Cold Brew Your Way To An Amazing Hot Cup Of Coffee. (Food Hacker Series) OXO vs. Toddy

[@jravell]

You don't need "tools" to make coffee without silt. You just need a coffee filter. I don't get why so many people want to make cold-brew so difficult. You mix coffee and water, and a day later you filter it. That's all.

[@matthewgabbard6415]

Some people like to do a performance art ritual for an audience of one haha

[@trekkiejunk]

Agreed. However there is one thing i will give the OXO and Toddy. Since it takes a while to strain the coffee, having a device that you can just allow it to sit, and come back to later may be convenient for some. When i make my cold brew, i have to pour just a few ounces into the filter, wait, come back and do it again, and repeat several times. For some, they may want to "set it and forget it" as Ron Popeil used to say.

[@motorbikeray]

I appreciate the video. For cold brew coffee it is extra equipment that I'd have to buy that I don't need and it's too much work that isn't worth the time for me. I've been doing the much simpler method for years that most everyone who own a French press and coffee bean grinder can do: 1. Use the coffee grinder to course grind two to three tablespoons of whole coffee beans. 2. Put the course ground coffee into the empty French press container. 3. Fill the French press container halfway with filtered water and stir the coffee to mix it with the water. 4. Fill the French press container with filtered water to one-inch below the top of the container. 5. Cover the French press container with aluminum foil and let the coffee brew in the refrigerator for 24 hours. 6. at 23.5 hours use the French press plunger to push the coffee down to the bottom of the French press container. 7. Put the French press container in refrigerator for 30 minutes to let the freshly pressed coffee settle. 8. At drink time pour the coffee into two mugs by filling one mug about one-inch then filling the other mug about one-inch. Repeat alternating one-inch pours between both mugs until all the cold brew coffee is poured. After I finish pouring the cold-brew coffee into the two mugs I prepare a new batch of cold-brew coffee that goes into the refrigerator less than five minutes later. The above 8 steps makes two 2-cup mugs of cold brew coffee for me daily. I drink the first 2-cup mug of cold-brew coffee around 3 hours after waking up, which is when my morning energy levels start to dip. I drink the second 2-cup mug of cold-brew coffee around 3 pm, which is when my afternoon energy levels start to dip.

[@trpcham123]

OMG... Look at "easy" cold brew youtubes. Measure any coffee grounds into any glass/Mason jar. Add cool water. Seal. Refrigerate for 12-24hrs. Using a drip coffee maker and filter, pour coffee and grounds from the jar into filter and allow coffee to drip into the pot. Once done dripping you are done. Another way is to get measured packets of coffee, put one into a measured amount of water, let it steep for 12-24 hrs. Pour off the coffee into your coffee pot or cup and enjoy!

[@diggy2024]

I don't find that method any simpler tbh, and you have to do it everyday... i spend 5min making cold brew with the oxo and now i have enough cold brew to last me a whole week.

[@DeathclawJedi]

Been doing cold brew for a little under 20 years now.(toddy maker) Don't do it all the time but once in a while I'll make a batch up throw it in an old glass sun tea 2 gallon jar with a built in spigot that fits perfectly on the top shelf of my fridge. The glass container that came with it was great till I butterfingered it and dropped it on the floor one day. So I purchased a second toddy maker just for the pitcher and then thought about the sun tea jar so now the pitcher gets used when I do one batch and the tea jar when I do two. I did not know about the metal filter... I've just been rinsing it out and drying till used up and replacing it from time to time over the years. Have to look into that thanks!

[@Jerome616]

Another option for cold brew, Buy a large gallon size mason jar (they have them at Target and Walmart) and a large size funnel. Fill the mason jar with six tablespoons of coffee, then with filtered water. Be sure to sake it at least once during the 24 hours it will brew. laying the mason jar on its side will increase the surface area of coffee exposed to water. Once done, use a #2 coffee filter and a funnel then filter your coffee into a large tea jar or other receptacle. Repeat till it is done. Store in the fridge.

[@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1]

6 tablespoons is NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH for a gallon & no matter which way you lay the jar or stand it up will not change the exposure to water - that is not how enclosed liquid volumes work. Furthermore, that method of turning it on its side is only useful in - and instructed to do - in infuser style/center filter drum pitchers. 6 tablespoons LOL that is not even enough for seven 6oz cups of coffee on a normal brewer…

[@Jerome616]

@@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1 Yo, if you factor in the air that is trapped in the bottle (due to the nature of coffee grounds) you do end up with a pocket of unexposed coffee grounds. Eventually it all sinks to the bottom anyway, but i like to turn it to the side to speed that up. Also, this is cold brew, its highly concentrated and brewed over a period of 12 to 24 hours. It comes out very strong. i use only a small portion in each of my cups of coffee.

[@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1]

@@Jerome616 6 tablespoons to a gallon is not brewing coffee. It is still water bro.

[@matthewjeffries4621]

Thx for the vid and the comparison between the toddy and oxo. I've had the oxo for YEARS and just now learned about the layering technique, DOH!

[@notforprophet]

It's advised for the Toddy but the technique applies to the OXO

[@NiceleyDone]

This video is totally awesome! Just got the OXO cold brew from a Christmas party. Knowing I could convert to hot totally saves me a re gift 😅👌🏻def gonna enjoy this

[@notforprophet]

I realized the microwave by accident cause I made too much cold brew for a movie set I was directing.

[@trekkiejunk]

You didn't realize that you could heat up cold coffee? Ummmmm....

[@sahiltalwar6360]

You just have to pull the lever out on the OXO to raise it - you don't have to push it in the back :)

[@jeffnotti9932]

THIS is a great video.. you took the mystery away from cold brew.... i am going to try a cold brew again .. thanks J

[@notforprophet]

Yeah it is totally worth trying again. Hope it works out for you this time around

[@Francisralph1]

With the OXO just slide the carafe out to automatically trigger the quick release

[@Floydwellian]

Medium course dark roast, water in the old French press for 24 hours in fridge. Squish, pour through the built in French press filter and BOOM! Very tasty cold brew. No silt if you let it sit for a minute. Who needs all these contraptions? Buy, buy, buy.

[@shelbyrlff]

For the OXO, I haven't needed to press the interior to stop draining; you can just lift up the same lever to stop it.

[@marclegarreta3359]

If you pull the level out, it slides back up easily. I have never been able to just slide it back up.

[@AbdulazizAlAzmi-pu7ns]

Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!

[@yogayoggie2209]

I just get into cold brew, this is bu far the the best video

[@matthewgabbard6415]

It probably gets darker because when molecules get heated they move around. So the sediment inside agitates and extracts a bit more

[@qazmko22]

Pro tip! if you want to stop the dripping of the OXO then pull the carafe out. It's designed to trip the lever.

[@yakult478]

This video is so amazing, I'm gonna have a flask of cold brew at my desk and have fresh coffee all day ahaha 🤩🤩🤩

[@peaceful3250]

I really like cold brew but I only make it using coffee beans I'm not crazy about for hot coffee (I do three methods). Cold brewing somehow improves the coffee.

[@royalecrafts6252]

use a ultrafine mesh cheese cloth for the manual filtering or in my case I do 10 litter jugs, I just put the cheese cloth with all the coffe in a hydraulic press to make sure every bit of coffe comes out lol, your method is innefficient, is just cool and that's all

[@JMGeranimo]

Your first words should be taught in schools again thanks for the video. I have the oxo by default and have loved it so far.

[@simonederobert1612]

I'm old. OMG, I am old. How old? You ask. Well, I am old enough to have used the TODDY method of coffee brewing since the 1980s. Would still be using it but what with several moves from state to state and within one state, well sometime in these intervening years I lost the black plug, and I'm not really sure where the filter may have gotten to, plus the carafe broke. So all I have had for several years is the big plastic brewing container and memories of preferring TODDY coffee to any other method I have used, including any type of hot brewing method you can name. That's why I clicked on this video - to remind me of just how to do it. I have decided to return to TODDY. Also in those intervening years, I have become a single-person household, so making an entire pot of coffee for only one consumer makes no sense. I prefer my coffee to at least start off hot - though I will drink it cold if I let it sit that long. Making it cold is not an issue - I have a microwave. I have replaced the missing parts of the system. Now I just need to get some ground coffee.

[@jayhartbarger2793]

Except many, many users complain that they leak.

[@RekimNZ]

I just purchased a toddy (Off ebay for next to nothing...) Yum Yum. Thank you for the insight.

[@notforprophet]

It was my mother in laws idea

[@serat0947]

Toddy also has a filter bag but I noticed that you don't use it. Why not? I like the idea of the reusable metal filter with no bag but I don't want grounds in my coffee.

[@notforprophet]

Will have to check it out.

[@suaverp2170]

Did you ever mention your coffee to water ratio? I'd like to know if I missed it

[@notforprophet]

Not exactly. I just use a 12 oz bag of coffee (standard size for most cafes) and fill the water to the top. The dilution ratio is what I will play around with.

[@3eggerfpv397]

Yes, OXO recommends 10oz of coffee or 284grams. What they don't tell you is measured in whole bean or measured in coarse ground. Maybe it's just me, but you weight out 284grams of whole bean, grind that all out and re-weight it, you'll have way over 284grams. Why, IDK! Lastly, I realize this video is several years old at this posting, so FYI, the OXO comes with paper filters to add as well. Just unscrew the bottom of the brewer and add that paper filter on top of the steel mesh filter and re-attach. The locking mechanism to the brewer does not need to be tripped manually by hand. You'll notice two black prongs at the back bottom of the brewer stand, slide the OXO carafe until it touches those prongs. Now when you release your brew from the brewer by pressing down on the switch, you'll notice another set of black prongs drop down in front of the OXO carafe. Basically these prongs are an alignment so that the carafe is in the right position for the drop! To stop the drop and lock the brewer, simple start pulling the carafe out from underneath the stand, this will automatically activate those front prongs upward to the lock position for the brewer. Pretty cool feature that prevents all your brew from spilling onto your counter!

[@diggy2024]

i think your scale broke physics with that lol. I've also found that i can manage to put 12oz of coffee (bean weight) with 48 fl. oz water (same ratio as instructed) in the oxo without overflowing the carafe

[@jamescrawford6543]

Just got my Oxo today. What is the coffee to water ration to use? Thanks!

[@MorganSD]

I got the Oxo cold brewer. When I slide the jar out it triggers the release so no need to reach under to close it

[@Mr.Schweetness]

Toddy also has filter bags that you can add to the pot along with the other filter. Even less mud, and drains lightning fast. Do you have a link for the steel filter you bought?

[@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1]

It automatically lifts it back up when you pull the beaker out of the bottom of the OXO.

[@TheSimpleverse]

There were no comics and this is something I would never do but I still enjoyed this. Im far too lazy for this but I really do want a coffee right now even though its nearly midnight here 😂

[@trekkiejunk]

comics?

[@MichaelToub]

Is this layering thing really necessary? I can't imagine it making any real difference.

[@referralhelper]

I’ve tried both. Gotta say the layering is much better in terms of taste and the amount of cold brew that ends up coming out.

[@notforprophet]

Def makes a difference. Tried it both ways hundreds of times (Actually worked as a barista for over 20 years)

[@michaelcagle4662]

Interesting p, learned something new today.

[@reedram512]

Unintentional ASMR 💯😊

[@Dorito230]

For the OXO, just pull the carafe out, and the quick release shoots up….that’s why there is no instruction about it….lol….Then again, there’s no mention of just pulling the carafe out to activate it.

[@notforprophet]

bet they added that info in an updated manual

[@fyae]

so the layering technique is only for faster draining? how long does it take to drain if you mix it really well?

[@notforprophet]

sometimes it will never drain fully from mixing and will create a very muddy cold brew

[@supremint]

Fantastic video, thanks for doing this!

[@logic3686]

You pull on the OXO lever to release it.

[@vipnetworker]

Question: I've never been a coffee drinker, so I am completely ignorant on coffee. I've just started making cold brew to mix with other drinks. I've noticed a mud like consistency settling to the bottom. Is that safe normal? Do most people drink that? Or filter it out? It seems like it will mix fine if shaken or stirred, but I've tried using a standard paper coffee filter and that filters it out. I'm only using it as a mix in protein shakes, so I don't care about the consistency. I just don't want to drink it if it is bad for me. Thanks for any help 🙏🏻

[@lynxlubbpeeps]

It doesn't matter that's just the remaining fine coffee grounds. But it does add extra caffeine (and probably acidity and bitterness) so you should filter it out if you don't want the extra boost.

[@vipnetworker]

@@lynxlubbpeeps the only reason I’m drinking coffee is for the boost 😂

[@craigenputtock]

Thanks for the video.

[@cb5528]

why would you microwave cold brew coffee ?

[@kiekokat3678]

Wow great video

[@markbeckett3317]

Yes where did you get filter for the toddy?

[@notforprophet]

On Amazon a while back. Not sure who the manufacturer was cause it was so long ago, but I bet there are a few.

[@PMart317]

If you are drinking it cold, do you still put water in it? Figured you just drank the cold brew ! There a ratio at all, beans to water?

[@notforprophet]

I use a whole 12 oz bag of ground coffee for the unit. And then dilute based on desired taste and strength

[@mattyreed316]

great video!

[@markadvincula5297]

Don't the oxo have it's own rainmaker you could use to spread the water evenly?

[@notforprophet]

It’s not a bad option at all

[@Kasanizo]

nice video, kinda sad you didn't extend the series

[@muffinberg7960]

keep these series going

[@notforprophet]

Finally returned. Recipes coming soon as well

[@jacksonblack2776]

Where did you get the metal filter for the Toddy?

[@curioustraveler1390]

I believe it's made by Think Crucial (Replacement Disk CoffeeFilter). Try Amazon.

[@earthangel428]

After you did all of that work and waited all that time and then to microwave it grouse .

[@rayzimmerman6740]

subscribed.....the channel name demanded it!!😊

[@godisgreat8462]

Hello my good friend. I can teach you how to cook. I love cooking from around the world

[@markbeckett3317]

Can you then put this coffee in a nitrogen infuser ?

[@notforprophet]

never done that before

[@chefantoniowooten6779]

How did you get the filter from

[@notforprophet]

amazon. Don't even remember the brand

[@curioustraveler1390]

I believe Think Crucial is the brand.

[@oooohsnaaaap]

How on earth does neither of these come with a lid?

[@shelbyrlff]

The OXO does come with a lid (the rainmaker), he just didn't use it

[@peterpiper487]

This is a bit too tedious for me. Maybe just buy a bottle of cold brew coffee and heat it up, adding anything you like to the coffee. I'm a black coffee drinker, so I would not add anything

[@BarmyDeer]

You got the most eye-disturbing logo on KZbin. Change it please. The video is useful though.

[@Mahaney82]

That was an overly bullshit intro for an idea of a series that was hardly presented in this video. It's just a comparison video. Don't over sell it. All in all, thanks for the review. Btw, if you want to layer the coffee, just use the damn rain lid that came with the oxo.

[@getslostincomics]

That's a lot of coffee dank ☕ No wonder youre always so wired! 😂

[@notforprophet]

I barely drink coffee actually. Once a day at most.

[@someoneelse7724]

Wired? I had to set playback speed to 1.5

[@keifyw7444]

Why you stop making content like this?

[@AppleHater2012]

Haha I sell my coffee in 1lb. bags. 👍🏼

[@corarice7545]

Way too convoluted.

[@stewstryker]

Totally too much. I've developed a taste for Coke Coffee, but it's too pricey. So I thought about making my own cold brew and mixing in some Coke. But after watching this and seeing how much these devices cost (Toddy is now $60!), I'm done with this idea.

[@isu8man]

Jesus get some better feeling glasses

[@-8_8-]

Huh. One would think that without mixing, the extraction would be low.

[@notforprophet]

If you mix it might never fully extract. Seems just having contact and brewing through osmosis is enough

[@-8_8-]

@@notforprophet I don't understand that. Causing friction between water and grounds doesn't increase extraction?

[@notforprophet]

@@-8_8- I mean the water sometimes never gets out of the coffee. (just doesn't drain well.)

[@peterpiper487]

What a pain in the arse!! Who in his right mind would do this? Just brew a cup of coffee, dude!

[@manuelzmontuy37]

The video its ok to know how to use, the cofee makers, but remember never never microwave a coffee, the flavor changes, the coffee decompose, an it gets you a diarrea

[@jjjilani9634]

Totally unnecessary steps and quite dumb process. Zero effect on the brewed coffee taste. Layering? Some people are just full of it. Add water to coffee ground and put in the refrigerator for 18 hours, there is your cold brew coffee Sherlock Holmes.

[@notforprophet]

I have already tried your method and I know conceptually it seems that's what would work. Have you actually done it? Honestly? Cause you'll notice the result is muddy gritty coffee and it will take forever to strain. Sometimes it just doesn't filter out at all and clogs (even in a paper filter) Good luck though!