TRU-Style Cold Brew Coffee Maker with Concentrate Spout – Easy-to-Use System for Smooth, Less Acidic Coffee Concentrate – Large Capacity & Fridge-Safe Design

I don't know where this has been all my life, I stumbled onto it while looking at other rapid coldbrew devices that are much more expensive and utilize a pump. When I saw this I almost overlooked it because how good could something so inexpensive be? but I'm so glad that I ended up buying it. Instead of having to wait overnight for my cold brew to be ready I can get really good quality brew in under an hour, it's pretty easy to clean and only has one exposed moving part. Brewing your coffee is super easy, just get the tornado going in the water and sprinkle in your coffee, when it's done getting your coffe out is as easy as a french press. It's basically like magic, I just wish it was a little bigger because I'm not the only coffee drinker in the house. Like the title says I bought a second one just in case anything happens to the first, but after more than a month of daily usage its holding up just fine.

A little extra prep, makes a better tasting cup. I love this! Even cheaper coffee brands taste decent. Albeit, I'm using bottled water only. Great price! I hit a sale & they even paid shipping. It's designed like a French press, except uses cold water. The electric base creates cyclonic action, to stir the cold brew. This action decreases normal cold brewing time, from hours to 20 minutes; let it swirl five minutes longer, for stronger flavor. ingenious design with the magnetic coffee basket. So far, no complaints, no problems. It makes roughly 2 cups; ideal for a single coffee lover wanting a second cup later. I refrigerate the unused portion. If you want it warm, it tastes great when warmed in microwave too. I've experimented with different grinds. The downside: using recommended courser grind, requires using more coffee to brew (2/3 cup) than what a drip maker (using hot water) does with same measurement. Wish the carafe handle was a little sturdier. I'm going to safeguard mine using foam on handle. Glass isn't very thick; use care when rinsing carafe in the sink, removing the press (with basket attached) or placing on a stone counter. A full carafe is surprisingly heavy! IMO, Carafe needs to be made with thicker glass. Otherwise great product.

I will start out by saying that I've been making my own cold brew for approximately 2 years now. Prior to this, I was "wasting" a lot of money buying cold brew on a nearly daily basis. I love a cold glass of cold brew in the summer after dinner. It's usually my dessert! I also love the taste of coffee, and I only add a little milk (sometimes half/half) to my cold brew, no sweetener. I have been more than happy with my County Line Mason Jar cold brew maker. I've had it for two years and never once had coffee grounds in my finish product. It makes an extremely strong cold brew. Only downfall is the 14 plus hours to make it! There have been many of nights that I wanted to kick myself for forgetting to make it when it ran out! Enter the "Dorothy"! What a fantastic idea, I thought. I wondered if it would work. I read through the reviews, and depending on what you want to believe, some say yes, other said no. Here is MY opinion after using this for about a month now. It does work! I can say that what I've made in this rapid brewer has tasted fantastic, and I have not had any grounds in my finished product (although it can be a bit cloudy/silt). I think that silt is a problem more with the French Press, which this is like! I have never had an issue getting the "tornado", or whirlpool to form. I can say that when using filtered refrigerator water that you will have to double (possibly triple) the amount of time needed to make the coffee as strong as you would with room temperature water. I have also noticed a difference in cold brew strength depending on how fast the coffee is introduced to the "tornado". The instructions say to add the coffee slowly, so definitely do that! I have now been filling the carafe slightly below the max line (using refrigerated water), using 2/3 cup of coffee grinds (store purchased, but not freshly ground), and running this for an hour. I've gotten into the habit of starting this process while I'm cooking dinner. Bottom line here is that I don't think you can obtain "concentrate strength" cold brew with the Dorothy, but filled close to the max will give you more than enough for two large glasses of cold brew. And it will still taste as good (more coffee, less milk/creamer) in the rapid brewer. As long as the instructions are followed, I don't find it "watered down" at all, as some reviews have stated. My last batch was quite strong (1 hour spinning). Deviating from the instructions (like when I just dumped the entire 2/3 cup of coffee in at once), and you might experience different results. My biggest knock on this product would be the fragile glass carafe. Be careful!! I actually broke the first one in a week (my mistake, as it was bumped off the counter). I can't say that any glass would have survived that fall on a wooden floor. To order a replacement carafe from Presto would be $20, plus $9 shipping, so I bought another new Dorothy for $35 (Prime, no shipping). Now I have spare parts. But this carafe feels very fragile and I use extreme caution even washing it (I hand wash all parts even through it states that it is dishwasher safe). That brings me to my second criticism, cleaning the Dorothy. Let's just say it is messy! Coffee grinds all over the place trying to get the press part/plunger off of the stirring cup. I've learned to use a plastic bag (grocery store bag or bread bag) and place the plunger, with stirring cup still attached, in the bag and release the stirring cup from the plunger (which once you know how, it's easy to release) all in the bag. Yes you have some liquid in the bag, but this keeps most of the grounds from going down into the plumbing. I just have a paper towel or two in the bag to absorb the liquid. I enjoy having fresh cold brew that I can make relatively quick, so for that, I recommend the Dorothy. I will continue to use my old cold brew maker, but definitely have room in my kitchen for the Dorothy! My daughter also thinks it's so cool to watch, and she doesn't drink cold brew, but offers to make it for me!! Bonus!