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Best White French Presses

The best white french presses, ranked by our review scores. White is the finish that dates least - brushed steel reads as a particular decade and white does not - and it is also the one most likely to look old for a different reason. White plastic yellows, and heat accelerates it, so the parts nearest the boiler go first on a machine used daily for years. Cream and off-white hide that far better than a true white, which is worth knowing before choosing a shade. Staining shows around the drip area and the group head, so it wants wiping rather than admiring.

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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2YETI Rambler 34oz French PressPricing N/A7.9
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.
Capacity
1000ml
Body Material
18/8 kitchen-grade stainless steel, puncture, rust resistant
Insulated
Yes
Price
Pricing N/A
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3Bodum Chambord French Press 34ozPricing N/A6.1
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.
Capacity
1000ml
Body Material
High-heat borosilicate glass carafe in a chrome-plated stainless steel frame
Insulated
No
Price
Pricing N/A
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