Food Kitchen Tools & Products Over 43,000 Shoppers Love This Cold Brew Maker That Crafts a 'Smooth, Rich, and Uplifting Cup of Coffee' And it’s only $28. By Lily Gray Lily Gray Lily Gray has been a writer with Dotdash Meredith since 2020. She is a home e-commerce writer for Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, and Southern Living. She specializes in writing news and deals content and product reviews. As a shopping expert, she's constantly testing products and searching the internet for the best sales, product launches, and trends in home decor, furniture, cleaning, organizing, kitchen, home improvement, and gardening. Previously, she was an e-commerce shop writer contributing editorial content across all legacy Meredith brands. Highlights: * Wrote 200+ articles for brands including Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, PEOPLE, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, and Martha Stewart Living. * Previous e-commerce shop writer across all legacy Meredith brands. * Wrote 250+ articles for Amazon On-Site Publishing for all legacy Meredith brands. * Contributed to Better Homes & Gardens newsletters. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on June 19, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Learn more. Photo: amazon.com Cold brew is a summer staple, but running to your local coffee shop or buying pitchers at the grocery store can get expensive quickly. While you can make iced coffee from home by brewing hot coffee over ice, that process can dilute the flavor and leave you with luke-warm coffee right from the pot. The slow, overnight process of cold brew, however, makes a robust cup that's less acidic than hot coffee—perfect for hot summer days. And this $28 cold brew maker is an Amazon best-seller with more than 43,000 perfect ratings. The Takeya Cold Brew Maker is equipped with everything you need to make a perfect cup (aside from the actual coffee), including a BPA-free plastic pitcher, a fine mesh filter, an airtight lid, and a slip-free silicone handle. Its leakproof and shatterproof design is also temperature-resistant to ensure a mess-free pour. And you can get it in two sizes: 1 or 2 quarts which make four or eight servings of coffee respectively. amazon.com To buy: $28; amazon.com. To make a flavorful cup of cold brew, simply add coarsely ground coffee to the filter, pour cold water into the pitcher, and then refrigerate the concoction for 24 hours. The cold brew stays fresh in the fridge for up to two weeks, so you can sip at your leisure. The pitcher also fits snuggly in most fridge doors, according to the brand—and the slim design is meant to save space in your refrigerator. Stocking Up on Frozen Food? Shoppers Love This Adjustable That 'Transformed' Their Freezers Thousands of shoppers praise the cold brew maker because it's easy to use and makes a tasty cup of coffee just like they would otherwise get at a café. "What a great, simple, easy-to-use system for our cold brew," one reviewer said, calling it "a definite must-have for your own 'Do-It-At-Home' coffee bar!" Another shopper said the cold brew maker, "seriously cut down" their caffeine expenditures "by 50 to 75 percent." And a final shopper summed it up perfectly: "After brewing calmly in your fridge overnight, you can wake up to a delicious, smooth, rich, and uplifting cup of coffee!" Skip the Starbucks line and head to Amazon to shop this best-selling cold brew maker for only $28. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit