Hey there, it's Steve, from Prima Coffee. Today, we're going to take a look at
Hario's line of french presses. Now, we have three different models here. We have
the Hario metal press, we have the new olivewood single wall french presses, as
well as the olivewood double wall french press. Now, both of these models are
available in 300 and 600 milliliter sizes, so these are both the 600. If you want,
basically, the half size, like a one cup kind of brewer, we have those available as
well. The double wall glass is only available in a 400 milliliter size, so a
little bit smaller than this in terms of capacity, but you also have the thermal
properties of a double wall of glass. So, starting with the metal carafe, we
have pretty standard french press. We have a nice glass chamber. It's a metal foot.
The metal is actually glued onto the bottom of the glass here, so you aren't
able to pull the glass out to clean it, but the whole thing is dishwasher safe, so
that's not such a bid deal. We have a metal top, a metal plunger. All this is
stainless steel, as well as a three layer filter system which is, you know, pretty
common for french presses. But the attention to detail that Hario has applied
to their filter systems is really exceptional. Sometimes with french
presses, you'll find that, you know, the filter apparatuses are wobbly and they'll
swing to the side as you press, and it'll allow coffee grounds to come out. These
are really, really sturdy in comparison to those. The whole thing unscrews so you can
take it apart to clean it. We've got a nice fine steel filter mesh here as well
as a really well made spring. This spring is made so it kind of locks in on itself,
and it's really nice and even all the way around so you get a really good side seal
as you're pressing down. Which is great because nobody likes
grounds in their coffee. So this helps prevent any grounds from coming up the
sides, and just keeps it all down at the bottom as you press.
Moving on, we have the olivewood press. These are brand new. We just brought these
in. Again, same thing, you've got your same steel filter system, same high
quality, only instead of the metal accents you have solid olivewood. Really
attractive design. This is sort of a classic look coming back for the
contemporary coffee brewer, or cafe, or what have you. It's really just a great
accent. It looks fabulous, especially when you have like the nice deep brown of a
french press coffee. We do recommend hand washing these. Again, the filter part
comes apart. You can just unscrew it and then clean the parts individually.
Olivewood, if you want it to last, and of course you want it to last, you want to
take care not to let it soak in water. You want to make sure it stays fairly dry. The
glass can actually come out of the metal cage so you can throw that in the
dishwasher. And, again, if you have any coffee splatters or something just, you
know, hand wash with like a damp cloth or something on the wood, just to keep it
protected and make sure it has a nice, long life.
Now, the double wall press has, again, a double wall construction, and this is
actually a sealed double wall, so it's a vacuum insulated brewer. And that means
you're going to see a lot less heat loss while you're brewing, which is great
because, you know, the added heat can really help give a more balanced
extraction to your french press brews. It's just really great for brewing and
getting a better quality coffee. Again, same thing, really great filter design. We
have a modified lid here that has just a little groove taken out so you can pour
out through the spout. And the lid itself sets just inside the inner lip of the
glass, so you have this really attractive, compact design.
Now the glass stays cool to the touch because it's insulated, but we still have
this great wood neck design element here. Really nice to grab on to, it's got a
slight lip to it's pretty [inaudible 00:04:14] I can-- great to grab on. And
it's got a beautiful little leather wrap. Again, we want to make sure that the wood
is well taken care of, so we recommend hand washing this only. Just to preserve
the life of the wood. The leather, too, can shrink or crack over time if it gets
too wet, or if it gets detergent in it, so we want to make sure that that stays clean
and dry just for [inaudible 00:04:36]. But that is Hario's line of french
presses. They are just beautiful as well as functional. Thanks for watching.