My husband and I wanted an alternative to the traditional coffee maker (my poor pregnant brain conjured up all kinds of scary fungus when my poor pregnant nose smelled the coffee pot every morning--and yes, this is the morning after I had cleaned it). We were debating a french press and a chemex. We decided on the french press and we are very happy we did! My husband loves his coffee from this and it's not too much trouble to make at all: just put the kettle on, throw in the coffee, pour over the water and push it down after 4 minutes! :) And clean-up isn't hard at all, since it's diswasher safe (and I feel confident this thing is really getting clean since there are no hidden parts and the metal parts can unscrew to clean more thoroughly). I have also made cold-brewed decaf coffee for myself with this and I am pleased! Great french press and great price!