ESPRO P5 1232C Glass Cafetière, 950ml, Double Microfilter

Some coffee routines call for a quick, hands-off drink, others suit a more involved brew that you can press and serve yourself. The ESPRO P5 is a manual glass cafetière with a patented double microfilter, designed to reduce grit in your cup. Its 950ml capacity and four-cup format make it a practical fit for sharing coffee at home or preparing a few servings for the day.

What matters most

The P5 brings together a borosilicate glass carafe and a reusable double microfilter. The filter is designed to keep more coffee grounds out of the finished drink, giving you a cleaner-tasting cup than a straightforward press-and-pour approach aims to deliver. Once you press the plunger, extraction stops, helping keep the brew from continuing to steep while you serve it.

Brewing is manual: add ground coffee and water, then press when the coffee is ready. That hands-on process suits people who like to control when brewing ends rather than rely on a push-button routine. The four-cup, 950ml format is useful when making coffee for more than one person, while the glass carafe lets you see the brew as it steeps. The listed components include the glass carafe, stainless steel cage, basket filter and 25 paper filters.

Tips for day-to-day use

Use ground coffee, then press the filter down when you are ready to stop extraction. For a shared breakfast, the 950ml carafe lets you brew a batch in one go, for a quieter coffee break, it also works as a manual way to make and serve coffee without an electric brewing cycle. Tea is another stated use, so the cafetière can serve more than one hot-drink routine.

The carafe is dishwasher safe, which makes cleaning after brewing more straightforward. The filter is reusable, and paper filters are included as well, giving you options for preparing your drink. Buyers speak positively about ease of cleaning and coffee taste, while feedback on filtration and the plunger mechanism is mixed. The double-filter design is therefore a useful feature to weigh alongside the hands-on pressing method when choosing how you prefer to brew.

Getting the most from it

For a simple routine, measure your ground coffee, add water, allow it to brew to your taste and press the plunger before pouring. As pressing stops extraction, serve the coffee once brewed rather than leaving it to steep in the carafe. The glass-and-stainless-steel construction gives the P5 a clear place on a kitchen counter or office coffee station, and its manual operation also makes it suitable for travel where a press-style brew is preferred.

Compared with a fully automated approach, this cafetière puts the brewing and pressing in your hands and keeps the process centred on one carafe. That makes it a sensible choice for someone who values a manual method, a reusable filter and a batch size suited to several cups. It suits you if you want a glass French press with a double microfilter and a dishwasher-safe carafe.

Questions before you buy

What type of coffee does the ESPRO P5 use? It is designed for ground coffee, brewed manually in the carafe before the plunger is pressed.

Can it be used to make tea? Yes. Brewing coffee and tea are both listed uses, so it can serve either drink.

Can the carafe go in the dishwasher? Yes, the glass carafe is listed as dishwasher safe, making post-brew cleaning easier.

Is it worth it?

The ESPRO P5 is well suited to people who want a hands-on cafetière for home, office or travel, with enough capacity to prepare four cups in one brew. Its borosilicate glass carafe, reusable patented double microfilter and dishwasher-safe cleaning combine practical everyday features in a manual format. Choose it for a press-style coffee routine where serving a batch and stopping extraction when you press are central to how you like to brew.