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For those coffee and tea drinkers who want the freshest beverage possible this unit brews 4 cups of rich, full flavored coffee or tea. You have brilliant control of the brewing temperature along with a start switch and automatic shutoff. The plunger has a stainless steel filter. ....read more
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:00 am
it works
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
after reviewing the item I have to agree that it works….
my only negative is that the coffee isn’t HOT enought….
I’m thinking of going back to a perculator…
November 21st, 2009 at 12:00 am
Fantastic coffee-portable, simple to use
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this product for my sweetheart, an avid drinker of excellent coffee. The West Bend Electric French Press was perfect for her work, where heating (filtered) water was problematic. This product sufficiently heats the water to the necessary temperature and quickly produces a carafe that, after four minutes of steeping time, produces a top shelf cup of smooth coffee.
I also found the price to quite a bargain given the comparison to standard French Presses and the required extra preparation equipment needed. I’d have no problem paying a bit more for this, now that I’ve used it and see it’s worth.
We took this device with us on a romantic get-away, along with a filtered-water pitcher and supply of fresh, course ground coffee, (both necessary for fantastic coffee from a French Press), and loved our mugs of java without having to leave the room.
Of course, no coffee maker can make a excellent cup of coffee with terrible water or stale or ADC grind coffee, as I suspect to be the case in the few negative reports I’ve read about this item. I would also emphasize the clearly marked MAXIMUM fill line on the carafe being critical as filling above that mark may lead to grounds finding their way above the plunger screen and into your cup.
A competent operator is the best suggestion for consistent, quality operation of the West Bend Electric French Press and that’s not included by the manufacturer.
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Westbend Automatic French press
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This works just like it should. Water is done in about a minute. Just let your coffee brew for a few more minutes and press. The best tasting coffe comes the French press method.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Mr. Coffee is better. Really.
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I bought this item because I wanted a small coffee maker and am fussy about the taste of my coffee. I only have one large mug in the morning before work and then might make some decafe at the end of the day. I thought this would work nicely, or I hoped anyway. Making the coffee was simple enough as the instructions were straightforward — open the hinged water cover, fill the top with the amount of water you want, add the grounds to the glass carafe, place the top/plunger filter assembly in pushed down all the way, place in the unit, hit the start button. You have to fit the carafe/lid in the holder just right so the water can come through. It doesn’t take long before the water heats up and drips through into the carafe. Then remove the carafe and slowly go the plunger up and down three times to mix the grounds and water and then leave it in the up position to sit for 3 or 4 minutes, depending on how strong you want your brew. I noticed the plunger assembly doesn’t seem to go up and down very smoothly and it’s simple to spill the coffee, getting grinds on the lip of the carafe and even spilling out, which you then have to wipe off unless you like grounds in your coffee. After the allotted time, do a final press down and then pour.
I’m found the taste of the coffee very disappointing–muddy and the full taste of the beans did not come through and the water not as hot as I’d like after all that plunging and waiting–but if you’re a french press person, you probably won’t mind. I use very excellent quality coffee with a fine grind and the coffee should have been better than this. If you are okay with ordinary tasting coffee, go ahead and buy this maker, although you’d do just as well with any cheap drip coffee maker with far less fuss.
Update: After one day of use, the Start button on the unit broke.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Fantastic coffee in record time
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I wanted the French press taste w/o having to heat a kettle of water. This thing is so simple to use! It makes about 2 huge cups of very strong coffee – reckon of it as two cups of near expresso – which I like because I like my coffee strong. My husband wishes it made more at one time, but it’s perfect for me.
November 24th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Don’t waste your money
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this for my husband’s birthday. It worked fantastic for about a month, then the water wouldn’t pour anymore. My husband would have to stand there and hold down the start button. If he let go, the water would stop pouring. The sprout also broke off. Don’t waste your money on this piece of junk.
November 24th, 2009 at 12:00 am
West Bend Electric French Press
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am not fond of the coffee made by typical drip coffee makers and was looking for an alternative and was delighted to learn an electric french press. The West Bend 57040 Electric French Press CoffeeMaker West Bend 57040 4 Cup Electric French Press, Black makes a fine cup of coffee but it really doesn’t make enough coffee. It is most ideally suited to a light coffee drinker as it makes about 2 mugs of coffee. For the price it is a excellent product but I want to find something that’s built a small sturdier and capable of making 2-3 times as much coffee. I am inclined to say you could do better with an electric kettle and a large Cafeteria or Bodum french press although you would be looking at spending much more money.
November 25th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Fragile Pot
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I really liked this French Press but… after only using it for one week the pot cracked. I did not drop it or misuse it….it just cracked while I was brewing a cup. The glass may have cracked when the handle was attached…but quality control did not catch it. West Bend replaced the pot.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Kinda Small
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am new to the concept of French Press, so didn’t really know what I was buying. If you’re like me and thinking of trying it, here is my impression. There is no way to set the coffee so that it will brew itself in the morning. You have to physically get up and turn it on. You can place the water in the night before, and place the coffee in the pot, but don’t make the mistake of putting the pot on the unit, because the water will drip out into the pot even though the unit is turned off. I thought this would make enough for my son and I to each have a normal coffee cup full, but it really only makes 2 cups that are about 2/3 full. It takes a excellent 6 minutes for the water to fill the pot, and then another 3 to 4 for the coffee to brew, so plot on 10 minutes of waiting in the morning. The coffee is excellent, though, and it makes fantastic tea from loose leaves.
November 27th, 2009 at 12:00 am
It leaks from at least two places on first hookup
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I really wanted to like this; was thrilled to find a product from a USA company that seemed innovative, reasonably priced, and would surely be a quality thing, I thought. But it leaked the first time I place water in the heating reservoir on a trial run before brewing anything to clean out anything that might be there from manufacturing.
I thought, well, maybe I overfilled it at the Max line, although that’s what the directions say to do, so I tried again. It leaked about 3/4 of a cup to 1 cup of the 4 I place in the reservoir (4 “cups” as measured in its own carafe; certainly not overfilled).
So I tried it with just 2 cups and it leaked about a third of that while the rest heated. Leaks plugged in, unplugged, while heating, while it dumps the hot water into the carafe, whenever.
You can see the water pour out the part of the reservoir that looks seamed together and you can also see it puddle out from underneath without really traveling down the outside of the reservoir, so presumably from the bottom of the thing.
Because I’m cheap and took the free super-saver shipping, it took somewhere around two weeks to arrive in this condition and I don’t have the patience to try a replacement with a similarly turtle-esque shipping time. I’ll just run down to Kitchen Collections down the road tomorrow after dropping this dud at the post office. I can get a manual carafe for about $12 there.
Very disappointing buy. I didn’t even bother trying to brew coffee in it.
November 27th, 2009 at 12:00 am
French Press review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The West Bend 57040 4 cup electric French Press is everything I was hoping
it would be simple to operate and clean. I would recommend this product to anyone wanting an attractive compact maker that serves 2 full mugs of fantastic tasting coffee.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Fantastic coffee machine
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I really like this french press- it’s just the perfect size for my 4 cups that I take to go in the Morning. It takes about 5 minutes to brew.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:00 am
I must be an idiot because I can’t get it to work.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
After reading all your reviews I chose to buy one for myself. I poured the water into the resevoir, enough for 4 cups, and followed the instructions for the carafe part and place the coffee in for 4 cups. After turning on the unit the water started to boil but it never dripped into the carafe. I might get a drip or two. I have tried it 3 or 4 times now and reread the instructions again. What am I doing incorrect or is there something incorrect with my unit? I would appreciate any help with this at all.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Fantastic small coffee maker!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this for my husband who likes coffee. I did a small research and deceided to try this unit. Boy am I glad I did. It is wonderful! So simple and makes a fantastic cup of coffee. I would recommend this unit to anyone! Fantastic small coffee maker!
December 1st, 2009 at 12:00 am
West Bend 57040 French Press
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was looking for a self-contained coffee press where I did not need an outside way to boil the water. This coffee press fit exactly what I was looking for. Both my wife and I delight in a excellent cup of coffee, and this unit does fit the bill. I would recommend this to anyone who needs or are looking for these requirements. The only drawback I noticed with this unit is that I wish the size would be for eight cups instead of four as it makes a fantastic cup of coffee.
December 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Electric French Press
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Product works as advertised. I have tried other electric french presses with poor long term results. This one is dishwasher safe and works fantastic. Best of all, it makes fantastic coffee. The only negative is it’s 4 cup capacity. Four cups works for me, but may be small fo rsome families.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Very Happily Surprised
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have spent hundreds of dollars on coffee makers and have been very snobbish in thinking I could not get an American made one because it wouldn’t get the water hot enough. I also like the coffee from a French press. Because I wanted to have the automatic capabilities with the French press, my options were few with the only other one available getting rather poor reviews. Reluctantly (and because I had a $100 gift certificate), I tried the West Bend for $39.99. IT IS FABULOUS. The water is VERY hot and so it makes a fabulous cup of coffee.