When one of the helpers broke the pot for the coffee drip machine,i had to go use my french press. It was such a chore to remove those nasty grounds that sneak past the filter. Yesterday, my beans that was ground for the drip machine was used up so i went to Starbucks to have my fresh beans ground for the french press. I used it just now and it was such a treat to not have bits of coffee bean floating on my drink! Lesson for the day, get things of the right size for your stuff :)