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Espro P3 Glass French Press (32 oz) vs Espro P7 Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press (32 oz)

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Espro P7 Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press (32 oz) comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.5 vs 4.7). The gap is mostly about French press drinkers who hate grit and want a press that brews a clean, near-pourover cup with full body. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #3 in Best French Presses

Espro P3 Glass French Press (32 oz)

4.5

$39.95

The Espro P3 is the smart buy in this category. It uses the same dual micro-filter as the $150 P7, brews a nearly identical cup, and costs $40. The trade is heat retention — the glass body loses temperature fast, so this is a press for drinkers who decant or finish the carafe in 20 minutes. Wirecutter picked it as best overall French press in 2024 and Reviewed.com kept it at #1 for 2026.

Strengths

— Same dual micro-filter geometry as the premium Espro P7, producing a near-grit-free cup at a fraction of the price
— 40-percent-thicker borosilicate Schott-Duran glass survives normal kitchen handling without the fragility of standard French press glass
— Plastic cage with twist-lock keeps the carafe captive when pouring — fewer 'glass-slipped-out-of-the-frame' kitchen disasters

Watch-outs

— Heat retention is the worst on this list — dropped from 193 to 128 degrees F in 60 minutes in Honest Coffee Reviews' testing
— Plastic frame looks utilitarian compared to the Frieling stainless or Bodum chrome
— Glass can still break if dropped onto a hard surface

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Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best French Presses

Espro P7 Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press (32 oz)

4.7

$149.95

The Espro P7 is the press that converts French press skeptics. Its dual micro-filter genuinely removes the silt that makes a Bodum cup gritty by the last sip, the double-walled stainless body keeps coffee drinkable for over an hour, and America's Test Kitchen called the result simply 'superclean.' At $150 it is the most expensive press in this lineup, but it is also the only one that pulls clarity close to a paper-filtered brew without giving up French press body.

Strengths

— Patented dual micro-filter eliminates almost all sediment for a near-pourover clarity
— Double-walled 304 stainless steel held brewed coffee above 160 degrees F for an hour in independent testing
— AirLock seal stops extraction the moment you plunge, preventing the over-steeped bitterness common to French press

Watch-outs

— At $149.95 it is roughly four times the price of a classic glass Bodum
— Two-stage filter basket has more parts to scrub than a single-screen press
— Opaque stainless body means you cannot watch the bloom or judge the plunge depth visually

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How they stack up

Espro P3 Glass French Press (32 oz)

The smart-money pick: produces nearly the same cup as the Espro P7 at a quarter of the price, with the trade-off of much worse heat retention than the Frieling 36 oz or the Stanley Classic Stay Hot. Cleaner cup than the Bodum Chambord 8-Cup at a similar price.

Espro P7 Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press (32 oz)

Cleanest cup in this lineup; the Bodum Chambord 8-Cup leaves visibly more sediment, and the Espro P3 Glass uses the same filter idea in a lower-cost glass body. The Frieling 36 oz Insulated matches it on heat retention but lets through more silt.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Espro P3 Glass French Press (32 oz)	Espro P7 Double-Walled Stainless Steel French Press (32 oz)
Capacity	32 oz (brews ~24 oz)	32 oz (brews ~24 oz)
Material	Borosilicate Schott-Duran glass + BPA-free polypropylene cage	304 stainless steel + BPA-free polypropylene
Wall Construction	Single-wall (extra-thick borosilicate)	Double-wall insulated
Filter Type	Dual micro-filter with AirLock seal	Dual micro-filter with AirLock seal
Heat Retention	150 degrees F at 30 min, 128 degrees F at 60 min (from 193 degrees F start)	~160 degrees F at 1 hour, 136 degrees F at 2 hours
Dishwasher Safe	Yes (all parts)	Yes (all parts)
Weight	1.8 lbs	2.6 lbs
Country of Manufacture	China	China

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