At the same time the hot water after being poured can retain heat quite well

The only good thing is that it was not full of scalding hot water when it broke.

Had this product for about 3 months and used it around 20 times and it broke and spilled hot water all over me and my kitchen as I was pressing it.

The top part of Glass shattered hurting my hand as soon as I poured hot water.

But if this thing breaks while full of scalding hot water, the star rating on Amazon will be the least of my worries

I contacted Bodum to let them know what had happened and they told me that there was nothing they could do, which to me is baffling, seeing that the products main function is to hold hot water

However, in less than 6 months of normal use, it cracked as I was pouring hot water into it

* Fill with cold filtered water (I get mine from the fridge

Yes I used hot water, let it stand for a min than poured water in container and let it brew for 4 mins and than I pushed pump down and pured into my cup

It makes a great cup of coffee and, once you have the hot water, only four minutes to steep

Just Hot water, Coffee Grind and a Kettle (to pour) and thats it

This product still works as it is supposed to work and is a decent product that gets the job done.

makes great coffee however, its difficult to clean thoroughly as you can't separate the carafe from the rest of the apparatus.

nice little bodum - everything works as it should with the ONE EXCEPTION that i have a lot of 'blowby'