Takeya Deluxe Cold Brew Coffee Maker, 2 Qt

I have been buying Stok for 5+ years and I thought I would give cold brew a try at home again. Previously I tried to use my French press, but I found that annoying due to it's small capacity and getting grinds in my cold brew. This item was well reviewed and was tagged as recommended by Amazon. it would be great to save money making my own cold brew at home. Instructions were included on how to use it, so that was good. In it's first use I am annoyed by it. Filling up the filter with the coffee was a pain with a smaller spoon from the measuring cup. I still made a mess with coffee grounds. Filling up the water with the instructions, which I thought I followed correctly was decidedly incorrect somehow. I filled the water to 1 inch to the top, but without the filter in it. That made me spill water everywhere, but I don't know how it would easily fill with water with the filter/coffee in it, and then easily be able to screw on the lid. It is way too tall for flexible storage in the fridge. I normally store tall items on a shelf in my fridge, but this is significantly taller than anything else that I have in there, so I moved stuff around to make it work in a spot that annoys my wife. This may work perfectly for others, but I am not sure if I will continue to use it. I want to give it 2 stars, but I will add an extra star as this may just be my own problems. I may give it a try a few more times, but it just seems like a pain. I may go back to wasting money on Stok at the grocery store.