Secura Stainless Steel vs STANLEY Classic Stay-Hot French Press 48oz

The insulated steel press for somebody who does not want to pay ESPRO money

Scores higher on brew quality & filtration, value for money, pour & handling.

Brewing for a group outdoors and drinking it four hours later

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

• +18/8 stainless steel, insulated and double walled, at $27.99 against a $37.96 median
• +Four sizes from 355ml to 1479ml
• +A three-layer steel filter with a steel handle, dishwasher safe

• −Secura publishes no warranty term on its own product page
• −No heat retention figure is published, so the insulation cannot be compared
• −No country of manufacture is stated

• +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