We analysed the Amazon.co.uk subcategory French Presses and kept only products with at least 200 reviews and 4.3 stars. Ranked by estimated monthly revenue, Bodum takes four of the ten places, prices run from £9.93 to £35.99, and one entry is not a plunger pot at all.
The revenue leader, and one of only two insulated steel bodies here rather than glass — £18.99, with the price up 10% during the observed period.
Check the price on AmazonThe revenue leader, and one of only two insulated steel bodies here rather than glass — £18.99, with the price up 10% during the observed period.
At £11.19 it undercuts every other litre-sized press here, after a 62% price fall — the steepest drop in this comparison.
The same Kenya press as rank 2 at one third of the volume — and only 35p less, so small does not mean cheap in this range.
Bodum's plastic-framed line rather than the steel Kenya, £1.61 dearer than the Kenya litre, and carrying the largest review pool on this page.
The lowest price in this comparison at £9.93 — one large mug at a time, in the same Caffettiera line as rank 4.
Not a press at all: a fridge jug for cold brew that steeps for hours instead of four minutes, filed into this subcategory by Amazon.
The only entry sold for loose tea and milk froth as well as coffee, and the one quoting the most filter layers here at four.
A single-mug press at £9.99 — six pence above the Bodum Caffettiera at rank 5 for the same 350 ml, and pitched squarely as a gift.
The most expensive press here at £35.99, and the one that keeps the pot itself warm — an insulated steel body instead of a glass beaker.
The larger RAINBEAN: £3 more than the 2 cup at rank 8 for 250 ml extra, same filter, and a much newer listing at just over a thousand reviews.
| Product | Score | Stars | Reviews | Feature | Material | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. KICHLY Double-Wall French Press, 1 L Best seller KICHLY · KICHLY |
9.2 | 4.6 ★ | 9,783 | 1 L · double wall | Stainless steel | £18.99 | Amazon › |
| 02. Bodum Kenya French Press, 1 L Bodum · Bodum |
8.8 | 4.3 ★ | 14,025 | 1 L · glass | Heat-resistant glass | £11.19 | Amazon › |
| 03. Bodum Kenya French Press, 350 ml Bodum · Bodum |
8.8 | 4.3 ★ | 14,022 | 350 ml · 3 cups | Heat-resistant glass | £10.84 | Amazon › |
| 04. Bodum Caffettiera French Press, 1 L Bodum · Bodum |
9.1 | 4.4 ★ | 21,241 | 1 L · borosilicate | Borosilicate glass | £12.80 | Amazon › |
| 05. Bodum Caffettiera French Press, 350 ml Lowest price Bodum · Bodum |
9.1 | 4.4 ★ | 21,241 | 350 ml · 3 cups | Borosilicate glass | £9.93 | Amazon › |
| 06. Hario Mizudashi Cold Brew Pot, 1 L Top rated HARIO · Hario |
9.4 | 4.6 ★ | 17,952 | 1 L · cold brew | Glass | £19.85 | Amazon › |
| 07. TBGENIUS 4 Cup Cafetiere, 0.6 L TBGENIUS · TBGENIUS |
8.3 | 4.3 ★ | 1,860 | 0.6 L · 4-level mesh | Borosilicate glass | £12.99 | Amazon › |
| 08. RAINBEAN 2 Cup French Press, 350 ml RAINBEAN · RAINBEAN |
8.5 | 4.3 ★ | 3,253 | 350 ml · 2 cups | Glass | £9.99 | Amazon › |
| 09. Groenenberg Insulated French Press, 600 ml Groenenberg · Groenenberg |
9.2 | 4.6 ★ | 9,084 | 600 ml · insulated | Stainless steel | £35.99 | Amazon › |
| 10. RAINBEAN 4 Cup French Press, 600 ml RAINBEAN · RAINBEAN |
8.2 | 4.3 ★ | 1,017 | 600 ml · 4 cups | Glass | £12.99 | Amazon › |
Eight cups is one litre and three cups is 350 ml, so a cup in this category is roughly 125 ml — less than a mug. Compare the millilitres in the title and ignore the cup count entirely.
Borosilicate lets you watch the bloom and costs little to replace when it breaks. An insulated steel body survives being knocked off a worktop and keeps the pot hot past the first cup, but you cannot see the level or the colour.
A single mesh disc lets fines through and leaves silt in the last inch of the cup. Presses here quote up to four stacked screens — clearer coffee, but a slower plunge and more parts to rinse.
Every press on this page needs a coarse grind. Anything close to espresso fineness clogs the mesh, makes the plunger hard to push and forces grounds past the screen — no filter design on this page compensates for it.
Coffee left sitting on the grounds keeps extracting and turns bitter. That matters most with the insulated steel models, because they hold the brew hot for another hour — pour the whole pot out when it is ready.
Glass carafes break and mesh screens distort. Before buying, check that the brand sells a replacement beaker and filter set in that size; one press here ships with spare filters in the box, most do not.
No. It is a cold brew jug with a long filter core: you fill it, leave it in the fridge overnight and pour. There is no plunger and no hot water involved. Amazon files it in this subcategory, so it appears in the data — we have left it in and flagged it rather than quietly dropping it.
Bodum pools reviews across the sizes of one line. The 1 litre and 350 ml Caffettiera both show 21,241 reviews, and the two Kenya sizes both show around 14,000. The rating describes the line, not the specific size you are looking at.
Glass is cheaper, replaceable and lets you see the brew — four of the five cheapest entries here are glass. Insulated steel costs two to three times as much, keeps the coffee hot in the pot and does not shatter, which is why the two steel models sit at £18.99 and £35.99.
The products are ordered by estimated monthly revenue per ASIN, not by star rating and not by bestseller rank. Only products with at least 200 reviews and an average of 4.3 stars were included. Revenue shows which press people actually buy in volume rather than which one has the prettiest listing.
The score is not our own hands-on test. It is calculated transparently from public Amazon data: 75% from the average star rating and 25% from the number of reviews, weighted logarithmically. The ranking order itself comes from estimated monthly revenue per ASIN. Prices, ratings and review counts were retrieved from Amazon.co.uk on 22 July 2026 and can change at any time.
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