Best cafetière: glass, stainless and double-walled cafetières compared
Glass, stainless steel and double-walled cafetières sold in the UK, compared on size, materials and heat retention, with prices checked 3 Oct 2026.
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Cafetières
Cafetières (French presses): steep coarse coffee in hot water, then press.
Cafetières compared
Best cafetière for camping: tough, packable cafetières for outdoor coffee
Steel, titanium and stove-system coffee presses for camping, compared on weight, capacity and materials, with UK prices checked 3 Oct 2026.
Best cafetière for one: small cafetières for a single mug
Small cafetières for one person, compared on real capacity in ml, materials and price, with UK prices checked 3 Oct 2026.
Grinders
Best coffee grinder for a cafetière: coarse, even grinds without the sludge
A cafetière needs a coarse, even grind, and that's where cheap blade grinders struggle. We compare burr and hand grinders sold in the UK, with prices checked 3 Oct 2026.
Best ground coffee for cafetiere UK shoppers, by roast
Ground coffee packed or listed for the cafetière from Union, Taylors, Lavazza, Costa and Sainsbury's, by roast, with prices checked 3 Oct 2026, plus ratio and brew-time basics.
Best insulated cafetière: double-walled cafetières that keep coffee hot
Double-walled steel and glass cafetières sold in the UK compared on capacity, cleaning and makers' heat claims, with prices checked 3 Oct 2026.
Best large cafetière: 8 and 12-cup cafetières for families and guests
Large 1-litre and 1.5-litre cafetières sold in the UK compared on capacity, materials and insulation, with Redber and Lakeland prices checked 3 Oct 2026.
Grinders
Grind size for a cafetière: how coarse is coarse?
What a coarse cafetière grind looks like, what goes wrong if it's too fine or too coarse, and which UK supermarket ground coffees are sold for cafetières.
How to clean a cafetière: plunger, filter and stains
How to clean a cafetière after every brew: emptying grounds safely, taking the plunger mesh apart, Bodum dishwasher guidance, shifting stains, and when to replace the filter.
Milk
How to froth milk without a frother: jar, cafetière, whisk and microwave
Four ways to froth milk without a frother, using a cafetière, a jar and the microwave, a whisk, or a pan, with safety notes, the best milks to use and when a cheap frother is worth it.
How to use a cafetière properly: ratio, steep time and a cleaner cup
Using a cafetière the way Bodum, the maker of the Chambord, sets out: how much coffee, water temperature, the four-minute steep, a gentle plunge and easy cleaning.