Best Stainless Steel French Presses
The best stainless steel french presses, ranked by our review scores. The only finish that looks the same in ten years: it does not yellow, fade or chalk. What it does do is show fingerprints and, in hard water, spots - and brushed and polished behave completely differently there, with polished collecting marks hourly and brushed forgiving them. The word is also used loosely. On cheaper machines "stainless steel" often describes a trim panel or a steel-look wrap over plastic rather than a steel body, so it is worth reading which part the maker is talking about.
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
scored on what the maker publishes · open a row for the working1
Secura Stainless Steel8.7- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 7.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 8.3
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Build Quality & Durability — 6.9 of 10, carrying 20 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1479mlBrew Size3-4 to 12+ cupsBody Material18/8 Stainless SteelFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $27.992
Frieling Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press 36oz8.3- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 8.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 9.0
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 8.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 8.3
- 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.
Capacity1000mlBody MaterialDouble-walled brushed stainless steel throughoutInsulatedYesRead review →PricePricing N/A3
Mueller French Press8.0- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 10.0
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.8
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 7.5
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 5.0
Weakest link: Value for Money — 5.0 of 10, carrying 12 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1000mlBrew Size3-4 cupsBody MaterialStainless steel, double-walledFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $59.994
YETI Rambler 34oz French Press7.9- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 6.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 9.1
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 9.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 7.5
- 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.
Capacity1000mlBody Material18/8 kitchen-grade stainless steel, puncture, rust resistantInsulatedYesRead review →PricePricing N/A5
Utopia Kitchen Stainless Steel7.6- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 8.5
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 2.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 8.3
- Value for Money
- 10.0
Weakest link: Ease of Cleaning — 2.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1479mlBrew Size3-4 to 12+ cupsBody Material304 stainless steelFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $24.996
ESPRO P77.2- 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.
Capacity946mlBrew Size5-6 cups, 7-10 cupsBody MaterialPolypropylene, Stainless steelFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $114.997
Coffee Gator French Press6.7- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 6.9
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Heat Retention
- 10.0
- Ease of Cleaning
- 3.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 6.7
- Value for Money
- 6.3
Weakest link: Ease of Cleaning — 3.0 of 10, carrying 14 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1005mlBrew Size12+ cupsBody MaterialStainless steelFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $37.998
Bodum Chambord French Press 34oz6.1- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 6.2
- Build Quality & Durability
- 9.0
- Heat Retention
- 0.5
- Ease of Cleaning
- 9.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 8.3
- Value for Money (no price published)
- 5.0
Weakest link: Heat Retention — 0.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1000mlBody MaterialHigh-heat borosilicate glass carafe in a chrome-plated stainless steel frameInsulatedNoRead review →PricePricing N/A9
QUQIYSO French Press6.0- 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)
- 7.5
- Value for Money
- 6.7
Weakest link: Heat Retention — 0.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1508mlBrew Size5-6 to 12+ cupsBody MaterialBorosilicate glass, Polypropylene, Stainless steelFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $33.2410
Café Du Chateau Stainless Steel5.8- 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)
- 6.7
- Value for Money
- 5.4
Weakest link: Heat Retention — 0.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity1005mlBrew Size7-10 cupsBody Material304 stainless steel, Borosilicate glassFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $37.9611
ESPRO P54.6- Brew Quality & Filtration (mesh fineness not published)
- 6.9
- Build Quality & Durability
- 6.9
- Heat Retention
- 0.5
- Ease of Cleaning
- 3.0
- Pour & Handling (weight not published)
- 8.3
- Value for Money
- 3.4
Weakest link: Heat Retention — 0.5 of 10, carrying 16 of the 82.1 points scored here.
Capacity946mlBrew Size5-6 cups, 7-10 cupsBody MaterialBorosilicate glass, Polypropylene, Stainless steelFilter TypeReusable metal meshRead review →PriceFrom $49.99