Bodum Chambord French Press, 34 oz (Glass and Stainless Steel)
Bodum
Chambord French Press Coffee Maker, 34 oz / 8 cup, borosilicate glass and chrome plated stainless steel
Hot water only ever touches glass and steel; the sole plastic part is the exterior handle.
The classic French press: a borosilicate glass carafe in a chrome plated steel frame with a stainless steel plunger and mesh filter. Every part that touches hot water is glass or steel, which is exactly what you want in a brewer, since hot water plus plastic is a known microplastic pathway.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- All glass and steel in the hot water and coffee path
- No paper filters or plastic pods, just coffee and water
- Spare carafes, filters, and plates sold separately, long service life
- Materials disclosed per component by the brand
Trade-offs
- Polypropylene handle and likely a plastic lid knob on the exterior
- Lid knob material and packaging are not disclosed
- Glass carafe can break and needs careful handling
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-07-04). How we rank →
What's inside
Borosilicate glass carafe, chrome plated stainless steel frame and lid, stainless steel plunger and mesh filter. The one plastic part is the polypropylene handle, which sits outside the brew path.
| Part | Material |
|---|---|
| Carafe | Borosilicate glass |
| Frame and lid | Chrome plated stainless steel |
| Plunger and filter | Stainless steel |
| Handle | Polypropylene, exterior only, no water contact |
| Lid knob | Not disclosed by Bodum |
| Packaging | Not disclosed by Bodum |
Free of No nonstick or PFAS type coatings; no plastic in the hot water path per the brand materials list
- Packaging
- Not disclosed by Bodum. Scored conservatively until confirmed.
- Microplastics
- Brewing in plastic drip machines and pods exposes hot water to plastic surfaces. In this press the brew path is glass and stainless steel, so that exposure route is removed. The polypropylene handle never contacts the water.
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About Bodum
Bodum is a family-owned Danish housewares company founded in 1944 in Copenhagen by Peter Bodum and still run by the family from Switzerland today. It is best known for French press coffee makers, along with tea presses, double-wall glasses, kettles, and kitchen tools.
The company's long-standing idea is that good design does not need to be expensive, and its reusable coffee and tea gear replaces single-use cups and filters. It is a general housewares maker rather than a plastic-free specialist, so many items still include plastic parts such as Tritan carafes and plunger frames, and it holds no third-party sustainability certifications.
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