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psimian t1_je21y76 wrote

JOMO makes one that is nearly identical in construction and design. I had the same experience of getting fed up with broken glass presses. If yours is like mine, it has the added benefit that it is heavy enough to use to defend your home against intruders, and have a piping hot cup of coffee ready for them when they eventually regain consciousness!

(Seriously, DO NOT drop this thing on your foot when you are stumbling around the kitchen in the morning. The carafe won't break, your toes might not be so lucky)

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flames_32 OP t1_je265bp wrote

Yeah, I won't break it if I drop it, but I may break the floor haha!

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Torstoise t1_je2yyxi wrote

I also like how it keeps the water hot when brewing, whereas heat escapes the water quickly in glass.

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Insight12783 t1_je4ozpa wrote

Water loses heat faster in metal vs glass , actually. It isn't a significant difference, but metal is one of the best conductors of heat. Aka, it pumps the heat outside to the environment, which results in the water losing heat faster.

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Divtos t1_je4pbgj wrote

Do they not insulate these? I have insulated stainless bottles that will keep liquids hot or cold for many hours.

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Insight12783 t1_je4pkoh wrote

Ahh, that's a good point. I should've drank coffee before making my neckbeard "well, actuallypushes glasses up on sweaty nose"

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HybridVigor t1_je5gpri wrote

Mine isn't insulated. I just pour the coffee into a thermos after pressing it. The coffee snobs say it's better not to steep the grounds longer than around five minutes or so anyway because it allegedly increases bitterness for people who are genetically unlucky enough for coffee to taste bitter at all.

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answerguru t1_je5p6j5 wrote

The one I had was double wall insulated.

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vaskadegama t1_je7tukj wrote

This is the key. The insulation comes from the air that is intentionally trapped between the two layers of metal.

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SleepTightLilPuppy t1_je59g6p wrote

Metal has mich higher thermal capacity though. So it can keep way more energy in it. It absolutely cools slower than glass given they're the same volume, temperature and shape.

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Bongos-Not-Bombs t1_je6yc29 wrote

These do act like a larger heatsink than glass ones, so it's not necessarily a bad idea to preheat them before adding coffee. It's really only something you have to worry about with very light roasts that take pretty high slurry temps to brew properly.

The effect is a lot more noticeable with plastic vs. ceramic V60 pourovers.

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Torstoise t1_je2zcvp wrote

There's tons under different names that look identical. My was from Kuissential, and looks like they no longer make it, but there's other brands.

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ItsLikeRay-ee-ain t1_je4qnze wrote

Yep, same with the one I have. Except mine was painted black and has been slowly losing paint over the last seven years since I bought it.

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Uptown-Toodaloo t1_je32h2o wrote

I have the JOMO one and love it. My mother in law dropped the top and it fucked it up to where it wouldn't separate from the filter to clean it so I had to get a new one. Other than that this thing is built like a tank and will last forever

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psimian t1_je4k5jg wrote

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but I did have a problem at one point with the plunger and filter assembly getting overtightened. Since the top knob and filter screen are both threaded onto the rod, every time I tried to remove the screen I unscrewed the knob instead.

A little bit of red loctite (the permanent stuff) on the top knob will put an end to that problem,

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BarbequedYeti t1_je32vhm wrote

I have chipped a coffee cup with mine being tired and careless. Love that thing.

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