Zyliss Cafetiere Hot Mug, Red

Let me start by saying I'm not a huge coffee drinker but when I do, I like proper coffee ( and just recently trying mycotoxin free coffee which is generally always ground).I had a huge cafetiere which hardly saw the light of day so it got me thinking of other alternatives as I'm the only one who drinks ground coffee. My partner likes the flavoured stuff. So after searching for a 'small cafetiere' I came across the travel range of different mugs. Now I don't really travel with hot drinks, I'm always the driver but an insulated mug with the capability of being a cafetiere is brilliant for me.Pros -- Its insulated so stays hot and has a lid.- Does its job wonderfully, it doesn't leak granules into the water.- sturdy and well built- lovely to hold- you can pick a colour- small enough to travel in a laptop bag and fits all together so no need to store bits separately- you can use it as an insulated mug without the filter, I also use it for herbal teas. You could probably use it for loose tea too- a great presentCons -- The cost, its relatively inexpensive really but if you drink a lot of coffee, you can get a large cafetiere for just less. But if like me you are solo or don't drink much, the above will be void and this will be perfect for you.- Its plastic. So if you are eco conscious you will want to look into sourcing a bamboo or metal one.- if the inner filter breaks I'm not sure you can get replacements but I haven't actually checked.So for me, I love it. It's a great cup and I've used it a good few times now. In one of the pictures I'm sat in the car waiting for someone to pick something up and loving my cup.

This is a fantastic cup for making good coffee on the go just need a flask for hot water I’ve used this on picnics and it’s just great easy to use and makes a great cuppa coffee.

I've had a couple of these Cafetiere mugs, the previous one lasted for a couple of years and I took it camping several times as well as using it 2-3 times everyday, so it had a lot of use. Eventually though the small handle on the inner filter snapped off when I was removing it to empty the coffee grounds.I then purchased this one, and again it gets a lot of use, as it's perfect for me, working from home and being the only coffee drinker in the house.After 5-6 months use I noticed I had lots of coffee grounds in my coffee, and it turned out that the rubber seal on the inner filter had come away, and this was due to the two moulded plastic sections at the base of the filter separating.As these seem to be bonded together in some way during manufacture, they also retain the rubber seal in a locating groove, and now these had come apart the rubber seal had moved out of position when pushing the inner filter down.Although not expensive, especially for the amount of use it gets, I wanted to try and repair it, but didn't want to use any sort of glue as obviously that could contaminate my coffee in some way!I dug out my small box of nuts and bolts and my drill and managed to repair it :)Except for this minor weakness in the design, these are fantastic little devices for the coffee lover, easier to use and clean than a full size cafetière, they are insulated so keep your coffee hot for longer and are ideal for travelling/camping.UPDATE: I still love these mugs, however one of mine started making strange noises when filled with hot water and then I noticed that some water had got inside the mug, between the inner and outer parts.I still don't know how it got in there, as avoid submerging it into water, but I managed to separate the inner/outer parts ( see pics ), cleaned and dried it and then superglued it back together.

I had ground coffee left sitting in my cupboard after my cafetière broke. I bought a replacement from a supermarket, but it was useless and I got fed up having to use a tea strainer to decant the coffee from it.So I was a bit sceptical of this little mug, but thought I’d give it a go. I’m glad that I did. It’s such a useful thing and so effective. As long as you’re careful not to let the grounds attach to the sides as you drop it into the mug, the plunger attachment will keep it all at the bottom and leave you with a smooth cup of coffee.

Firstly, this is my third of these. I wouldn’t keep buying them if I didn’t like them.The good - a great, simple, clean way to make a fresh cup of coffee. A good size, does everything you need for a coffee perfectly.The bad - it isn’t really dishwasher safe. Within a few weeks it had taken water inside the insulated section, so it now sloshes about, and the rubber seal around the bit you press down had fallen off.If you don’t use a dishwasher, this is perfect. If you do, it’s less than perfect.But it’s still better than something that can’t go in the dishwasher at all.