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Best Black French Presses

The best black french presses, ranked by our review scores. Black is the finish that hides coffee itself best - splashes, staining round a drip area, scorch on a hotplate - and hides dust and fingerprints worst. The decision inside it is matte or gloss, and makers rarely say which: matte forgives handling, gloss shows every touch and every water spot. The one thing to check is the material under the colour. Black anodised aluminium and powder-coated steel hold their finish for years; black ABS plastic goes chalky under UV, and a machine that lives on a sunlit counter will show it.

Ranked by our review score, which is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes rather than from opinion, so you can open the arithmetic on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.

Ranked, and why

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1STANLEY Classic Stay-Hot French Press 48ozPricing N/A7.9
Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
6.2
Build Quality & Durability
10.0
Heat Retention
10.0
Ease of Cleaning
9.0
Pour & Handling (weight not published)
5.8
Value for Money (no price published)
5.0
Weakest link: Value for Money (no price published) — 5.0 of 10, carrying 12 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity
1400ml
Body Material
Two layers of 18/8 stainless steel, naturally BPA-free
Insulated
Yes
Price
Pricing N/A
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2ESPRO P6From $114.957.2
Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
6.9
Build Quality & Durability
6.9
Heat Retention
10.0
Ease of Cleaning
8.0
Pour & Handling (weight not published)
8.3
Value for Money
2.4
Weakest link: Value for Money — 2.4 of 10, carrying 12 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity
946ml
Brew Size
7-10 cups
Body Material
Polypropylene, Stainless steel
Filter Type
Reusable metal mesh
Price
From $114.95
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3Home Hero French PressFrom $17.996.6
Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
8.5
Build Quality & Durability
6.9
Heat Retention
0.5
Ease of Cleaning
7.0
Pour & Handling (weight not published)
8.3
Value for Money
10.0
Weakest link: Heat Retention — 0.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity
1005ml
Brew Size
7-10 cups
Body Material
Bamboo, Borosilicate glass, Stainless steel
Filter Type
Reusable metal mesh
Price
From $17.99
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4ESPRO P3From $34.995.6
Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
6.9
Build Quality & Durability
6.2
Heat Retention
0.5
Ease of Cleaning
8.0
Pour & Handling (weight not published)
7.5
Value for Money
6.0
Weakest link: Heat Retention — 0.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity
946ml
Brew Size
5-6 cups, 7-10 cups
Body Material
Borosilicate glass, Polypropylene
Filter Type
Reusable metal mesh
Price
From $34.99
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