This is a great idea! Unfortunately, we have had two of these die on us in about one year. Bought the first one, loved it, then saw it start leaking all over the base; soon it stopped working. Wrote the company, sent photos showing the leak, no response. A houseguest bought us a new one (before we could tell him to save his money). New one seemed to work fine, then it died the same leaky death after about 4-5 months. We kept the carafe, which works fine on its own if you pour boiled water into it.Now we're in the market for a new French Press and we are getting a good old fashioned manual one.