Review on Toddy Cold Brew Coffee Maker, White, 1 EA - Enhance Your SEO! by Mark Repp

To get straight to the point: Cold beer is not rocket science. That's water, coffee and time, then filtration. And there is no secret sauce. No brewer on the market can create a "better tasting” cold drink with the same amount of beans, water and time as any other brewer. So why is there a market for these things? Everything is done to make life easier. You can achieve the same effect as any of these devices by simply adding coffee grounds and water to a large container and then pouring the result through a coffee filter strainer when you're done. It's a bit tiresome and you'll probably find reasons everywhere, so one of these brewing products' job is to make the process better - presumably less messy and more low-key. to this system which I bought to replace an OXO cold brewer which I felt was just a small step above the terrible. (You can find my review there if you're interested.) Compared to OXO: - Toddy's starting price is slightly lower - Toddy's total cost of ownership may be higher - You have no choice but to buy replacement felt filters. . With OXO, you can either just use the built-in metal filter (which I usually do) or add paper filters (in my experience, they clog instantly). Toddy's plastic feels a little less durable (it's a lot softer and thinner). The glass carafe from Toddy's is slightly larger. Toddy's bucket doesn't have a lid, which seems odd. Luckily the OXO cap fits perfectly so I'm happy - Toddy's filter area is much larger which is a huge plus - the OXO filter clogs for me regularly. can do about it. Toddy's cork doesn't have this problem, but you have to screw it in well to tighten it. To unblock coffee with OXO, flip a switch. Toddy requires you to pull out the cork. This part, frankly, just sucks in terms of toddy. - Tidying up is probably a little easier with Toddy. - The coffee quality is the same except that the toddy filter gives me much cleaner results because I use a felt filter instead of the OXO metal filter. .So what's better between them? The OXO feels like a higher quality product and has a slightly better user experience thanks to the shutdown mechanism. But the fact that I can control if toddy licks makes me very happy. (Of course I'll take care of that.) And the fact that the coffee actually flows when I pop the cork out and that I don't have to worry about clogs anymore really brings that home. Toddy definitely wins. A few tips and observations: A) Plug in the plug before inserting the filter. Otherwise there is a chance that the cork will push the filter up a little and cause it to slip. When this happens, you'll end up with a bunch of ground coffee in your finished coffee. B) When inserting the filter, you need to press it firmly around the edges. It is better if the center of the filter is convex rather than concave when viewed. (In other words, it should curve over the cork instead of sinking onto it.) This seems to help it stay in place. (See (A) why I think it shifted on me when it happened once.) C) After draining the coffee, lift the bucket just a little, then tilt it a little from side to side carafe. The reason for this is a design flaw that causes a small amount of coffee to accumulate in the small section where the cork is inserted. I discovered this when I first brewed when I removed the bucket and the coffee spilled all over my floor as I was. take it to the sink. D) You must keep the filter in the freezer between uses. Freezes like a stone. Soak it in a bowl of water for five minutes before trying to do anything with it. E) The instructions for Toddy and OXO say to make a concentrate, but for me it never makes a really GREAT cup of coffee. I recommend brewing at full strength. (I like the 12.5:1 water-to-coffee ratio for the cold brew.) I also recommend "hot brew," where you first pour a small amount of hot water over the ground coffee to make it swells, and let stand a while a few minutes. , then add the remaining water in your formula, cool. I like the total brewing time of 20-24 hours. So it's better than a glass and a filter? Yes, but not by a large margin. I think this is the best system out there at the moment, but the market is full of not so good options. Toddy's design is very old and it shows. If the company updates a few things, it could create a real winner instead of something just "good enough." In general it is recommended, but with limitations.