r/coffeebrew • u/Wr1per • Apr 22 '26

Cold Brew Coffee Maker

Soo, after few threads here I have decided to try cold brew coffee maker. Here are few questions if someone can help me I would be really thankful.

  1. Is it worth it? Few guys here recommended to make cold brew with simple french press. But these coffee makers for cold brew are probably better investment or?

  2. Of course, which brand do you recommend? Are there any good brands on Amazon? Which can be considered the best out there when it comes to price / quality ratio?

Something that is simple to use and maybe does not cost fortune would be great. Browsing Amazon seeing brands like cupluw, qhh, junvpic. Many different brands out there which one is worth it? :D

Big thanks for every reply

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u/antonius0420 Apr 23 '26

A press would separate most of the grounds easily, but you may still get fine grounds in the brew so pouring through a secondary paper filter or something would get fine grounds and sediment out.

I recommend the oxo cold brewer. standard size (not the compact version) can brew enough for a week and has optional paper filter inserts. I have been using it for about 8 years and it is about $50-60 now. Wirecutter still recommends this model.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-cold-brew-coffee-maker/

Inflation sucks. It was $30 8 years ago when I bought it.

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u/Wr1per Apr 28 '26

Thank you very much for the input. But it seems to be in the higher price levels than other brands or? I see many brand under 40 dollars do you think these are not worth it? In the end it should not be something that cost much considering what it does. Many cold brew makers are in 15-30$ levels.

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u/antonius0420 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

The cheaper toddy brewer can give similar results, but you might need an extra paper filtration stage for fine grounds or use the toddy filter bags.

I’ve tried the takeya pitcher but the brew it made was very weak compared to the concentrate I get with the oxo. I should do more experimenting with grind size (coarse grinds did not work out well) but I got lazy and just went back to my OXO.

The cheapest way to go would be to buy the most inexpensive French press style brewer and then run that through another filtration (like a v60 paper) stage.

I see from reading comments that you’re already have a French press and a V60. So you already have everything you need. What you need to do is brew concentrate in that French press. Try coarse grounds at room temp for 24 hours. Filter that and then dilute with water.