ESPRO P7 vs STANLEY Classic Stay-Hot French Press 48oz

The insulated ESPRO for somebody who wants it in a colour, not just steel

Scores higher on brew quality & filtration, pour & handling.

Brewing for a group outdoors and drinking it four hours later

Scores higher on build quality & durability, ease of cleaning, value for money.

• +Insulated double-wall stainless steel with the dual micro-filter
• +Two sizes, 532ml and 946ml, dishwasher safe on selected models

• −$114.99, the most expensive press here alongside the P6, which it closely resembles
• −ESPRO publishes no warranty duration
• −Nothing in the published specification separates it from the P6 except the extra size

• +Stanley warrants its drinkware for the life of the product, the only lifetime cover in this category
• +4 hours hot and 9 hours cold, both published, against 60 minutes from the Coffee Gator
• +1.4 litres, the largest here, in two layers of 18/8 stainless steel
• +The maker publishes its own 5-minute brew time and a medium-coarse grind

• −A single filter stage, where presses at a third of the price run four
• −1.4 litres is a lot of pot if you brew one cup
• −Steel hides the brew, so timing is by clock rather than by eye