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IHHS 2010 Find: Bodum Travel French Press

So I admit, I’m a recent convert to coffee – for the longest time I’ve been a tea person, and while the smell of coffee was appealing, I just never got into drinking it. However, last summer I resolved to develop the taste for coffee, and to my surprise it took maybe 10 days before I really started enjoying it (…and now I never leave the house in the morning without my travel mug of coffee).

A big part of that quickly developed love for coffee was brewing it in a French press… because the individual bits of coffee have room to spread out while brewing you get maximum flavor without needing a long exposure (which can cause bitterness). If you’ve used a French press you know what I mean.

If you’ve used a French press you’re also more than likely familiar with Bodum – their name is synonymous with French presses. Elise and I stopped by their booth at this year’s Home & Housewares show to see what was new, and perhaps the coolest of their new offerings is a travel French press. This is one of those “why did nobody think of this until now?” kind of products. Up until now, I have generally used a pour-over-brew method for making coffee for my travel mug in the morning, and used the French press on the weekends, so I wouldn’t need to dirty an extra piece of gear for my morning joe. With the travel French press, you can just add your grounds and hot water and hit the road. After a few minutes just press down the plunger and you’re ready to drink – simple!

You can pick one up yourself over on Amazon – just follow the link below. (I’m only linking to the stainless version here, but you can just scroll down a bit on the Amazon page to get to the acrylic version and the small size travel press)

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