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Chambord French Press

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Borosilicate glass and stainless steel press that brews coffee without hot water sitting against plastic. The handle is polypropylene, which is worth knowing and does not touch the coffee.

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Glass and steel water pathNo plastic in the brew.

No paper filter neededSteel mesh, reusable.

Every part replaceableA broken beaker is not the end.

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Why it's safe for your family

The brewing chamber is borosilicate glass and the plunger and mesh filter are stainless steel, so the hot water and the grounds are only ever in contact with glass and steel.
That matters more here than in most kitchen items because brewing is near-boiling water held against the vessel for four minutes — the exact conditions that pull compounds out of plastic in a drip machine’s reservoir and tubing.
Borosilicate is the low-expansion glass used in laboratory ware, which is why it takes boiling water directly without the thermal shock risk of ordinary glass.
A metal mesh filter means no paper filter and no bleached paper in the cup, and every part of the press comes apart for cleaning and can be replaced individually rather than binning the whole thing.

Is this really plastic-free? Where it counts — and here’s the exception

The water path is glass and steel: borosilicate carafe, stainless mesh, stainless plunger. The exception is the handle, which is polypropylene, and the knob on some versions. Neither touches the coffee, and we would rather show the split than round it up to "plastic-free".

Borosilicate glass and stainless steel85%

Polypropylene handle and knob15%

Where the plastic is: the handle you hold, not the vessel your coffee sits in.

Quick specs

Carafe

Borosilicate glass

Filter and plunger

Stainless steel mesh

Frame

Stainless steel

Handle

Polypropylene (does not contact the coffee)

Care

Fully dismantles; parts are replaceable

What to avoid instead

What this replaces is a drip machine, where near-boiling water sits in a plastic reservoir and runs through plastic tubing before it reaches your cup, and single-serve pod machines, where hot water is forced through a plastic pod. If you want zero plastic anywhere on the object, a stainless steel press or a glass pour-over with a steel dripper gets you there.

How we verify — and what we don't

Straight answer: we're a research team, not a testing lab. Here's exactly what our rating is based on — and what it isn't — so you can weigh it honestly.

What we check

What the product is made of, from the maker's own specs and product listing.
Whether any part that touches you or your food uses PTFE, PFAS, plastic, or a coating that can degrade.
Peer-reviewed research on how that material behaves when heated, scratched, washed, or worn.
Known failure modes — how the product actually breaks down in a real home.

What we don't do

We have not chemically tested this specific unit in a lab.
We don't take payment to rate a product higher — there is no sponsored placement.
We don't show star ratings or "trusted by thousands" counts we can't stand behind.

What gets a product rejected

Anything that adds a known microplastic, PFAS, or off-gassing source — a non-stick coating, a plastic surface against food or skin, vinyl/PVC — is downgraded or cut. We only list what clears that bar.

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Common questions

Which parts are plastic?

The handle is polypropylene on the classic Chambord, and the lid knob on some versions. Neither is in the water path: the coffee touches borosilicate glass and stainless steel only. We would rather name the part than let you discover it after buying.

Will the glass break?

Borosilicate handles boiling water without trouble; what breaks a press is a knock against the tap or a dishwasher rack. The replacement beaker is inexpensive and sold separately, which is the reason to buy this design over a sealed one — one broken part does not end the object.

Does a metal filter leave sediment?

A little, and that is the style rather than a fault: a mesh filter passes the oils and fine particles a paper filter traps, which is where a press gets its body. Grind coarse and pour slowly at the end and you keep most of the silt in the pot.