New! La Cafetiere Gear

Written by Kat
The Espresso Afficionado
Published on Dec 21, 2010
Kat is a passionate coffee enthusiast and seasoned blogger. Read her posts for insights on brew methods, coffee recipes, and machine reviews.
New! La Cafetiere Gear

The inner workings of competitive businesses -- especially those that have had closely intertwined histories, management and ownership like Bodum and La Cafetiere -- often result in limiting consumer access to specific products. This isn't because the products themselves aren't great, functional, reliable or well-built; it's often because of exclusivity agreements or international patent laws that prohibit selling an item in a particular country. Last year, the dust finally settled on the long-term, semi-acrimonious international tete-a-tete between Bodum USA and La Cafetiere's parent company, and the latter is finally able to sell their wares in the U.S. There's a reason that the word 'cafetiere' is synonymous in Europe with what we Americans call a French press -- it was the original inspiration for all presses to come, developed by a French clarinet factory. The presses that La Cafetiere produces are both classic and gorgeous -- from the simple glass-and-stainless-steel-frame model to the sleek stainless steel thermal version -- and are available in a variety of sizes, from 3 to 12 cups. We are also offering their Tea Swizzle (which we now refer to simply as the 'Twizzle', of course!) and will be adding more products in the future.

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