Hario Cafetière Mizudashi Coffee Pot Mini-brown, Std

The filter is perfect for the coffee, I’ve used others in the past that have always left dust in the pot.Following the instructions it uses quite a lot of coffee grinds to one pot but it sure is worth! Ended up getting a second one as it’s now the only way I have my coffee, and sometimes the pot was in the dishwasher…Additionally, the bottom of the filter detaches making it so easy to clean!!!

Works as expected, easiest way to make cold brew I’ve ever trialed. Annoying that product arrived with a crack in the lid, still functions okay

So easy to use and produces a lovely result. 80g coffee grounds, fill with water, pop in fridge over night, so simple.Tip: I don't opt for sugar or sweetener in coffee but I felt this cold brew method required it. Neither dissolve easily in cold water but I tried a sugar free salted caramel syrup and it's indistinguishable from the high street offerings, at a fraction of the cost.

What I like about this product.Easy to useThe filter is easy to cleanEasy to emptyHolds a decent volume of concentrated coffee, since I am the only one who drinks it, it lasts about five days as I do not like to add too much since the max you should have is about 4 cups of coffee a day.What I dislike about the productThe jug is not easy to clean, as it is narrow. Although if you have a bristled brush it should be fine.The glass jug looks pretty fin, so I am not sure how long it will last. See the update part of my review for more info.Even though the filter is easy to clean after a while it got to the point where it was permanently stained.I'm not sure why there is a flavor rating. Since there are loads of things that can affect the flavor of the coffee. For example, the balance of minerals in the water you use, how the temperature of your fridge, or if you decide to brew it at room temp, how fine or coarse the coffee is, the brand you use, and the type of roast you use for your coffee. The list is endless! So I would ignore that metric on a purchase like this.Update: After 1 year and a half, mine has developed a crack on the top. To be fair I have been using this every week since the day I got it, so having to resort to buying a new one but not the exact one. It is still usable but who knows when the crack propagates rendering it useless.If you decide to get this, I find it is better to feel the jug with water first then place the filter in then the coffee. It saves waiting for all the water to drain from the filter into the jug.

When this arrived in my office people were intrigued, but a few - quite rightfully - asked "could you not do the same thing in a french press, or similar? Well the answer is yes, and no.The key to sucessful cold brewing is the ratio of coffee to water. It is much higher than hot brew coffee. The hario takes away the guess work as the coffee 'pouch' when filled with ground coffee, and the glass container filled with water and inserted, will/should give you the ideal ratio for cold brew (in theory - see below)Also the nylon filter in the coffee pouch ensures that no grit from the coffee is allowed to seep through. Had you used a french press you would have had to weigh the coffee and water, and hoped that the press filter was fine enough to not let any gritty bits of coffee bean into the drink....So for thirteen pounds this is not actually a bad investment vs just using a press - which you probably already have at home (maybe try a press first to get an idea of what cold brew is like - weigh the coffee and water first though. it's approx 1:4 ratio of coffee to water).So now that that bits' out of the way - is this any good? It's decent enough. it fits snug in my fridge door shelf (which i press would never do) and the coffee that it produces is very drinkable indeed.however for my liking this doesnt produce a strong enough brew in 24 hours (12hrs / overnight is way too weak, like tea water), suggesting that the water to coffee ratio is off - yet as the pouch is filled to the max with coffee and you have to fill the jug all the way to ensure the grounds are all wet - you cannot tweak this. The only thing you can tweak is the brew time.I would suggest a minimum of 24 hours. Also try varying the type of coffee used (if you like a strong brew) - an italian dark roast will give a darker, more bitter result. This is better if you want to mix the drink with milk/cream as a weak brew mixed with milk/cream will have little coffee flavour in the end.i have not yet found my ideal combination for this - but when i do I will update this review. I am happy with the product - it's just like all coffee makers - hot or cold - coffee is subjective and everyone likes theirs different so you have to tweak the process to meet your preference. this is no different.update - downgrading. I have tried different coffee bean roasts but still only achieve a rather weak brew. This might be fine except for the cost of the amount of coffee needed! For example if you use a typical supermarket (for the record i didn't and ground my own coffee beans) weigh in at around 250g. This would be enough for about 3 uses. You might say, okay, this makes a litre each time - BUT as coffee oxidises rather quickly you have to drink it quite quickly, and because it's so weak in strength I was drinking it from large tumbler like glasses - so really 1000ml of this coffee is around 3 drinks.My new method of iced coffee is to just use my espresso machine and extract the shot over a glass filled with ice. This is significantly cheaper and actually has a better flavour too....I will use this for making flavoured waters now ....

Easy to use and a sturdy, well made product

The brand is Japanese and the instructions you recieve are in Japanese. After watching a youtube video and looking around online it was easy enough to use. It can be awkward to pour in the cold water at first as you get use to holding the coffee filter filled with coffee grounds.I went with 50 grams of coarsely ground coffee as it was medium to dark roast and let it sit for 24hrs in the fridge. Just like any cold brew the flavour is intense and no bitterness. Flavour will vary depending on the water and coffee beans you use.It's ease of cleaning is kind of mixed. The glass jug itself and the lid are easy to clean. The filter is the most difficult part. when you remove the coffee filter with the grounds in it after the steeping period you need to hold it over the jug to allow the coffee to drain out. Then let the filter to sit in the sink till it's drained. The twist bottom is fantastic to help put the coffee grounds into the food bin. However you won't get 100% of the grounds in there. Some will stick to the sides and it's easier to wash that down the sink. I hand washed everything so I don't know if you could safely put this in the washing machine. I would also treat this delicately as well if one part breaks it may render the whole jug useless.I'd recommend this to anyone who have restricted fridge space and don't want to make large amounts of cold brew all at once. If you want to make several litres you'd be better off getting cheese cloth and large glass jug. If you've never drank cold brew before then take note, the coffee produced is much stronger and the caffiene effect feels stronger. I wouldn't recommend drinking large glasses of this. Pour out maybe 100ml at a time.

There's very little that I would like to change about this Cold Brew coffee maker.First and foremost it is entirely foolproof. Now I appreciate that very many cold brew makers are, as it is a case of pooring the grounds into the filter, adding water and go! However, with previous cold brew makers, I have always managed to get grounds into the actual liquid. Now that might have been completely down to user error, admittedly. The thing is, the Hario has an entirely different filter, rather than a fine mesh it feels like a porous membrane that won't even let through fine coffee grounds.While the instructions are entirely in Japanese, they are accompanied by clear pictograms that tell you what to do. Additionally, you could find the instructions on the products amazon page.The only slight improvement that I could see is that the lid doesn't seal the carafe for the full 100% leaving a chance open for some spills, and coffee smells that might linger in your fridge. So far though, that hasn't happened to me yet.

Much cheaper than buying concentrate but you have to remember to make it 8 hours in advance of when it’s needed.

I've started getting into cold brew coffee recently and thought instead of paying through the nose to buy premade at coffee shops etc, I should get my own carafe and get brewing. So I did a little bit of research, asked a few friends and Mizudashi seemed to be quite popular so I went for it and bought the 1L pot.It's a *beautiful* bit of glass and I would have loved for the plastic to be made of something else but it looks great on the fridge and the counter. The only problem I had on arrival was that all the instructions are in Japanese - not really a problem as you can easily find usage videos and guides on YouTube and via Google search if you need them. I've actually found that exceeding the recommended measurement of coffee grounds for the litre makes for a better brew but don't be too rigid - you can make it stronger or weaker. It's all to taste and part of the fun of brewing.The brewing itself takes longer than I expected. It's really a drip process, which means that when you're making a litre, you can still take 20 minutes of brewing (or more) with active stirring etc. You need to pour batches of water of about 100-150mls and let it drip through. So what I tend to do is combine it with other kitchen activities and come back to pour water and give it a gentle stir.When done, I keep it in the fridge for about 24 hours and I've found I can keep the coffee for a week. It's recommended you pour the coffee over ice to serve but I routinely pour into a thermos and find that at fridge temperature it makes for a hell of a cup.My only real niggle with this is that the filter can be a bit annoying to clean. So I tend to have to scoop out wet grounds and then I attack it with an old bottle brush to really clean it. You can expect it to become stained with age though.If you're into your coffee then I strongly recommend this.

I was underwhelmed with my first couple of attempts at making cold-brew coffee with this item. Third time I used my favourite Cafe Direct Machu Picchu beans, patiently let the water filter through the coffee grounds (takes several minutes), gently disturbed the grounds to keep them separated without forcing them into the mesh and brewed for around 10 hours.Then I stirred the brew before pouring, heated in a microwave and drank! The coffee tastes very smooth and totally lacking in bitterness. I quite like a bit of bitter but my wife was highly enthusiastic about the flavour, and it was nice, unlike other coffee I've ever tasted.However, compared to drip coffee I worked out I'm using around twice as much coffee beans per litre of coffee. So you have to really like the result!Personally, I'm a big Aeropress fan. I would choose Aeropress over this every time. I think it extracts way more flavour from your beans and can be adapted to suit most tastes in coffee. (For example, to minimise bitterness use less water in the Aeropress and dilute the pressed coffee more.)I've marked the jug down on 'Easy to clean' because it's so tall and I can't get my hand in to clean it properly. Fortunately my wife's hands are more petite!Finally, I was in two minds about whether to get the 600ml or the litre version. I'm glad I chose the litre as 600ml of coffee seems to disappear rather too quickly in my household!

This product is the best, and easiest, way I’ve found of making delicious cold brew coffee.Just pop 80g of coarse ground (medium or dark roast) coffee into the filter. Add the filter to the jug then pour cold water onto the coffee, filling the jug to about 2cm from the top (I have the 1 litre) Then just leave in the fridge to brew for at least 12 hours. Once ready, remove the filter (it’s so easy to clean) and put your jug of cold brew concentrate back in the fridge. It normally lasts me a few days.Personally I love it mixed with normal milk or chocolate milk and some vanilla syrup for an amazing cold brew latte/mocha.If you like cold brew coffee I would recommend this product over any other I’ve tried, and I’ve tried a few.If you’ve decided to buy one, enjoy!

I’ve been hopped up on brew coffee for 3 years now and I can state that hands down the best cold brew coffee i’ve ever drank is the batch I make with this jug and what is more at a mere tenth of the price you regurarly pay (I’ve calculated it costs me 0.33 euros, 33 cents per cup instead of 3-3.5 euros I would actually pay to get one from a coffeeplace)! Buy yourself a quality single origin coffee beans, ask for the beans to be ground for brewing cold brew coffee or even for paper filter coffee makers, fill the filter provided up to the point where the opaque plastic ends (not necessary to fill the entire filter), add enough mineral water to fill the filter and stir gently to make the coffee froth and continue stirring until all the water passes through the filter and drips into the jar. Add the same amount of water again and stir. Repeat until the jug is full and place in the fridge for anywhere between 12-36 hours depending on how strong you like your cold brew coffee. Whole process takes 15-20 mins max to prepare a full jug (the big one). Serve over ice only, no milk, no sugar or anything else so as to taste the true flavour of the coffee beans you bought! Buying a second one as we speak!

Enjoyed a cold brew at Costa this summer? These are the jugs they used to make them.And they're *really easy* to use.Just add 80g of coffee (filter or cafetière grind) into the filter; pour through about 1.2l of water, stirring it with a chopstick or something to make sure every grain gets soaked (takes a few minutes); then put it in the fridge door and leave it overnight.Next day remove and empty the filter -- before you empty it, though, you'll probably want to give the filter a bit of a squeeze to get out all of the cold brew -- and you're done. Including washing up the filter, it all just takes a few minutes. And then you've got a litre or so of cold brew -- for... well, however long that will last you! :)At least 8 hours of brewing is usually recommended -- but beyond that, just experiment. Ideal length of time will very much depend on the particular coffee you're using and how strong you like it. Usually, I leave it around 14-16 hours, but I've left it as long as 24 hours and still really enjoyed the results.Finally, some reviews here (and videos on YouTube) will say to dilute it for drinking; however, that's really just a matter of preference. I like it best undiluted, poured over ice; or sometimes with a bit of milk and syrup if I feel like an iced latte.Anyway, if you already like cold brew, this will give you exactly what you're looking for -- and pay for itself in no time!Highly recommended! I've been using mine about 4 months now and no complaints whatsoever.

Unable to give a fair review due to inability to use it as it arrived with a big crack on the lid.