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Takeya Deluxe 2-Qt. Cold Brew Coffee Maker

$18.99
$37.99 50% off Reference Price
Condition: New
Style: 2-Quart - White Top
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Makes Cold Brew Easy
By Terry C on Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2025
I have been using my French press to make cold brew but decided to go with a dedicated cold brew method and container. I decided on this product because I have been a big fan of Takeya tumblers for several years. The name has been synonymous with quality and durability. I typically only use glass but the glass version is much more than I wanted to spend but this Tritan plastic version is very affordable and works the same. The recipe and instructions are included and it's extremely simple and was to use. The fine mesh filter is great because I prefer a less coarse grind and this does not allow for the fine grains to pass through, resulting in a very clean pitcher of cold brew. I love the aesthetics and design but it's very tall, making it hard to fit in my refrigerator configuration. I had to adjust the shelf to accommodate the height but other than that, I'm very happy with this product.
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novice cold brewer with disappointment with the product
By R. Watts on Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2025
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.

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Makes Cold Brew Easy
By Terry C - Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2025
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I have been using my French press to make cold brew but decided to go with a dedicated cold brew method and container. I decided on this product because I have been a big fan of Takeya tumblers for several years. The name has been synonymous with quality and durability. I typically only use glass but the glass version is much more than I wanted to spend but this Tritan plastic version is very affordable and works the same. The recipe and instructions are included and it's extremely simple and was to use. The fine mesh filter is great because I prefer a less coarse grind and this does not allow for the fine grains to pass through, resulting in a very clean pitcher of cold brew. I love the aesthetics and design but it's very tall, making it hard to fit in my refrigerator configuration. I had to adjust the shelf to accommodate the height but other than that, I'm very happy with this product.
Easy to use, no grounds in coffee, and easy to clean!
By P. R. Wilson - Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2025
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This makes great coffee and is extremely easy to clean. The product is lightweight even when full and I get about 4 - servings per pitcher. I do wish they made one size larger but I love being able to store my coffee in a to go tumbler so I just grab and go on my way to work! It seems very durable and the coffee doesn’t stain the pitcher. Also, I have not had any grounds in my coffee unless I spilled them! I’ve been using this for at least 2 months and I am very happy I made this purchase!
Highly recommend
By Lisa J. Windschitl - Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2025
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Easy to use, clean, and makes a good cold brew. Perfect every time. Great reusable filter. What little silt there is stays at the bottom. Will be buying a second for my cabin.
We LOVE our 1QT and 2Qt Takeya Cold Brew Coffee Makers
By NFLMVP - Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021
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They are so easy to use. They're dishwasher safe (top rack, if you have the clearance). They makes VERY GOOD coffee. You can stop spending $5 per cup at SBux. I have the process down to a science, to get the best cup of coffee for ME....your experience may be different. I've added additional steps which include double filtering the brewed coffee to remove the fines. It can take a little time and effort but it is SO worth it. If you aren't likely to want to consume every drop, you can skip that step and just be careful with your pour so that you leave the fines in the carafe. However, I have found that filtering the final product makes for a perfect cup of cold brew coffee, with no grit....every bit as good as what you can buy at a coffee shop. The filtering process IS a little cumbersome but for my money, it's totally worthwhile. The brewer does exactly what it is intended to do and there's really no way to make for fewer fines in the end product. Grinders are the problem when it comes to creating the fines and in the end, a tighter filter would just prevent the brewer from doing what it is supposed to do. After brewing, my filtering process goes like this: 1. Remove the filter with the brewed coffee and drain the coffee from the filter. I keep the coffee that drains out and add it to the rest of the coffee for filtering. 2. Pour coffee from the carafe, into another container. I use a funnel and a 1.5 liter plastic bottle. Pour carefully to leave as many fines behind as possible. 3. Rinse and drain the carafe. 4. Pour the coffee from the other container through a paper cone filter, back into the carafe. I use a reusable filter as support for the cone filter. The reusable filter rests nicely in the opening of the carafe top. 5. Pour the coffee through the filter, back into the carafe for your first filtering. This step may take a while. Every batch of coffee will be a little different in terms of sediment. It is possible to clog up your paper cone filter but a quick rinse will get you back in service. Some days you will not have to rinse it during the first filtering, other days, you'll rinse it a few times. 6. Once the carafe is full, rinse the filter one more time. Put the paper filter back into the replaceable filter and pour the coffee through it again, into the other container, for storage in the fridge. 7. Add water as desired. 8. Drink and enjoy, without ANY grit.
THIS WOULD BE A TEN STAR REVIEW. . .
By Isamu Kuwada - Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022
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THIS WOULD BE A TEN STAR REVIEW if it were possible! ! ! Recently my 10 year old coffee maker went out on me and I had to opt for St**b***'s $5.00 cup of diluted mud while I tried to make up my mind on what type of coffee maker to get. UGGGHHHHH - ABSOLUTELY NO COMPARISON! Iced coffee & cold brew ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT if done right. Instead of replacing my electric coffee maker, I decided to get myself a Takeya Cold Brewer because I enjoy Cold Brewed Coffee (CBC) a lot more and no matter what you get, Home Brewed is absolutely the two hands down WINNER in comparison to SB. I happened to be in a 'goodwill-like' store a week ago and found a NEW One Quart Takeya for just $5. I brought it home, washed it and immediately put it to use. I had my first mind blowing cup the following morning. Now I'm anxiously anticipating receiving the 2 Quart Takeya in a few days and really look forward to being able to brew enough to last up to a couple of weeks from it - more like a week's amount of coffee. My choice of coffee is dark roasted, full flavored TopShelf Lion's Maine Mushroom Coffee. The Lion's Maine Nootropic in this coffee is a very welcome ingredient that's highly effective. UPDATE: The Pairing of the Takeya Cold Brew Coffee Maker and my coffee of choice is producing the best coffee I have ever had and it's beyond easy to brew a batch with substance (not diluted) that lasts more than a week unrefrigerated - nearly syrupy. I fill a 20 oz. BPA-free bottle 1/3 full with the CBC and put it in my freezer and once it's frozen, I add my unchilled CBC to the bottle and Im good for the day. The flavor from this method is excellent, but more water can be added if you just want more brew to drink. Diluted, this brew still retains full flavor. Tons of caffeine to shift your morning into HIGH GEAR W/ CLARITY OF MIND, BUT WITHOUT ANY CRASH OR JITTERS. I guarantee that one sip will have you hooked for life - it really is this great! NOTE: I know everyone has their own personal favorite, but I've been hooked on the typically electric coffee maker brew of TopShelf Lion's Maine Mushroom Coffee for about a year now and gone through more than 20 bags of this EXCELLENT coffee (since October 1, 2021) and look forward to many more. I've given a few away as gifts and all recipients have loved it. It is everything the seller says it is and it's flavor is definitively Top Shelf, if you use the right amount of grinds with an electric coffee maker. If it's bitter, you're using too much grinds. I use a very little amount of Stevia and it's perfect. IMO, this coffee IS SOOO SMOOTH that there is no need for any type of creamer. The Takeya really does make a great coffee greater! I'm from Hawai'i and have had the finest Kona Coffees available. When I'm in the mood, I create my own blend of Top Shelf & Kona coffee for extra special occasions. NOTE: if your current choice of coffee grinds are fine and you notice sendiment at the bottom of the Takeya Brewer just remember the expensive delicious chocolate covered coffee beans we coffee snobs enjoy - LOL. If the grinds are small enough to get through the fine mesh, stir or shake your drink up and it'll go down without much noticing and if you don't like that toss / waste your current stash and get yourself a bag of coarsly ground beans or just stick with your overpriced diluted beverage from SB's. To each their own.
Easy and Cheap Way To Make Cold-Brew Coffee
By Nicole - Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
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I've always preferred cold drinks to hot ones so imagine my joy when companies started selling pre-made cold-brew coffee in the grocery store. At about $7 per bottle though, it was costing me more to buy it that way rather than brewing my own hot coffee and adding ice. It wasn't until I was perusing YouTube and saw one of my favorite YT'ers pouring her own cold-brew out of a refrigerated container. I immediately toggled to Amazon in a search for one similar and I found this product. After comparing prices and reviews, I decided to give this one a try. 3 weeks and several brews later here are my takeaways: Pros: Easy to clean and use, coffee tastes great, not going back to buying pre-made! Cons: Durability seems fragile as the soft foamy plastic on the handle is coming up already, it will leak if you don't screw the lid on tight so beware, since it has to brew laying down it takes up more space in my small fridge than I'd like Overall though, it's a much cheaper alternative to pre made cold brews and you can control the strength and taste of your coffee by selecting the brand/grounds/roast you want and by adding more or less ground to the filter. Special Note: I read through a lot of reviews and it seems the main issue most people had was the coffee grounds seeping into the liquid. It appears from reading the replies from the manufacturer and by my own experience with this, that they have created a smaller mesh filter and have stopped shipping the product with the old style. The new style is so good that I'm using fine ground coffee and have had NO grounds in my end product. So please disregard older comments about this issue if you're ordering this for the first time. Another main issue is about the leaking but if you screw the top on securely and shake any excess out into a sink before placing it back into the fridge that will prevent leakage. For just in case, it's good to have a paper towel under your brewer when placed on its side.
Easy cold brewing
By Tinamarie - Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2025
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Makes cold brewing a breeze! Very easy to use, fill filter with your favorite grounds, let brew 12-24 hrs, shake a couple times through to get grounds wet, enjoy! Container is slim and takes up minimal space. Great product!
Reviewed.com loves it. Sediment? Not really a problem
By Ham Bergurhelper - Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017
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I'm updating this review. I've watched a couple vids on this thing, and everyone seems to be doing this the hard way. The basket it tall and skinny. You have to hold it and spoon the coffee in. Ho hum, what a bother. Wait a minute! No you don't! This is much easier: Before you fill the brewer with water, just plop the basket into it, which holds it for you. Then you can simply pour the coffee into the basket directly from the bag it comes in, one handed, while you smoke a $25 cigar with the other hand! There. That was a lot easier, wasn't it? Then, remove the basket, screw the lid on, fill the container with water, and you're golden. It's watertight, so shake it a few times. They recommend 24-36 hours. There's a couple ways to speed that up. Heat a quart of water in the microwave, but not quite to boiling, and use that water. The plastic is rated for it. Then let it sit out overnight. Cold brew can easily exist at these temps for 12 hours or more. Warmer temps = quicker cold brew. Reviewed.com thinks this is the best cold brew pitcher out there. I agree. It is a marvel of engineering. Everything about it is just perfect. Whenever you pick it up, fill it, clean it, or use it, it's fun, because it feels solid and elegant, and well-thought-out. And the price is right. The only thing that could make it better is a water-line mark for filling (added my own). And, it's cute! Do you have to remove the basket after 24-36 hours? No. I leave it in until the cold brew is gone. No problem. Day 4 will be a tiny bit stronger than day 1. Is sediment really an issue? Let's put that one to bed, right now. In a word, no. It's really not. Sediment has a couple of minor problems. But the biggest problem it has is that it might be visually unappealing. The other issue is has is it can impart a gritty feel to the palate. Other than that, it really has no other issues at all. But there are simple ways around this, much simpler than refiltering. What is sediment? Is sediment a bad word? Again, no. Sediment is coffee. It has the exact chemical structure as the molecules suspended between water molecules in the rest of the coffee. So it is not something to be abhorred because it might be ruining your coffee. It actually is coffee, so that would be impossible. And you can ignore it. Sediment is clumps of those same coffee molecules too large to be suspended along with the other molecules, so it sinks to the bottom of the brewer, or to the bottom of the cup. Just pour from the brewer, and the sediment (99% of it) stays behind. If any gets in your cup, it sinks to the bottom. About the worst that could happen is that there could be a slight gritty texture to the very last drops in your cup. Your very last half-sip as you drain the cup. That’s it. If you don’t like that, just don’t do that. Stop when all that is left is the tiny bit of sediment (and the cup will clean easier, too). But it doesn’t taste bad. It tastes like coffee. It is coffee. It is honestly not a problem. And if you are put off by the visual of sediment, you can ignore that, too. It sinks, so it’s out of sight. This brewer does create sediment. Is it a problem? No. And if you want even less sediment, just use a coarse ground, and let the brewer sit another day longer. Grinding the coffee yourself in a hand grinder (actually kind of fun!) will give the least sediment, if done properly. The secret to long life is flexibility. Cold-brew is a sea change, it’s different than what we were used to for generations. But it’s better in many ways. It’s a welcome change. It’s a new paradigm, and is the new normal. If you can get over the fact that coffee you have been used to does not have sediment, and that cold-brew might have a small amount (which is not problematic and is both easily ignored and avoided) then you’re golden. I've used this brewer for 4 years. It's still going strong, and never disappoints.
best cold brew option yet
By Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2025
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This is a great way to make cold brew. I don't use the filter that is included because i tend to get coffee grinds in the coffee. I use a tea type bag that I got off amazon and it works like a charm. No coffee grinds in my coffee and the bag is disposable so I just throw it out. NO mess at all.
This thing is awesome! Just like Dunkin Cold Brew.
By TLM - Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2025
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I am an avid Dunkin Cold Brew fan and came across an article that spoke highly of this item. I purchased it and a bag of Dunkin Midnight ground coffee and am happy to report that my homemade cold brew tastes exactly like the store bought cold brew, at more than half off. It is super easy to make, with clear directions. All you need is this item, the bag of coffee, some measuring spoons (the first time) and away you go.
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