Le Creuset cafetières come with a 10-year warranty (most manufacturers aren’t that generous) and when we tested it, the resulting coffee was piping-hot and smooth-textured. Once the coffee has brewed, you plunge the strainer to the bottom to separate the spent coffee grounds from the coffee, leaving your perfectly brewed coffee to pour from the spout and the grounds remain secured in the base. Plus it’s easy to get smudgy fingerprints all over that stainless steel lid, which can be a pain to clean.

The stainless steel plunger fits snugly into the carafe, making for a velvety cup of coffee with plenty of ‘coffee bloom’ on top (those frothy surface bubbles that you get on a decent cup of coffee).

There wasn’t as much ‘coffee bloom’ as other models though, and stoneware doesn’t match up to metal in terms of heat retention.

Some cafetières (though none on our shortlist) have measuring lines, but if yours doesn’t, it’s pretty easy to guess how much is in there if you know its capacity. We unscrewed the press of our samples to see how easily they came apart and whether they were straightforward to put back together. If you’re grinding your own: Grind until you no longer see any shiny outer shells of the coffee beans, and there are no large pieces. The extra layer of wall and its size means it’s a bit heavier than other models – although still pretty easy to lift.A luxuriously modern French press, coffee lovers will adore these Monaco cafetières from La Cafetière. While tea bags already provide the same type of filtration as a cafetiere, you can also use loose-leaf tea and follow the above instructions, taking care not to mix the leaves into the liquid. Each season we update our collections with new colour palettes and designs, adding to our cult collections; Pisa, Verona, Monaco and Roma — so we’ll always have something to freshen up your mornings with.

The non-stick coating on Zyliss Cook Ceramic Pans is guaranteed separately for 2 years from the date of purchase. Cafetières out-score pod machines if you’re making coffee for more than one person, because you don’t have to make everyone a cup individually. This cafetière, which has a 900ml capacity, seems like the kind of model you could rely on for years to come. Generously sized at 1 litre, a Le Creuset cafetière is ideal if you’re making coffee for lots of people.Coffee grounds are placed in the bottom of the pot, a filter is placed on top, and hot water is poured over the grounds. Please get in touch with one of our International Brand Representatives via our Distributor information page. Ease of cleaning: if cleaning your cafetière is time-consuming and fiddly, you’re more likely to reach for the jar of instant. La Cafetière Pisa Our award-winning French Press, Pisa is the cafetière of choice for coffee connoisseurs.