Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When my old, tired, beat up Bodum finally fell apart, I didn't run out and replace it. Like a young widow whose beloved but aged spouse bit the dust, I giddily went looking for the coffeepot equivalent of a youthful Brazilian polo player. And I got what I deserved. Keurig's little pod thingies, which traded instant gratification for passion, Melitta's endless glacierlike efforts to get on with it, and a haze of automatic coffee maker one night stands. Or one morning stands, to be accurate. So I'm back to Bodum. Okay, there is no clock and there are no attachments, no gizmos, no bells and whistles, no fancy dials or lights. And no automatic programmer so the coffee isn't ready when I reach the kitchen. So what. Some things are worth waiting for, and I can handle the six minutes delay (two waiting for water to boil, four for boiling water and ground coffee to blend together in perfect union). Then I am just one little squeze of the plunger away from bliss...that irresistably wonderful first cup of coffee. Somehow the Bodum even turns second rate supermarket coffee into elixir. And really good freshly ground beans make a drink that is sheer joy. There is magic in the Bodum. Coffee gives up all of its flavor, but none of its acidity. It's so gentle, you can fall asleep while drinking a cup. Bodum brewed coffee won't jangle your nerves or your stomach. It just soothes and comforts. Plus if you repeat the name with the right cadence (Bodum. Bodum. BodumBodumBodumBodum) it sounds just like the theme from Jaws. Could you ask for better than that?