Is the plunger and all parts that touch coffee glass and/or stainless steel? I do not want any plastic parts touching coffee. Thank you.
1955665
it is an odd construction. the only plastic that could touch the coffee is the phalange of the top. if you look at the photo you can seethe black lip of the top. it only touches the foam not the actually coffee. The pour lip which keeps the grounds in place is plastic.
1955666
No plastic parts touching coffee unless you overfill and it touches the bottom of the lid. But it's easy to control that.
811519
I can't verify that the coffee press mechanism is stainless steel. It is metal. It is definitely not plastic. A guess only: The mesh filter could be an aluminum alloy. The shaft and other conponents are probably stainless steel. I don't know if you are concerned about durability or health issues. The visible black top is plastic and does come in contact with the coffee.
1027878
The coffee pot has a sight glass (made of glass) where the handle attaches to see the level of liquid. There are two small silicone rubber gaskets at the top and bottom of the sight glass tube. Everything else that touches coffee is either glass or stainless steel.
650436
Yes, both the body and the frame are stainless, as is the crank handle and filler tubes. The plunger is aluminum with a silicone seal that's pretty easy to clean.
2077914
No; it's stainless steel. I just rinse it out with water after I use it. It eventually has a little coffee stain but I guess that adds to the flavor!
120657
We didn't like this model of the french press very much. Yes, it made fine coffee but the plastic handle and top knob were loose, jiggly and felt cheep. We don't have it anymore (our cleaning lady dropped it in the sink and the glass shattered). I can't speak of the coffee grounds in the bottom. That issue never concerned me. good Luck...
1076374
The carafe is stainless on the outside and glass on the inside. The top of the brewing unit is not. It is silver plastic. That being said, we love the coffee maker.
1915514
That is the only part that in contact with the juice. I do not believe that top press part is stainless steel (hard to tell). In either case, this not really touch the juice.
1240724
Believe the coffee baskets may be stainless. The frother tube is most likely chromed brash (non-magnetic). The front portion and the insert for the spill basin (what the two cups are sitting on) are not (both are magnetic and probably a chromed alloy). Unable to tell what the interior parts are, but would guess that they're not stainless steel, because of the price. But I can highly recommend this machine. Use mine almost daily, and have had it for more than two years. I make a quad cappucinno, using fresh ground coffee every day. Gives an excellent crema, and although some people have said it's a bit noisy, I don't find it objectionably loud. Very good value for the price.
1030086
The vessel that holds the water, and the plunger that creates the pressure, is made of BPA-free plastic. It should last for a very long time, as long as you don't overfill the portafilter with espresso grounds. That will create too much back pressure and cause the plastic to crack.
1061637
I like you am concerned about plastic and aluminum parts. This boiler has no aluminum or plastic parts at all, except the handle which does not come in contact with the water. The inside of the lid is hollow. It's stainless steel and snaps into place. Some people have comented on it getting hot, but if you just hold the handle, and not the lid itself it's not so hot that you can't hold onto it. We are very happy with this water boiler, we use it every day for pour over coffee. We'd be suffering over stove boiled water without it. Heats water in less than 4 minutes.
2183577
As far as I can see, the portion of the carafe that comes in contact with the coffee is all glass. There is a metal band around the outside bottom of the pot but it has no real bearing on the pouring of the coffee. I have always had good tasting coffee from this pot - but then the coffee you get out of it is only as good as the grinds you put in!
1846582
Yes, the body of the kettle is 100% stainless. The plastic handle and lid do not touch the water at all -- the plastic parts are only on the outside.
516339
The coffeemaker is all stainless steel, except the black heat resistant plastic handles. And it works great. AF.
533342
Not sure about this. The kettle body is stainless steel but the water does contact plastic on the volume indicating viewing windows on the sides and the body of the screen that snaps just inside of the pouring spout..probably have to contact Breville to ask about the chemistry of that plastic..love this kettle though!
1694113
I always boil water in my coffee cup and pour it in the provided cup. I never use the plunger to boil water. It's perfectly safe.
434280
Yes, there's a scraping sound when pushing the plunger down. I only use mine when I have house guests who drink coffee, and the Frieling's interior is stainless steel, so I don't really worry about small scratches on it.