Alfi Gusto 1.0 L Glass Vacuum Lacquered Metal Thermal Dispenser Carafe, Space Grey, One Size (AG1900GY2)

I bought this very expensive little thing in April 2021. I am not a everyday drinker, but I do like my coffee in the winter. First, I knew I shouldn't have gotten this because it is crazy what they are charging. I went against my original thought and purchased anyway. I liked that the inside was glass. It should hold my coffee hot for awhile. So I tested it. Made coffee late afternoon/early evening and it was still warm enough to drink in the morning. It's wasn't hot, but I was satisfied with the time it was in there and the temp the next morning. Like I said, I don't use it all the time. One thing I didn't like is, how do you really clean the spout? I just put hot water in it and poured it like I was pouring coffee. The last few times I used it I noticed a noise like air bubbles blowing. Kind of like when your using dish soap checking for leaks around tire rims. Also my coffee wasn't as hot as normal the next day. I chalked up the bubbles noise to me just rinsing it. Until the next time it did it again. So this time I didn't push the button to pour I just took it to my sink and tipped it in the sink at a pouring angle. Coffee was dripping out. I then realized that the bubble noise I had heard was air leaking and it wasn't keeping a seal. What is my honest opinion of this product? I would have said 8.5 because the price. The company is probably making a killer profit. Now, I would give it a 2, maybe. Between the price and now my issues it rates love. You would think as much as one pays there would be a long lifespan. I would not recommend this coffee carafe. If you do get it I really hope you get your money's worth.

Very good

I own two of the alfa Thermal carafes. Both have problems.My first carafe is about 2 years old. It still keeps the beverage very hot for hours, so that's a plus, however, it makes quite loud and unpleasant sounds as the hot air is trying to escape through the closure on top. The sounds are so gnarly, that I can not keep the carafe in the bedroom without my husband waking up from them. Twisting the closure shut very, very tightly reduces the sounds somewhat, but then the easy-pour-mechanism does not work.My 2nd carafe is only a few weeks old and started leaking today from the bottom. I am contacting alfi, hopefully they will issue a refund.

We had an Alfi thermos from many years ago that did a much better job at keeping the coffee very hot. In this thermos, it stays acceptably hot for a couple of hours, but not as long as the one we had. I do like the way it looks, and it's easy to use and pours well.

Given some of the complaints I hesitated to buy this. I do not understand why there are not more choices anywhere, not just on Amazon, for glass lined coffee thermoses. Metal lined thermoses build up coffee stain and are a pain to clean. The lid to our very old glass-lined thermos broke. Anyway, this thermos works very well. I preheat heat it, usually the night before when I set up my coffee maker, by filling with with boiling water. I took care to pour the water slowly at first given complaints that the glass could shatter. That hasn't happened. The other complaint about the lid hissing or not closing is not an issue. The lid turns two circles and has a definite stop point so there's no guessing about how tight to turn it. The thermos keeps my coffee hot for hours.One year later - still love it as I never have to clean old coffee stains on the inside as the glass liner stays crystal clean. Metal thermoses do not and scrubbing them with steel wool is needed just about eery month.

Good quality, stylish, easy to clean, would recommend!

I love this carafe. Our kids view us as indentured servants, who only exist to serve their needs. Milk has been a particularly contentious issue: they drink about a half-gallon of milk a day, but aren't strong enough to lift up a full gallon container and pour it on their own (and when they've tried, it has spilled everywhere). Every twenty minutes, it was, "Can I have some milk? I can't do it myself. It's too heavy."Enter the carafe. It holds a good amount of milk, but not too much, so they can lift it themselves even when it is full. It has a button they press when they pour it, which controls the flow and eliminates spills. It is thermally insulated, so I'm not worried that the milk will spoil when they leave it out for an hour (which happens all the time). And they love pouring it themselves. We do have to hand wash it every gallon or so to keep it clean, but that's a small price to pay for reduced whining.

The plastic part of cap rotes easy after used less than one year, and those rote pieces falling in water inside the thermos. I will not waste money to buy it again.