I bought this as a gift for my husband. He really likes coffee, and usually uses a Keurig. I bought him this because I heard French press was better and I wanted to support the monks. He hasn't perfected his coffee, but he very much enjoys it. He uses it pretty much every day now and even plans to take it with him to work sometimes because it insulates. He even poured out coffee he bought because it wasn't as good as the coffee he made in this lol. This is not the cheapest French press, but it was worth every penny imo.