KitchenAid 38 oz Cold Brew Coffee Maker - KCM5912

I've been with amazon for over 7 years now and have never written a review before; this product is so good that I just had too. I honestly picked this product because I have had an interest in cold brewing, love the Kitchen Aid brand, and loved the design of this product. It looks better in person than in these photos (something that almost never happens), and it feels very solid. You can tell this is just good quality once you open the box. It is a very simple process, fill the filter thingy up with 250g of coffee grounds (I just eyeballed it because they have a fill line to give you an idea of where you should stop pouring, in case [like me] you don't have a digital scale in your kitchen), coarse grounds are what you want to use, but I didn't have any in the house and just used my fine grounds. You let it brew in cold water in your refrigerator or on the counter in room temp (I went with cold water + the fridge) for 12 to 24 hours (the longer it brews the stronger/more bitter it will get); I went with 15 hours. Then you remove the filter thingy and you can begin drinking your coffee. I like it black, so I pour my cup (already filled with ice) a third of the way up with the coffee concentrate you brew from this cold brewer and the rest of the cup with water, stir and enjoy. It is easy to clean, looks great, holds a large amount of coffee in a small amount of space, and I love how nicely it fits on the shelf of the fridge, as if it was always meant to be there. If you are thinking about buying this, stop thinking about it and do it. This thing is the greatest thing for coffee lovers since the discovery of the bean.

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.

I love this cold brew maker. So easy to use. Not cheap material. Great quality. So easy to clean and brews delicious coffee. Definitely need to use coarse grounds but dang I have used it religiously since I bought it and no longer go to Aroma Joes!!! I have saved sooooo much money.

I know there are less expensive cold brew coffee makers available and this is the first unit I have ever purchased to make cold brew coffee. Still, the quality of this simple device is immediately obvious from the moment you start unpacking it. This is a very well constructed unit, easy to clean, and it takes very little space in your refrigerator. I have made, and begun to drink, my first cold brew coffee. I used Stone Street Coffee Cold Brew Reserve Colombian Single Origin Coarsely Ground Coffee and followed the Kitchenaid instructions exactly. I let the coffee steep in my refrigerator (yes, in the refrigerator, not on the counter) for 23 hours because I just couldn't wait any longer. The cold brew is absolutely outstanding!! I really like the Starbucks cold brew and thought it might be tough to match it. But this is a breeze and easily rivals the Starbucks coffee. I did buy other coffees and will post comments as I try them. For now though, my first brew with this coffee came out perfectly. Rich, smooth, loaded with flavor. If you are thinking about trying to make your own cold brew at home you won't go wrong starting off with this brewer and the Stone Cold coffee grind. Make your purchase and in no time you'll be enjoying great coffee.

Let me save you some money. I’m a professional chef and I make my own coffee. In a separate Cambro, not this device. I only pour the coffee in here. My first order? I was very pleased with, it worked great for about 2 months, zero issues. I saw the leaking reviews and thought “What’s everyone talking about? This is great!” Then the first leak began. I put the KitchenAid in our fridge overnight and it leaked ruining so many other ingredients. Aside from the cost, it was a mess to clean up. I did all the reviews of cleaning and gasket placement, never mattered. Leaks were constant. I reached out to KitchenAid and they sent me a newer model guaranteeing the leak issue had been fixed. Worked fine the first brew but leaked 2 days later, ruining more ingredients, costing more than the device and creating the same mess. Now I use glass bottles from IKEA and a funnel for our cold brew for under $20. !!DO NOT BUY!!

We ordered a refurbished KitchenAid KCM4212SX for substantially less money and it recently arrived in perfect condition as far as I could tell. A rep from Amazon told some years ago that refurbished were still warranted by Amazon and often just the packaging was damaged. In this case, it was factory refurbished and was in excellent condition. As a retired mechanical engineer, I can truly appreciate the ergonomics that went into the design. It’s a tremendous design and simple to use. I will be making cold brew tea more often than not while my wife will undoubtably be making cold brew coffee. The concentrate ratio for tea leaves is substantially greater than the coffee ratio but both are significant. I completely took the unit apart today to clean it and get a better understanding of how the unit works. It shines with quality and weight and is easy to operate. Some thinking definitely went into its design. The plastic wrench doubles as a plastic nut to hold the drain and after that is removed along with the hose it has another wrench at its end to fit the plastic nut that holds the valve. The valve is sturdy and is also of high quality in my opinion. I’ve looked up the chemistry behind cold brewing and I do recommend that you do the same. The taste of cold brew is amazing if you have never had it before. I recommend that you use filtered water and heat the water enough to dissolve your sugar ahead of time so as to get it into solution. You can then throw in some ice that was made with the filtered water to cool it down. You would only do this if you knew exactly how your going to like it based on the ratios. As I recall, the concentrate coffee ratio is 3 to 1 and the tea leaves is 7 to 1. Once you get comfortable using the device, I think you will be keeping your concentrate readily available. The amounts are given by weight which can be estimated with the lines on the unit. We are fortunate to have a very nice high end scale. More and more I seem to be finding recipes that specify amounts by weight in grams. Again, once you have made a batch of one or the other, I think the lines will suffice.

There are a bunch of cold brew products out there but there are a few that stand out from the rest. I went back and forth on several brands but ultimately settled on the kitchen aid as it just ticked all the boxes. I has a sleek look and fits absolutely perfect in my fridge. One of the things I like most about it is that I can simply open the fridge, put a glass under the spout and fill it up. I don't need to take a container out and pour, I don't need to unscrew anything, I just turn the spout on, fill my cup and turn the spout off. I know, first world problems right? Brewing: So I know that cold brew is supposed to be done with coarse grounds but frankly I'm too lazy to buy whole beans and grind them coarsely for cold brew so I just use standard pre-ground coffee. With this method I just open up the pack, dump it into the filter, fill 1/2 way with water, let it bloom and then fill the rest of the way. Let it brew for 24 hours, pull the filter and start enjoying cold brew. The filter on this is super fine which helps filter out the "sludge" that you might get with using regular grounds but honestly during the brew process most of that settles to the bottom and with the help of the textured glass bottom, it stays there without making it's way into your cup. Cleaning: Something I think that gets overlooked on coffee makers is the cleaning. This thing is super easy to clean. The big open top makes it super easy to reach into with your sponge in hand and scrub. The spout and "plumbing" can also be removed and taken apart if you want to do a full cleaning of every part that coffee touches. Issues: None here at all after around 3 months of use. There were some complaints about the spout leaking or some kind of leaking going on somewhere, I have not had any of those problems. Overall: Great choice for delicious cold brew coffee but with the unfortunate Kitchen-Aid premium price tag.

Updated 2023: Below is my original review. Since writing that, I have continued to use this cold-brew coffee maker. However, the spigot no longer works and hasn't for at least a few years. While it never leaked like many have reported, over time it became slower and slower. Regardless of how many times I have removed the tubing and cleaned it thoroughly with small bottle brushes to get up into the spigot, it just doesn't flow or drip at all. I don't know why. I use the correct grind of coffee. I believe it has to do with the design of the tubing that bends at a 90-degree angle from the spigot to the base. However, for me -- this is no longer an issue. The way this coffee maker brews the coffee is by the far the best of any I have since tried. Therefore, after I brew the coffee for roughly 24 hours, I pour the contents into a large glass bottle and store that bottle in the refrigerator. For me, this is a preferable way of enjoying the cold brew, anyway, rather than opening the refrigerator and drip-drip-dripping the concentrate from the maker into a cup, while the refrigerator door is open. Plus, a bottle takes up far less space than the maker in the refrigerator. Still, the poor design of the spigot, tubing, and the difficulty in thoroughly cleaning the maker (or deep cleaning as I previously referred to it) requires me to reduce the star rating to three stars rather than the original 4 of my previous review. ************************* Original Review (2017) I purchased this cold brew coffee maker two years ago and have used it regularly without any trouble. It makes excellent cold brew concentrate which you can then mix however you please. It's easy to use and very easy to clean although it takes a little more time to disassemble the spigot and tubing for those occasions you decide to 'deep clean' it. I do that about once every three-four months and really don't notice any degradation in flavor in between those deep cleaning months. One complaint: There is a significant amount of plastic on the bottom of the glass container. It's hard plastic and I have no idea if it is BPA free or not. This does concern me as the coffee touches that plastic continually. For that reason, I'm now considering switching to another product that has no plastic on it, such as the jar-type brewers. Other than that, I really like this coffee maker. It's very attractive, is fairly small and fits nicely into my refrigerator for easy access. The spigot has never leaked unless I don't twist it close completely. User error. I wish they hadn't put that plastic on the bottom of it.

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。

We just purchased this product, it was fantastic for the first 30 min after the brew, then it leaked all over our fridge. Awesome. Checking the reviews a little more thoroughly we discovered a trend of these with a same issue. The coffee was great before the leak do 5 stars if you get one that works.

I love my cold brew coffee and thanks to Amazon and Kitchenaid for offering this product in India. Perfect solution for cold coffee needs.

Makes excellent cold brew concentrate...well made like all kitchenaid appliances. Has a heavy base so no need to worry about tipping in fridge or breaking. Fits well on shelf in fridge..very happy with purchase