Features:

  • Now you can create a 'coffeehouse' coffee - served steaming hot or iced cold, and in the comfort of your home - for much less than expensive signature coffee drinks! Also ideal for making tea.
  • Patented cold brew system uses regular coffee beans to create incredibly smooth coffee concentrate with 67% less acid than coffee made with hot brew methods, it's easier on sensitive stomachs and all with no electricity required
  • Get more out of your coffee grounds, as the coffee concentrate stays fresh for up to 2 weeks with no change to the flavor
  • Set includes brewing container with handle, glass decanter with lid, 2 reusable filters, 1 rubber stopper, set of instructions, and recipe guide
  • Includes a one year manufacturers warranty when purchased from an authorized reseller.
Makes great coffee; easy to use; highly recommended!

I was using a Cold Bruer (actually the crowdfunded earlier version), and getting decent results. Then I followed a couple review sites and bought the Toddy based on their recommendation. Wow, what a difference! It isn't pretty like the Breuer (OK, it's a great flask, but the tub is utilitarian at best), but the quality of coffee is remarkable. You do need to follow the directions to avoid gunking up the filter. On Toddy's website they are now selling large filter bags (grounds go in the disposable bag, but you still have the bottom drain filter). Instead I've been using a Mesh Bag, which is reusable and seems to do the job.

Toddy Cold Brew system actually works!

I tried different methods to brew my homemade cold brew at home, using french press overnight at fridge, leaving grounds to soak in water and filtering them... none of them work until I got my Toddy last Friday, quickly unpacked, cleaned, sanitized and brew a batch with the recommended dosage on the package, the final product after almost 20h brewing was an extremely rich, soft and rich coffee concentrate without any acidity whatsoever. What I loved about the product is the filtering system, it uses a felt type of filter which can be reused many times and doesn't part any flavor or aroma to the coffee, yet it filters each batch without any type of coffee residue or sediment (something that did happen with other methods) and It didn't clog it as long as you don't stir the ground coffee, you just stir and soak it. The top part is plastic and it doesn't ship with a cover for the top so either buying an aftermarket or covering it with plastic wrap its advisable just to avoid any contaminant. But take into account that the white, top part which holds the water and grounds is only resting on top of the glass container and it can be easily knocked over. Put it on top of the glass just when you are going to filter it. It came with only one cap to stop the flow, if you lose it, you will need to order another one. Otherwise, the system is great, works perfect and yields around a litre of concentrate which, if you dilute it by 3/1 you'll end up with roughly 4lts of cold brew with 340g of coffee, not bad. Absolutely recommended.

Coffee shop perfection at home. READ DIRECTIONS. UNLESS YOU WANT ROCKET FUEL!

I just used my new Toddy and its literally just as good as the coffee shop. I love it. I even messed up a little and its still good. You're supposed to plug the white container, put the felt filter in, pour 1c water, then 6oz of your favorite COARSELY GROUND coffee like for French press, then 3c water, the last 6oz of coffee, finally pour the last 3c water over the grounds and press with a spoon to ensure all grounds are wet. Wait 10, 12, 24 hours on the counter. Unplug over the carafe. Drain coffee. Lasts 2 weeks in fridge. A kitchen scale helps. I didn't fully read the instructions, just plugged, stuck in filter, poured in coffee then all the water, and forgot about it for a day on the counter. I almost threw away the filter. Also remember to use a 1 part coffee-2 part water or milk ratio. Unless you want rocket fuel

The only way to make coffee

I've been drinking coffee made in a Toddy since I was old enough for caffeine--there is no better way to make coffee. Add boiling water for hot coffee in the mornings, add milk and ice for iced coffee in the afternoons. I've tried lots of other ways of making coffee but nothing holds up: drip is too watery, those moka italian stovetop makers are too easy to burn, and don't even bring Keurig into this conversation. French press is the only method that compares, and even that is just an impatient man's Toddy and the coffee is never as rich or complex. Simply put, Toddy can't be beat.

Outstanding coffee, simple brewer

For such a simple device (glass carafe and plastic jug), seems overpriced. But it works and works well and is cheaper than most anything else. Also this one is recommended by Cooks Illustrated. The instructions say to use 1 pound of coffee for each brew; I end up with about 8 cups of concentrated coffee. The flavor is outstanding. I used to use a lot of sugar but now I just add some almond milk. The nice thing is that the concentrated coffee lasts for quite awhile in the fridge and you can completely control the strength of each individual coffee just by increasing/decreasing the concentrate to water mix. It is messy to clean up and the plastic jug handle is just a plastic ring with a handle on it that slides onto the jug and it always comes off. You do have to be careful when dumping the used grounds ... I accidentally threw out the filter when dumping the grounds.

Easy peesy

I love this system. It makes cold-brewing coffee a lot easier. You don't need to buy an expensive system like this... I used to use any container that I had on hand, then strain the coffee through a sieve. But it was messy, and a lot of grounds got into my toddy. This system is much easier to clean up, and the spongy filter keeps all the grounds out, even the small ones. For making the toddy, I don't follow their instructions exactly. Here's a better way: After wetting the spongy filter and putting it in place, coarsely grind 12 oz. of coffee and put it in the toddy maker. Then pour 1 quart of filtered water over the grounds slowly. Do not stir. Let that sit for 30 minutes. You'll see that the coffee has developed a crusty top to it. When the 30 minutes are over, pour another quart of filtered water over, slowly. Don't disturb the grounds. They'll start to foam up nicely--that's called the "bloom." Now it's ready to cold brew overnight. I put a plate over top just to keep dust and whatever out. Letting it sit for that 30 minutes ensures that with the next quart of water, the grounds will more readily absorb the water and create the bloom. No more crusty, unsoaked beans on top!

Not bitter

Easy to use and easy to clean, even though it is not dishwasher safe. The coffee comes out with much less bitterness. The filter is very dense so the coffee doesn't have even that small amount of residue on the bottom of the container. The coffee brews overnight and drips through the filter in the morning. The drip is slow, and I allow some extra time, but I get about 5 cups of coffee concentrate from a 12oz bag of coarse ground coffee. My estimate for a serving is about 1/4 cup concentrate, diluted with about 1/2 cup of water/milk/cream or a combination. The only real negatives for me are the flimsy handle, which tends to bend a bit with the weight of the coffee mix and the fact that I can't put the parts into the dishwasher.

Great results. It’s all you need for iced coffee!

Really simple to use with great results! Iced coffee tastes great. Just followed directions. There is a cork that is installed at the beginning that you remove after infusing the water. Make sure is pushed in far enough. I pushed in on and placed the container on the counter to steep. Slid the container out of my way doing food prep and the cork was extending out and barely touching the counter surface. You guessed it! The sliding across the counter caused the cork to pull out and a three stooges situation ensued!! Great results for a very low price.

Fantastic.

I love this thing. I've been making coffee in my French press for years but was sick of the sort of acrid taste that was left over. Nothing like that with the Toddy. The cold brew is smooth and delicious, and it's easy to make iced or hot coffee with it. I've had it for about a month now and I make a new batch every week. Can't recommend it enough.

Finally...the perfect cup of coffee!!!

For some reason I started to have an aversion to the bitter aftertaste of regular coffee. After doing some research, I decided that cold brewing might be worth a try. So far, I really love it! The Toddy system is very easy to use and I love the taste of the coffee! With only two of us in the house most of the time, it doesn’t always make sense to brew a whole pot of coffee, so this “make as you need” situation works well for us. I have found that you have to tweak the amount of coffee to cold brew based on your personal preference. I believe the instructions recommend using 12 ozs of roughly ground coffee to 7 cups of water. I found it to be a bit weak, so I increased to 16 ozs and it’s perfect. I drink it hot and it literally is the smoothest coffee I’ve ever tasted. Also, they say to mix 1 part coffee concentrate to three parts water and that was too weak for me, so I mix half cold brew concentrate and half water...perfection! I use it to make my Bulletproof coffee in the mornings, so one cup is good and strong, but still smooth tasting and not bitter. I can mix my concentrate on Sunday evenings and it lasts us all week. Lastly..the paper liners are great...super convenient to just use and toss, but I could see that getting expensive, so I just use the provided filter...easy to use and clean. I highly recommend the Toddy Cold Brew system!

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