a replacement pack of lids now. Maybe add an air tag. Sips well though once you unscrew the thermos lid. I needed something in a rush and this seemed to have the fewest faults. Took a while to remember which direction to unscrew the stacking filters for cleaning…not intuitive. Two filters to rinse each time. Some assembly required ;) Does seem to filter the best of all my past units, but DO NOT COME CLOSE TO OVERFILLING. A mess. With these portable presses I find stirring the grounds to get them to sink helps with reducing overflow and reduces filter clogging as you press the filter down. 3 stars as lid was left unclear in the ad, and in anticipation of losing it soon.

This is a fabulous product and is much better than the Bodum travel press that I have used and not particularly liked. I used my new Espro for the first time on a trip to Vienna, Austria. The coffee at the hotel was not so good. I brought my own hand-ground coffee and tried the press. The operation is smooth and efficient (and much more solid than the Bodum). But most importantly the double screens eliminate all coffee grounds from entering the coffee -- a big problem with the Bodum. The lid is tight and leakproof (also unlike the Bodum). It is slightly smaller than what for me would have been ideal -- but it is what it says it is. (The company may want to offer a larger size option). Perhaps the least important issue is the aesthetics and feel. But even here the Espro wins hands down. It feels solid, has a nice texture, and looks both functional and elegant. (I did not use the paper filters -- and they seem to me to be unnecessary.)

Excelente producto, antes de adquirirlo vi un centenar de revisiones de diferentes prensas francesas portátiles y por mucho esta opción fue la que más me convenció. Ahora que lo he probado comprobé que no me equivoqué al decidirme por esta. Estoy pensando en comprarme un par más en otros colores y los filtros para té. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

Ce produit est top ! Pour avoir testé pas mal d'autres presses, notamment bodum et autres marques connues, il y avait toujours un dépôt assez désagréable, malgré l'utilisation d'une mouture assez épaisse. Là, ça n'est pas le cas ! Résultat, le café est vraiment bon comme dans une presse "normale", sans le goût "cramé" qu'on peut retrouver sur les machines à capsules "what else", et on peut en profiter jusqu'à la dernière goutte :) En plus, c'est un thermos, donc on peut préparer sans soucis un café le matin, et se servir une petite tasse à midi, encore bien chaude :)

Could be larger in my opinion but it is nice and portable. The logo disappeared after the first week or so. Keeps coffee warm for a long time.

É veramente ottimo prodotto e con una linea bella ed elegante. Semplice da usare, ben filtrato. Lo consiglio di sicuro.

Really good quality, you need a cup with it to drink as it isn't really designed to drink from. Also, makes a very little amount of coffee compared to others.