Bodum Standard French Presses
Well ..."Standard" meaning the best quality cafe -type press; Bodum calls this line the Chambord. The French Press brewing method is a great way to make a powerful cup of coffee quickly and simply. Sweet Maria's offers a selection of top-of-the-line chromed -stainless steel presses from Bodum. This is the French standard chrome cafe press, well-made, not in some wacko-futuristic-artist signed-limited edition-showpiece.

It pays to get yourself a nice, well-made French Press because you will regret it very morning if you don't! Remember that a press allows more sediment from the grind into the final cup. To control this, you need a good even grind and a burr mill is the best way to go. Another trick is to install a fine nylon sediment screen (see below) to augment the metal filter screen in your press and filter more fine particles. We stock replacement glass for the presses we sell too. But extra sediment or not, we strongly feel that the advantages of Press brewing are considerable, that it perfectly compliments fresh home roasted coffee (because the water and coffee fully mix for the recomended 2-4 minute brew time), and because no flavorful oils are lost to (or tainted by) a paper filter. Check out our French Press Brewing Tip Sheet. What is a "Tasse?" 1 Tasse = 4 oz = but a 3 Tasse press fills my favorite 11 oz. cup ...go figure. I could count on 1 tasse being more like 3.5 oz.

We stock replacement glass carafes for our presses, stainless steel filter replacement screens and some real neat nylon fine-filter inserts that help reduce fine particle sludge in your French press coffee.

Replacement Glass Carafe

The glass part. The one your significant other just broke! d= diameter

3 Tasse: 12 oz: 2.75" d x 5.25" tall, from Bodum: $11.50 (+.5 LB shipping)

4 Tasse: 16 oz: 3.75" d x 4.5" tall, from Bodum: $12.50 (+.5 LB shipping)

8 Tasse: 32 oz:3.75" d x7" tall, from Bodum: $14 (+.5 LB shipping)

12 Tasse: 48 oz: 4.5" d x 7" tall, from Bodum: $15.50 (+.7 LB shipping)

Nylon Fine Sediment Filterscreen

It is an additional filterscreen you insert in your press to remove more fine sediment particles. It is especially useful if your grinder produces powder, like a whirling-blade type grinder. Note: Not for use with swissgold filter disk. Use with stainless steel filter disk. Another image with measurements.

6 or 8 Tasse size ...also fits our Bodum 4 Tasse press (for all 3.5" diameter presses): $2.50 (+.2 LB shipping)

12 Tasse size (for 4.5" diameter presses): $3.25 (+.3 LB shipping)

Stainless Steel Replacement Screens

These are replacement stainless steel filterscreens for your French press. These are the main culprit when grounds starts to escape around the side of the plunger. Screens usually last a year or so before they become damaged on the edges and allow grounds to pass. ***Please note: the center hole diameter (where it the stem of the press pot plunger fits) on the 3 tasse is 3/16ths diameter and on the 6-8 tasse and 12 tasse is between 1/4th and 5/16th diameter.

3 Tasse size (for 2.5" diameter presses): $3.90(+.2 LB shipping)

6 or 8 Tasse size ...also fits our Bodum 4 Tasse press (for 3.5" diameter presses): $4.50 (+.2 LB shipping)

12 Tasse size (for 4.5" diameter presses): $5.00 (+.2 LB shipping)

Replacement Filterscreen for Columbia 8 cup press

These strange animal is a replacement filterscreen for the Columbia 8 cup press. Columbia owners know that this press uses a special filter that has a plastic edge - so as not to scratch the interior wall of the stainless steel press.

Replacement Poly/Stainless Filterscreen for 8 Tasse Columbia

*Our presses are very standard sizes. Measurements are provided wherever possible on this page but they are approximate; if they seem to agree with your press, than they should fit but we cannot guarantee it. One warning, there are 3" diameter presses, usually in 4 Tasse size, that we don't have any parts for ...

French Press Tips: You want a grind that is as fine as possible without letting sediment past the screen. This usually works out to be a tad coarser than filter-drip grind. They key is really how even the grind is. Whirling-blade type grinders aren't great companions for the French Press: too uneven. The more fine and even your grind, the less brewing time you need: 3 minutes for a coarser grind, or I use 90 seconds for my fine-yet-even grind. Decant the coffee from the press once it has brewed! The coffee will otherwise continue to extract and become more bitter and unpleasant. For this reason, I find the Thermal Stainless Steel French Presses not functional: brew in a glass one, then decant into a Vacuum Bottle/ Thermos if you need to keep it hot for a while... but ideally, just brew enough for one sitting! French Press method compliments ultra-fresh home roasts because it forces the coffee and water mixture to infuse for the required 2-4 minutes. Super-fresh coffee emits CO-2 gas after roasting that can prevent the hot water from fully penetrating the grind ... but the French Press method overcomes the resistence! Check out our French Press Brewing Tip Sheet