Generously sized at 1 litre, a Le Creuset cafetière is ideal if you’re making coffee for lots of people. You should also use a lighter touch when pressing the leaves so that you don’t release bitterness into the liquid.

Each season we update our collections with new colour palettes and designs, adding to our cult collections; Pisa, Verona, Monaco and Roma — so we’ll always have something to freshen up your mornings with. Once you’ve spooned in your ground coffee and added not-quite-boiling water, you leave it for about four minutes before gently pushing the plunger to the bottom.Similar in style to the Stellar cafetière mentioned above, with a modern T-bar handle, its double wall keeps coffee warm for at least half an hour. It also left us with a creamy layer of ‘coffee bloom’ on top of the liquid’s surface – the most bloom, in fact, of all the cafetières we tested. The press itself consists of a piece of mesh sandwiched between two filters, which can be taken apart to clean. If you’re grinding your own: Grind until you no longer see any shiny outer shells of the coffee beans, and there are no large pieces.

Tip: keep the plunger in the upright position to ensure that the grounds continue to blend with the hot water. If a smaller cafetiere brews a 125ml cup of coffee, that leaves enough room for milk or cream in a six-ounce cup. Cafetières out-score pod machines if you’re making coffee for more than one person, because you don’t have to make everyone a cup individually.Next, remove the lid from the cafetiere and pour your ground coffee into the bottom of the cylinder. It has an argon-welded spout, smaller than your average cafetière spout, and it’s this feature that made it a joy to use. Plus it’s easy to get smudgy fingerprints all over that stainless steel lid, which can be a pain to clean. With 15 different colours to choose from, including classic ‘volcanic orange’, it’s great fun choosing a Le Creuset cafetière to compliment your kitchen. If you like to get a second helping from your cafetière, look for one with insulation so that it keeps your coffee warmer.

Most cafetieres are offered in the traditional glass design, but there are also stainless steel and aluminum options for those that prefer higher thermal insulation over a clear view of their coffee as it brews.I t is our great pleasure to have partnered with Earthly, a science-backed carbon removal solution, to invest in the fight against climate change. Ease of cleaning: if cleaning your cafetière is time-consuming and fiddly, you’re more likely to reach for the jar of instant.