Not Ninja Or KitchenAid: This Brand Makes The Best Cold-Brew Coffee Maker, Per Consumer Reports
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Cold brew is one of the easiest coffee drinks you can make at home — you combine cold water with grounds and let it sit for a day. When the weather is hot, few things hit better than a chilled glass of cold brew to caffeinate you. Buying a glass from a coffee shop or a bottle of our top-rated store-bought cold brews adds up quickly. If you're looking to start making your own, Consumer Reports reviewed an array of cold brew makers and recommended just one: Primula's Burke Cold Brew Coffee Maker.
The consumer advocacy and product review nonprofit praised the maker for its convenience and price. The Burke was not only Consumer Reports' top-rated maker, but it was also one of the cheapest. The maker consists of a 51-ounce glass carafe and an easy-to-clean mesh filter. Pour the grounds into the filter and let it sit in the water for 24 hours in the refrigerator. Dump out the grounds, and you can put the maker in the dishwasher (the filter only goes on the top rack) for an easy cleaning process.
What people online are saying about Primula's Burke Cold Brew Coffee Maker
On Reddit, a poster began a thread to see what they were doing wrong when brewing with their Burke. It turned out they were using bad coffee beans — starting with medium-roasted beans from Latin America is one of our top tips for making the best cold brew at home. No coffee maker can brew cold gold out of bad beans. The responses came from people who were happy with their Burkes.
Reviews on Walmart's website are positive, with the maker receiving 4.8 stars out of five. "Best cold brew you will have. No more spending money at Dunkin," wrote one reviewer. On Amazon, where you can buy a six-cup size for around $20, a reviewer calls it easy and cost-effective.
One tip from Reddit on using the Burke cold brew maker is making sure the grounds are fully submerged. Some people fill the carafe by pouring the water through the mesh basket full of grounds; other people recommend layering a bit at a time — add a scoop of grounds, then wet it with some water, repeating until all the coffee and water are in the maker.