Takeya Patented Deluxe Cold Brew Coffee Maker, 1 qt, Black

This is my second purchase of a cold brew coffee maker. But not the same as my previous one.The old one I had was made out of glass and unfortunately, it was pretty thin and lasted for a year and a half. It developed a crack near the lid on top. So I decided to get a new one before the crack propagates to the bottom of the glass jug. This was an item with a decent amount of reviews and was ranking 4.5 stars.This item exceeds the previous cold brew maker in terms of rating by the number of reviews and roughly the same ranking.What do I like?It is made out of plastic, but of high quality and should last longerThe lid completely closes the container so there is no chance of spilling.Much quicker to completely soak the coffee grounds all that is needed is to give it a good shake. Most items in this category usually need stirring.Everything just screws on.What I dislikeThe instructions mention if you want to make it more concentrated it is recommended to pull the filter out and drain the remaining liquid into the rest of the concentrate for 45mins. But there is no easy way to do that unless you have a separate container where you can pour the concentrate and for the filter to rest above it.Because this a close and shake cold brew maker would imagine the rubber seal will be the first thing to go. But im sure that can be easily replaced.I have not given a flavour rating as I think it is irrelevant to this item because you're never going to get apple to apple comparison between other individuals who have written a review. But what I will say in comparison to my old one, the ratio between coffee and water seems higher than my previous one which required 1.1L to 80g of coffee. The instructions for this item require around 950ML to 108g of Coffee so it is more concentrated.

This cold brew gadget makes really smooth, lovely iced coffee and fits well in my fridge door. Its great to be able to have a beverage I love without having to buy it in horrible plastic bottles at much greater expense.