The 6 Best French Press Coffee Makers, According To Experts
You’d be hard-pressed to find better coffee makers than these.

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The French press has a reputation for being one of those fancy coffee-brewing gadgets, but it's actually pretty straightforward. Just steep your coffee grounds in hot water for about four minutes, strain, and you're good to go. As advocates of the French press method will attest, you can definitely tell the difference. That said, there are ways to get the best, most consistent cup out of your French press every time.
Just ask the Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Kitchen Appliances & Culinary Innovation Lab, Nicole Papantoniou, who has 10 years of experience helping home chefs find the best kitchen tools and gadgets. She advised, “I would recommend cleaning it, so you always get a clean, crisp taste. You’ll want to use coarse ground coffee so it doesn’t have a muddied flavor and feel. Coarseness also contributes to flavor and grit, because you don’t want your grinds coming through.”
Patrick Main, the Beverage Innovator and Senior R&D Manager at Peet's, also offered his advice: “When I want to get the full expression of the coffee, I'll do something that's more of a direct infusion process, like a French press, where you're letting coffee and water sit there together for a long time before separating the coffee from the water,” he said. “That actually allows a little bit of sediment and oils to come through.” Pro-tip: This method is especially great for dark roasts, which many French press experts recommend (along with medium roasts) because they allow for a slower extraction of oils and flavors during brewing. The end result is a smooth, full-bodied cup with a rich depth of flavor.
Another must-have for a delicious cup of French press coffee? A good French press, of course! Based on consumer reviews, expert insights, and the Good Housekeeping Institute’s comprehensive research and testing, these are the six models that should be on your radar.
A good French press can really boost your brunch game, but if you want to take your budding barista skills to a whole other level, check out our favorite coffee recipes and some expert-approved tips for making the best coffee at home.
Our top picks
- Best French Press: Bodum Eileen French Press
- Best Budget French Press: Hamilton Beach French Press
- Best Splurge French Press: ESPRO P7 French Press
- Easiest to Use French Press: OXO Brew GroundsLifter French Press
- Best Insulated French Press: SterlingPro French Press Coffee Maker
- Best Single-Serve French Press: Frieling Double-Walled Stainless-Steel French Press Coffee Maker
How we picked these products
To find the best French presses, we turned to our friends at the Good Housekeeping Institute, who have identified the best and highest-rated brands and put them to the test. Their team of on-staff experts—which includes all types: engineers! data analysts! registered dietitians!—rigorously put everyday products to the test (and then more and more tests) in their New York City-based labs to determine which ones you can trust.
These Kitchen Tech Experts put a bunch of French presses (14, in fact!) through rigorous tests to analyze their user-friendliness, brew quality, insulation, cleanability, filter quality, and the amount of coffee grounds and sediment left behind after use. After reviewing their findings and discussing their road tests in-depth with Papantoniou, we’ve determined that these are the best French press coffee makers you can buy in 2022.


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