First, a minor complaint:Have owned 2 other Bodum coffee presses and love them, but I think they have gotten a little cheap with the plunger screen filter and the metal retaining disk. I don't know if this is uniform across the whole line of Bodum presses, but the retaining disk is now made with slightly cheaper and *thinner* metal. When trying to clean this part, you have to unscrew it from the plunger... it's really easy to cut your thumb on this part, so beware.Otherwise, this is an excellent value (this has become my workplace coffee press). The rubber base has a really good grip, same for the little rubber 'cherry' knob. It kind of looks like a toy, but I've got the same great coffee at work.**Highly recommend, but be careful when cleaning this. ;)