Toddy T2N Cold Brew System Review
I am NOT a coffee drinker, hot or cold, but my husband is a Starbucks Mocha in the little bottle, addict. Until two weeks ago neither of us had heard of cold brewed coffee. Our local paper did an article on cold brewed drinks, hot and cold, and mentioned amongst other products, The Toddy. So after reading the numerous good reviews on Amazon, I immediately ordered one. Since we don’t have a grinder, we had the beans ground at a local store and rushed home and to make our first batch. All the while my skeptical husband was sure that this was just another of my impulse purchases.
The next morning was he surprised. He said that everything the good reviews said, about taste etc.. was true. He made a Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk and cold brewed coffee and ice in the cocktail shaker, and was hooked. He says that his tastes as good as any he has had in Thai restaurants.
I don’t like the taste of coffee, but I love the smell, and the taste of coffee candy, and coffee ice cream. After smelling the concentrate, my mouth started watering for an iced cappuccino – 2 ozs, cold brewed coffee, 6 ozs. milk, and 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla, optional sweetener, shaken with ice in a cocktail shaker. GUESS WHAT … it still tasted like coffee! My husband finished it, and said that it was delicious.
Next, cold brewed tea for me, as I am a tea drinker, hot or cold.
The Toddy is not a gimmick, it does make superior tasting coffee. I’m trying to get my husband to mix it with hot water for a hot coffee… but since it is about 100 degrees now, and has been for a few weeks, that will have to wait.
The only negative that I can find, is that the filters and an extra plug (just in case it is lost), can only be bought online. I live in San Francisco and there are no stores near me that sell them. The shipping is almost as much as the filters. The filters can only be used 10 – 12 times because of bacteria accumulation.
The Toddy company told me on the phone that the filters don’t ‘wear out’, but have to be replaced after 10 -12 uses because of the bacteria. He said if that is of concern to me (it is), I can boil them for about 10 minutes. I will probably do that after a few more uses and then replace the filter after the suggested 10 -12 uses or three months.
Next time I make a batch, I am going to immediately reuse the grounds as suggested in other reviews. I’m not sure how much water to use, the original amount or less, but since it is free, it is worth a shot.
I am an impulse buyer, and this was one of my best impulses ever.
******* UPDATE, 7/27/10
We made a second batch of cold brewed coffee using the same grounds that we had just brewed. Since we got no responses when we asked reviewers here who had used the same grounds twice how much water they had used, we decided to use a little more than half of the amount used in the first brewing. We initially had 12 ozs. of ground coffee and used 7 cups of water, as per the instructions in the manual.
After draining the first batch, I immediately added four cups of water, and cold brewed for an additional 12 hours. When I drained it, I got back 3.5 cups of concentrate. I think I got so much back because some of the water from the first brewing came out also.
My husband said that both the first and second brewing of the same grounds, tasted very similar, both very strong and flavorful. The difference was that the second cold brewed concentrate left a sightly bitter aftertaste. This was barely noticeable when he made several iced coffee drinks using the second batch. It didn’t ruin the drink, it was still excellent. He is keeping the batches separate at this time, but may decide to mix them in one container. The slight bitter aftertaste may be from the acid, etc. that was left behind after the first brewing.
For a minimal amount of work, and no additional expense, we got about 75% more concentrate from the same amount of grounds, without a loss of flavor or strength. Because we brewed the second batch right after draining the first, we had to time it so that we weren’t up in the middle of the night draining the second batch, since they were 12 hours apart.
Toddy T2N Cold Brew System Feature
- Designed to brew coffee with 67-percent less acid than coffee made with hot brew methods
- Patented cold brew system uses regular coffee beans to create super smooth hot coffee, but with no electricity required
- The Toddy Cold Brew System also makes tea, served hot or cold
- Set includes brewing container with handle, glass decanter with lid, 2 reusable filters, 1 rubber stopper, set of instructions, and recipe guide
- Get more out of your coffee beans, since the coffee concentrate stays fresh for up to 3 weeks
Toddy T2N Cold Brew System Overview
“(The Toddy) is the ultimate coffee maker.” -The Washington Post Now you can create a ‘coffeehouse’ coffee – served steaming hot or iced cold, and in the comfort of your home – for much less than expensive signature coffee drinks! As important as those fresh roasted beans are to your cup of coffee, it’s what you do with them that counts the most. In 1964, as a chemical engineering graduate of Cornell, Todd Simpson developed and patented a cold brew system that, using regular coffee beans, creates a superior-tasting cup of steaming HOT coffee. And, with 67% LESS ACID than coffee made by conventional hot brew methods, it’s easier on sensitive stomachs. The Toddy coffee maker extracts the coffee bean’s true delicious flavor and eliminates much of the acidity, producing a bold, super-smooth coffee that can be served one cup at a time. The Toddy brewer is also ideal for making tea – served hot or over ice. What’s in the box: Brewing Container with Handle, Glass Decanter with Lid, Reusable Filters (2), Rubber Stopper (1), Instructions & Recipe Guide.
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*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Aug 12, 2010 20:32:15
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