OXO Good Grips Cold Brew Coffee Maker 32 oz, Iced Coffee Maker with Carafe, Brews Cold Brew Concentrate

I had been buying cold brew concentrate for YEARS because I was convinced it would be hard to make it myself. Tragically Costco stopped carrying my cold brew of choice - out of desperation I figured I would try making my own. This maker was recommended by a friend (and I typically love OXO products) so I got it even though there were cheaper options out there. This things is AWESOME and makes great coffee. Had a little trial and error figuring out my preferred amounts of grounds/water, but nailed it by the third time. Super easy to use and clean - probably about 5 min worth of active effort to make enough concentrate for a whole week. Takes up a decent amount of counter space but that's kind of par for the course for cold brew makers it seems. Would definitely recommend!

Making cold brew is a simple process--add cold water to some coffee grounds, let it sit for a while and filter it--so I was skeptical about paying for a product to make it easier. I was not crafty enough to set up my own system, though, and I love the smooth coffee cold brew produces so I decided to try this one out. It's a simple product, but works really well and gets a lot of small details right, such as: - The carafe is at a height that when you pull it out it automatically shuts the opening that lets the cold brew pour down. Such a simple little thing, but it made it feel like this was a well thought out product. - There are instructions for how to disassemble the system and put it together so it takes up less space in the cabinet. - I don't like any grit in my coffee so I use paper filters. They could have used the razor blade approach and charged a lot for the filters, but instead they sell them for a few bucks for a multi-year supply at the rate I use the coffee maker. (The cold brew maker comes with several paper filters to get you started as well.) OXO Good Grips Cold Brew Coffee Maker Replacement Paper Filters, Brown, 50 Per Box When I hear "cold brew" I always think of ice coffee, since it's got "cold" in the name. After reading through the instructions, though, I realized you could add hot water to the cold brew concentrate for a smooth cup of coffee as well. I am a fan of homemade pourover coffee for my hot coffee, but the cold brew seems to produce a cup of coffee that tastes almost as good to me, even with good beans (I've mostly used Blue Bottle so far). Pourover coffee can be a time-consuming experience, and though it's generally worth it I've become swayed by the convenience of spending a little bit up time up front for about two-weeks of convenient but delicious coffee. Although I like the carafe for getting the water and collecting the cold brew at the end, I didn't feel comfortable storing the cold brew concentrate in the fridge with it because the glass is pretty thin. I ended up buying the Bormioli Rocco Frigoverre Jug with Hermetic Lid, 17-Ounce to hold the concentrate in the fridge instead, and it works really well. When choosing which cold brew maker to buy, I was comparing this product to the Toddy, which is the cold brew maker I'd heard of for years. After reading through many Amazon reviews, it seemed like both would work fine. Since I've liked OXO products I've purchased in the past, I went with this one and was not disappointed.

The cold brew maker is easy to use, makes a nice strong low acid concentrate and is a lot more economical then buying cold brew. It taste fresher also. It is also easy to clean. Be aware that you need to either have a coffee bean grinder or buy ground coffee to use in this maker. And buying the small round paper filters to add as an extra layer to the provided filter is also advisable.

I appreciate excellent coffee to the extent that I roast and grind my own. Typically I make drip to SCAA standards using a Technivorm 781. But as I've gotten older my gut doesn't tolerate quantities of even the best hot brews so I've begun experimenting with cold brewing. I picked the OXO Cold Brew as a starting point because it scored best in a taste test conducted by a well known coffee retailer. The first thing I noticed is that cold brewing is extremely wasteful of coffee so I decided to do some quantitative testing with my VTS Coffee Refractometer to see how much one can reasonably brew from a batch. Here's what I learned. The SCAA define coffee strength at % Total Dissolved Solids and sets a target of 1.25% for drip and 2.0% for iced. Using the 284 g (10 oz) of coffee and 40 oz water recommended by OXO and brewing for 18 hours at room temp, I got 24 oz of coffee concentrate at 4.63%TDS; this took about 6 min to drain through the OXO screen. Following a practice for getting wort from mash cribbed from my home brewing, I added more rinse water on top of the grounds and drained more through until I had until I had 1L (34 oz approx) of total concentrate. That 34 oz measured 4.33%TDS. One can calculate the dilution factor to get concentrate down to drip strength from 4.33 %TDS / 1.25 %TDS = 3.46. In more practical terms, that would be 2 oz of concentrate to make about 7 oz of drip, 4 oz to make 14 oz, etc. Similarly, for iced coffee the dilution factor would be 2.16 or 5 oz of concentrate to make 11 oz of iced coffee. My test results are within the range of dilution given in the manual but provide a more precise answer and are based on established SCAA professional standards. To see if I could get more coffee from the used grounds, I added yet more water and brewed a second time. Again, I drained, rinsed, and collected 34 oz but the results were disappointing in that it measured only 1.2% TDS- equal to weak coffee but NOT a concentrate. Still, it was a drinkable so could be as 5 1/2 more cups of coffee to drink. So the max total yield from 10 oz of ground coffee is 34 oz of concentrate plus 34 oz of drinkable strength coffee. Diluted out to US standard 6 oz cups, this equals 25 cups of coffee. Less if you drink large mugs. By comparison, the same 10 oz of coffee when used to hot brew in my Technivorm 781 would yield 30 cups of coffee. Also note that my brewing method gets a good deal more yield than the precise method in the manual which gives only 14 cups, for me. So cold brewing could be 50% wasteful! I used a grind intermediate between drip and French (setting 20 on my Baratza Preciso), filtered water and only the OXO screen with no paper filter. FWIW, I see no need for the paper filter AND the OXO filters are stupid expensive. The Aeropress filters are only slightly larger and far cheaper. So for grins I'll compare the 2 to see if the Aeropress filter is a good sub for those who want to filter. The lid to the concentrate storage jug can be used to dilute concentrate if you don't have a measuring cup handy. Just fill to a bit below the line with concentrate and top off with water. I wouldn't put any of the OXO parts in a dishwasher for fear they'd get beat though their materials should withstand top shelf. It is especially important to remove and clean the screen; it will eventually plug if you don't. Similarly, you can plug the screen by using a too fine grind- eg espresso or dust made in a cheap blade grinder. Pretty much any commercial drip, all purpose, or French grind should work OK and give results reasonably close to mine. The OXO manual leaves out the fact that you have to pull out on the dispensing lever to move it, no doubt frustrating those who don't discover it for themselves! The plastics and collection jug appear serviceable but not overly rugged. $20 will buy a replacement jug if you break it. I'm not going to get into a precise taste comparison because tastes are varied and many don't use standard language descriptors. However, I can say the cold brew from the OXO is decent quality and shows the usual differences between hot and cold brew. If you like cold brew I think you will like the OXO. Edit- the Aeropress filters are a slightly different size but will work in this device. They filter about 50% slower than the filers OXO provides but are much cheaper. I see no need to use either.

This is great for making a lot of cold brew concentrate at once. I use 200g of coarsely ground coffee to 1000ml of water. It's also really easy to clean. Some people have mentioned issues with leaking, and I had issues with leaking too, but only if I used the included paper filters. It didn't leak a lot, maybe 1 or 2 teaspoons worth of liquid, but it was annoying. Without those filters, it's fine. And the filters make this thing drip really slowly anyway. I just strain it through a coffee filter afterwards, which is significantly quicker.

I have several OXO products and they are typically well-made, effective at what they are designed to do and very easy to use. Have to admit that at this point, if I need a kitchen gadget, I'll almost always default to the OXO product, if I have an option. I've been making cold brew for a couple of years now, using a 64 ounce mason jar and that method works well, though it has some issues. I'd been eyeing this cold brew coffee maker for a while and when I saw it on sale, I went for it. After only one time using it, I can already say it's worth the purchase. Very easy to set up and use. Very well-designed, as is typical with OXO products. Very easy to clean, which was always a pain with the mason jar and its relatively narrow mouth. And the coffee tastes great! The best part is eliminating the filtering process that usually took a good 15 minutes or so with my old method. With this maker, I just flip the switch, go away and turn on my computer and in 10 minutes I come back to a carafe full of tasty coffee. No more struggling with the dumping of the liquid through the filter, while trying to avoid splattering huge chunks of wet grounds all over the kitchen counter. I'd noticed that my acid reflux was definitely not as active and pronounced when I drank cold brew coffee rather than hot coffee and I'm pretty much sold on moving forward with cold brew from this point on. Very happy I finally made the purchase and, as noted before, very happy to have stuck with another solid OXO product.

I looked through a number of Cold Brew device reviews and this one kept popping up. An advantage of this to the others* is that it didn't require a specific, proprietary filter pad. The screen filter provided with the Oxo should last for years (I hope). You can reduce residue further with a paper filter (included). I tried it and it can clog resulting in a very slow and possibly low quantity of the filtrate (brew). I now use the advice of another reviewer and filter with the metal screen only at first, empty the coffee grinds, and re-filter the brew in the empty bowl with the paper filter installed below the metal screen. Worked perfectly. It is not a required step, the initial filtrate seemed good enough to me. BTW, you can cut paper filters from your drip coffee maker if need be. Other than the 2nd pass for fine filtering sediment, another trick that worked well is a 2nd round of brew, also suggested from another reviewer. The recommended 5 cups of water returns approximately 3.5 cups after 24 hr brewing period (1st pass). I then added another 2 cups of water for an additional 24 hrs (2nd pass) and ended up with about 5 cups total. The 2nd pass did not seem bitter. I think that cold brew may not extract as much coffee as a hot brew, even with the extended time utilized. I'm not sure you would even consider a 2nd pass is you originally filtered with the paper filter installed. As others have mentioned the glass beaker could be thicker and grippier. I collect the brew in the beaker but store it in an old mason jar in the fridge. The beaker feels a bit slippery from condensation if you use it from the fridge. I wrapped a couple of rubber bands around the neck as a precaution, even though I brew at room temperature and the beaker is not slippery, it is still a little awkward. Finally, the dreaded 'leak' issue. DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN! The O-ring is pretty flimsy and seems it can roll if pressed. It's better to under-tighter and if a leak occurs tighten a little more. If you over-tighten it will be a mess because you'll probably have to take it apart. In a review by Alloy Recon, he mentioned using a sturdier O-ring: "#142 Silicone O-Ring, 70A Durometer, Red, 2-3/8" ID, 2-9/16" OD, 3/32" Width" . Amazon was out, but did have this one: 2 3/8'' Diameter -142 Water and Steam-Resistant O-Rings (25 EA per Pack). Much sturdier O-ring! FWIW, I'm on my 4th brew and still using the original O-ring. The suggested replacement is thicker and causes the filter screen to be looser as well. Not sure if this will let through extra sediment or not as I haven't tried the additional O-rings yet for a brew. If so, the paper filter step should clean it up. OK, as for taste, I have not sampled different devices to compare, but there are reviews where they did. The reviews claimed this to be the most flavorful brew. Possibly as the screen does not filter as much as the filter pads would that are used in some of the other popular devices. Still a very smooth brew. Although this is the most expensive of the devices I was considering, and the additional O-rings are a good insurance policy but added to that price, the other devices required proprietary filters adding to long term cost, if they are even still available over time. I'm very happy with this purchase. Good luck! *The devices I was considering all produced a condensed brew of 32+ ounces that gets diluted when used. I narrowed these down to the Oxo, Toddy and Filtron Cold Brewers. This 'concentrate' was generally not the case for the devices that were simply a jar with a fitted screen tube/insert.

This is a great way to make cold brew! My husband and I love it ! Easy to use and clean.

I have been using this to make cold brew coffee year round for over a year now. It still looks brand new and produces excellent coffee with almost no work. I bought this after reading the wirecutter review that called it the best cold brew coffee maker and I can confirm after owning a couple that this one is the easiest to use and makes the best coffee.

元々、水出しのダッチコーヒー好きの私ですが、時短のためKeyコーヒーの水出しパックで我慢していました。 しかし、少し時間の余裕も出てきて、いろんなレビューを参考にこちらに決めて購入。大きさに少しめげましたが スロージューサーを娘にあげて場所を確保。とにかく使いやすくて、美味しい香りのよいコーヒーが楽しめるようになって本当に幸せです。

Perfect cold brew coffee. No mess and no fuss. Cold brew is my new best type of coffee and the Oxo kit takes the fuss out of doing this at home. For the cost of my favourite coffee beans/grinds I can have cold brew anytime of the day. The brew keeps well in the fridge for a while. Tried with hot water, cold water, almond milk, cold milk and all good. As I type this review, I have my fourth batch brewing ready for tomorrow morning’s iced coffee. The flavour of the coffee is noticeably different to a traditional hot pour over or french press. Both equally lovely. With the same beans the cold brew gives you a fruity flavour and hot brew brings out a deeper chocolatier taste.

I got this cold brew maker for Christmas and just made my first batch. Very simple to put together, seems to be good quality material and all the parts wash easy. I saw a few reviews about the lever being stiff..I thought so too at first, but then realized you actually have to pull it out while pushing it down to release it. Once I figured that out I never had an issue with the lever. Coffee tasted great! If I had to report on one dislike, it does call for a lot of coffee and water, so I’ll probably end up halfing the next batch I do since I’m the only coffee drinker in the house.

Por fin encontré un aparato para hacer cold brew que me permite concentrar al gusto el café. Lo único malo es que es bastante grande el equipo, fuera de eso, encantado.