KitchenAid 28 oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker, KCM4212

This is easy to use, easy to clean (just rinse it out), and makes great tasting coffee. Some of the reviews say that the unit leaks. There is a washer that goes in the "plug" to stop the leaking. Ours was lost when we took it completely apart to clean it and it started leaking when we put it back together without the washer. If you look up the part, Kitchen Aid wants $30+ for the washer, but you can bring the plug to your Handyman Hardware or other friendly hardware store and they can help you find a regular replacement for a few dollars. I happened to have the correct size washer on a rolling pin. The original washer was flat, but this one was round...it worked fine. No more leaking! So if you have a leak, you just need to get a new washer. As for the coffee...I love this because I can get regular ol' cheap coffee and it tastes great! It takes a lot of coffee, but I can spend $3 for a bag of whatever at Aldi and it makes about 10 cups of rich coffee. Even though it is "cold brew," I still warm up each cup once it is diluted. This makes a kind of coffee syrup that you dilute with water or milk to get to the concentration you like. It is a great size. It fits into the odd space in our fridge under the meat drawer. And the spigot is sturdy so it holds up when you inevitably pull it to move the unit far enough from the shelf so you can fill up one mug right in the fridge. I fill it up Friday morning and it gives us coffee all weekend. It is part of our relaxing weekend ritual.

Honestly bro, to say that we are coffee people would be an understatement. For the longest time though, we thought there was no better cold brew than the one from our local coffee shop - boy were we wrong. We'd tried several other cold brew coffee "makers" and the all had issues that significantly affected the taste of the coffee they produced, so we eventually went back to our rather expensive habit. A few weeks ago, we saw an ad for this KitchenAid cold brew coffee maker and decided to get back into the fray of at-home coffee making. Right off the bat, this cold brew coffee maker is sturdy and well-built - at least on the outside. The glass is quite heavy duty so it can withstand the occasional bump, and the brushed stainless steel details make it really nice to look at. But, where this baby really shines is in the product that results. What you really pay for when you buy cold brew coffee makers like this one is the coffee filter itself. The better the quality of the "mesh," the better tasting your coffee will be. With previous items, we've had to add an additional filtration step using cheesecloth to get some of the grinds out of the coffee, but with this KitchenAid, the holes in the metal coffee filter are so small, that very little filters out into the actual coffee liquid. The result is, in our opinion, some of the best cold brew coffee outside of any coffee shop. Sure, the price tag is a little high (we got ours when it was on sale, so it cost around $90), but with a 28oz carafe, this is enough quality coffee to replace 6 coffees from the coffee shop each week. If you do the math, you're saving $25-30 bucks a week and can make about 6 weeks worth of coffee from a single bag of ground coffee, so this baby really can pay for itself in 1-2 months. The biggest drawbacks, and they are minimal, would be that for us, the 28oz version is a little small (but the 48oz version was over $150 and we couldn't justify spending that much), in addition, the mesh filter itself is quite delicate, so you have to be very careful when washing, drying, and storing it. Overall though, again for us, this has so far been worth the price. We are starting week 3 today and so far, have really enjoyed the flavor of the coffee our KitchenAid makes, the look of the item itself, and the fact that we haven't gone out for coffee for two weeks.

Absolutely amazing. Pats for itself easy use and cleaning

I was surprised at how solid this cold brew coffee maker is. The reservoir is made with thick glass. You can adjust the strength of brew per your liking. Does not leak. It is a little difficult to disassemble for cleaning but not enough to discourage from purchasing.

Nice job by KitchenAid on this cold brew coffee make! The design is thoughtful and well executed: love the little touches like the texture on the bottom of the glass to trap any stray grounds that might pass through the filter to prevent them from entering the spigot. Construction is satisfyingly sturdy, and the unit is super easy to clean. My only nit to pick is that the round metal lid doesn't lock or seal into place on the black plastic lip. If you have to move the coffeemaker in the middle of the brewing cycle (ie when it is full to the brim), be careful -- a bump or inadvertent tilt could lead to a big spill. Most importantly, this makes some tasty cold brew. If it were a less pricey, I'd give it 5 stars; as it is, this is a little splurge-y. The good news is that it frequently goes on sale -- the price when I got it was fluctuating between $69 and $79 -- but the full retail price of $129.99 is indefensible.

I've been with amazon for over 7 years now and have never written a review before; this product is so good that I just had too. I honestly picked this product because I have had an interest in cold brewing, love the Kitchen Aid brand, and loved the design of this product. It looks better in person than in these photos (something that almost never happens), and it feels very solid. You can tell this is just good quality once you open the box. It is a very simple process, fill the filter thingy up with 250g of coffee grounds (I just eyeballed it because they have a fill line to give you an idea of where you should stop pouring, in case [like me] you don't have a digital scale in your kitchen), coarse grounds are what you want to use, but I didn't have any in the house and just used my fine grounds. You let it brew in cold water in your refrigerator or on the counter in room temp (I went with cold water + the fridge) for 12 to 24 hours (the longer it brews the stronger/more bitter it will get); I went with 15 hours. Then you remove the filter thingy and you can begin drinking your coffee. I like it black, so I pour my cup (already filled with ice) a third of the way up with the coffee concentrate you brew from this cold brewer and the rest of the cup with water, stir and enjoy. It is easy to clean, looks great, holds a large amount of coffee in a small amount of space, and I love how nicely it fits on the shelf of the fridge, as if it was always meant to be there. If you are thinking about buying this, stop thinking about it and do it. This thing is the greatest thing for coffee lovers since the discovery of the bean.

I own the Oxo cold brew and needed to get another unit for a different location. Amazon had Oxo back ordered so I read reviews on the Kitchen Aide and bought it instead. Two major and one moderate problem. First, the unit is made so that the glass container with a spigot on it is supposed to sit on a refrigerator shelf for dispensing and must be located so that the spigot is on the edge of the shelf to fit a cup underneath it for pouring. First, the spigot leaks, drip drip drip. Even one drip of concentrated coffee in the fridge would be unacceptable due to odor and staining. This is not one drip. It is many. It is also not very functional to do your pouring with the refrigerator door open. Much better to have a sealed glass container holding the concentrate that you take out of the fridge and pour a measured amount in the sink or on the counter. Second, there are so many parts to clean and deal with. Third, the filtration is more like a French Press with grounds left in the bottom. The Oxo is not perfect. For example, I don’t like that the brewing container is plastic. But it is simple to use. If the valve drips (which it does not if you don’t over-tighten the o-ring) you can always have a container underneath it to catch anything during the brewing process. Filtration works much better than the kitchen aide and keeping the concentrate in the refrigerator is simple and straightforward either with the included glass container or your own jar. I returned the kitchen aide and will wait for the Oxo to be in stock.

I've had this going on a year now and it is truly great! Well built is an understatement. It's solid. The glass canister is thick and it has survived being dropped. The filter is so fine that zero grounds come through even with a finer grind of coffee. All the components fit together supremely well and come apart reasonably easy for cleaning. Getting the bottom apart for thorough cleaning is a bit of a process but it's not bad once you get used to it. Make sure and take it apart for a thorough cleaning occasionally, I recommend at least monthly or there will be a nasty build up in the bend of the rubber tubing between the tank and the spigot. The spigot by the way does not leak, not even a little bit. It fits well on my top refrigerator shelf, I leave the spigot hanging over the edge and it's super easy to fill a glass without even moving the canister which is nice because of the weight. I mentioned this thing is solid and it is, there's some weight to it so it's nice to be able to park in one spot in the fridge and leave it for awhile. I drink the cold brew just about daily and this makes enough to last me about a week. While this isn't by any means the cheapest option for making cold brew the quality and ease of use makes it worth every penny.

Es muy cara pero de excelente calidad y cumple su función.

今まで使っていた水出しコーヒー用のガラス製の容器では、水がコーヒー粉に完全に浸透せず、粉の無駄遣い&味も薄かった。 この製品に変えてからはそれが解消された。 ただ非常に濃いコーヒーができるので、ある程度、水で割る必要はある。牛乳で割っても良い。焼酎でも良いかも。 手入れは簡単で道具は要らず、軽く分解して水洗い、そして台所洗剤とスポンジで洗う。あとは水滴を拭いて乾かすだけである。 水出しコーヒーを作りたい方は、これをおすすめする。

We just purchased this product, it was fantastic for the first 30 min after the brew, then it leaked all over our fridge. Awesome. Checking the reviews a little more thoroughly we discovered a trend of these with a same issue. The coffee was great before the leak do 5 stars if you get one that works.

I love my cold brew coffee and thanks to Amazon and Kitchenaid for offering this product in India. Perfect solution for cold coffee needs.

I got this to replace my wife’s OXO cold brew maker. I find this one very easy to clean, fits in the fridge, and has easy ratios. Feels like it is good quality. She is very happy with it.