KitchenAid KCM4212SX Cold Brew Coffee Maker-Brushe

Will Pay For Itself In 1-2 Months
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.

Makes coffee a breeze!
My husband and I were spending way too much on coffee. We began making it at home, but found it to be tedious. We’re coffee snobs, so folgers in a Mr. Coffee machine just won’t do it for us. We wanted ease, convenience and to have coffee just *ready*. I started looking for cold brew makers because we both love the smoothness of it and figured it would be a nice, refreshing way to start off those hot days we have in Florida.I saw this immediately and knew it was the one. We chose the bigger option so we can make it once a week and have coffee on the ready every day. When it arrived I was in heaven. It took some time to perfect, but we have it down to a science now and it’s one of the best uses of fridge space ever.Some notes:You really have to get the concentrate/water ratio right. It will vary by coffee and preference. We don’t do 50/50, more like 70/30 and then whatever cream, half and half, whatever we would normally use. It’s just so nice and convenient and we have not bought coffee from a shop since getting this. Highly Recommend!

Leaked first time using it
Had high hopes, leaked literally the first time I used it coffee all over the fridge was broken and now I don’t even think I’ll get a full refund. It was broken upon arrival, this is crazy!!!

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。