Comments on: OXO Brew Rapid Brewer

By: Colin S

Colin S — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

Great coffee in 5 minutes
The OXO brand is synonymous with top quality and the coffee brew press is no exception! Easy to use and makes excellent tasting coffee in 5 minutes.

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

The cold brew works surprisingly well!
I just received the Ready Brew this morning. It’s incredibly simple to use. I have made two 20 oz cold brews with it. My new grinder is coming later today, so I had to use the pre ground Seattle’s Best Post Alley that I had on hand. As others have mentioned, the water had filtered through the grounds with out having to pump the machine. I gave it a few pumps anyway which did extract a bit more concentrate. The concentrate was still plenty potent and yielded a nice travel mug of coffee (probably about 18-20 oz once I diluted it and added ice). I did tamp the coffee grounds incrementally as I added coffee on the second batch which increased the strength of the concentrate. I can imagine that the end result will be even better when I am able to use the correct grind alliwing the vessel to hold water. I am very impressed with this product, and I like it more than my aeropress.

By: Emschaub

Emschaub — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

Great coffee. Wish more glass and less plastic
This is like Aeropress 2.0. Good flavor overall and cleans relatively easily. Itâs obvious that, as normal w Oxo, the device is well designed and must have gone through dozens of iterations before releasing it. I am adding the paper filter into the bottom of the coffee and have played around with the quantity of coffee and water. I wish the cup that the concentrate was glass instead of plasticâ would have to be thicker to handle the force of pushing in the pump.

By: Joseph in Austin

Joseph in Austin — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

Oxo Rapid Brewer vs. Aeropress
I have been looking for years for a coffee brewing system that would: 1) produce great tasting coffee, 2) be simple and quick; 3) simplify cleanup. You can see my progress in the first photo. I lean towards french press for the taste, but not for quick or easy.When I discovered Aeropress 4 years ago, I liked the simplicity and speed, and the ability to vary grind, temperature and time in search of the “perfect” gourmet taste. Let me add that I make coffee for 2 every morning, so the original Aeropress slowed me down; I had to brew two batches to make two 14 oz mugs. Cue the Aeropress XL, which makes enough concentrate for a liter of coffee Americano. It checked all my boxes.When Oxo Brew Rapid Brewer appeared this year, I had to see if it could beat the Aeropress. I did side-by-side comparison for a week with the same water temperature, same amount and grind of coffee, following manufacturer’s brewing instructions. Here is how they compare for me:SIMPLICITY AND CLEANUPThe Aeropress has 4 necessary parts: brewing chamber, plunger, filter holder, and paper or metal filter. If you throw away your paper filter with each brew (not strictly necessary) you can plunge the spent grounds directly into the compost bin, splash some water on the device and cleanup is complete.The Oxo has 3 essential parts: brewing chamber, water chamber, and air pump. Cleanup is easy, but it involves knocking the brew chamber against the side of your bin, then rinsing and wiping the bottom parts. Life expectancy of the air pump is unknown, whereas the Aeropress will probably live forever and if not, the plunger gasket, the only part that wears, is cheap. Winner: AeropressSPEED.Aeropress recipes usually call for brewing 1-2 minutes, then plunging. The plunging part can take 30-45 seconds and requires much more effort than the air pump of the Oxo. I want to award this one to Oxo because the time is nearly the same and it is so much easier to operate. But I do have to go back to making two batches like with the early Aeropress. Hello, OXO? Is the Oxo XL coming?TASTEThis is what it is really about, isn’t it? Oxo beat Aeropress, and I am not going back. Try it for yourself.P.S.I did not experience any excessive leaking. Users who reported this problem may not have ground their beans fine enough, or not tightened the parts as instructed, or had a faulty brewer.

By: M. Seeley

M. Seeley — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

Makes pretty good coffee
We’ve used an AeroPress for years and like it a lot. I decided to try the OXO because of some good reviews. The OXO does make good coffee — maybe even better than the AeroPress.The downside: It’s a bit fussy to use and to clean. The AeroPress ejects the used grounds in a neat, hockey-puck shaped package. OXO requires a finer grind, and you have to dig the used grounds out with a spoon. I think the OXO also uses more ground coffee. The OXO seems more durable and I don’t hesitate to put components in the dishwasher.So you decide.

By: Steven Sedlmayr

Steven Sedlmayr — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

Not worth it
I usually love Oxo stuff and try and buy their products as much as possible. However this product is a big fail. When you do as they instruct the water passes through way to much. I would think if you played around with the grounds and got the exact grind correct and put the right pressure on the tamper it would work better. But I did not want to have to tinker with it. I even tried a filter in the bottom next to their filter and slowed it down some, but is just pours through. I forget about trying it with any teas. However, a very slight change in their design would make this a winner. By putting a sliding disk or a flip up lid or something on the bottom next to the filter would hold the water in until you released it. Then you could time it for however you want, then push the pump down and voila, you have tea or coffee. No worry about the grind also. It is a very slight redisgn to make it a good product. But as now I cannot recommend it for the average person.BTW, I am an inventor that has over 40 patents to his name in various fields.

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

I’m obsessed!
If you need or want espresso but don’t want to buy some huge, expensive unit that takes up your whole counter and is a pain to clean… Or if you like to travel with your own coffee this thing is amazing!!! I’ve used it everyday since my husband got it for me. Functions beautifully, brews quickly, is easy to operate and clean, tastes amazing and makes plenty. I’ve made full strength lattes for my husband, decaf for me and cold espresso for cocktails all with just a simple clean in between.

By: John Filicetti

John Filicetti — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

I like the brewer, but don’t like coffee going to septic
I like the brewer and it makes a good cup of coffee. The problem is you have to knock out the coffee grounds and then rinse to clean. We can’t have coffee grounds going into our septic system. My normal pour over doesn’t present this problem because I can throw the filter with gounds away with no rinsing.

By: LehaoDrummer

LehaoDrummer — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

By: Bruce Hatton

Bruce Hatton — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:51:29 +0000

The OXO is very easy to use and produces a fantastic cup of coffee.