Here they are known as coffee plungers. Yes they make good coffee, we have broken 3 glass and 2 lexan ones over the years, the lexan / plastic ones become brittle and discoloured over time (Australian sun doesn't help).
We found a completely Stainless steel one as a special one off
line at Aldi, we bought 2 (one for home and one for the boat) and when mum saw it she bought one for me for the boat too, so I have 3 (one put away for when one of them eventually wears out).
Mum also found a bigger version that was insulated at Ikea I think that was also completely SS. So keep an eye out when shopping and if you find a SS version of a french press, buy it, they do seem to last longer.
Dave.
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Dave.
1972 Piver Trimaran 7.60m moored near Victoria Point QLD Australia.
My Daughter (Above) Described the bosuns chair as a big swing and said it was fun