Presto 02937 Dorothy™ Electric Rapid Cold Brewer - Cold brew at home in 15 minutes - No more waiting 12 to 24 hours.

I will start out by saying that I've been making my own cold brew for approximately 2 years now. Prior to this, I was "wasting" a lot of money buying cold brew on a nearly daily basis. I love a cold glass of cold brew in the summer after dinner. It's usually my dessert! I also love the taste of coffee, and I only add a little milk (sometimes half/half) to my cold brew, no sweetener. I have been more than happy with my County Line Mason Jar cold brew maker. I've had it for two years and never once had coffee grounds in my finish product. It makes an extremely strong cold brew. Only downfall is the 14 plus hours to make it! There have been many of nights that I wanted to kick myself for forgetting to make it when it ran out! Enter the "Dorothy"! What a fantastic idea, I thought. I wondered if it would work. I read through the reviews, and depending on what you want to believe, some say yes, other said no. Here is MY opinion after using this for about a month now. It does work! I can say that what I've made in this rapid brewer has tasted fantastic, and I have not had any grounds in my finished product (although it can be a bit cloudy/silt). I think that silt is a problem more with the French Press, which this is like! I have never had an issue getting the "tornado", or whirlpool to form. I can say that when using filtered refrigerator water that you will have to double (possibly triple) the amount of time needed to make the coffee as strong as you would with room temperature water. I have also noticed a difference in cold brew strength depending on how fast the coffee is introduced to the "tornado". The instructions say to add the coffee slowly, so definitely do that! I have now been filling the carafe slightly below the max line (using refrigerated water), using 2/3 cup of coffee grinds (store purchased, but not freshly ground), and running this for an hour. I've gotten into the habit of starting this process while I'm cooking dinner. Bottom line here is that I don't think you can obtain "concentrate strength" cold brew with the Dorothy, but filled close to the max will give you more than enough for two large glasses of cold brew. And it will still taste as good (more coffee, less milk/creamer) in the rapid brewer. As long as the instructions are followed, I don't find it "watered down" at all, as some reviews have stated. My last batch was quite strong (1 hour spinning). Deviating from the instructions (like when I just dumped the entire 2/3 cup of coffee in at once), and you might experience different results. My biggest knock on this product would be the fragile glass carafe. Be careful!! I actually broke the first one in a week (my mistake, as it was bumped off the counter). I can't say that any glass would have survived that fall on a wooden floor. To order a replacement carafe from Presto would be $20, plus $9 shipping, so I bought another new Dorothy for $35 (Prime, no shipping). Now I have spare parts. But this carafe feels very fragile and I use extreme caution even washing it (I hand wash all parts even through it states that it is dishwasher safe). That brings me to my second criticism, cleaning the Dorothy. Let's just say it is messy! Coffee grinds all over the place trying to get the press part/plunger off of the stirring cup. I've learned to use a plastic bag (grocery store bag or bread bag) and place the plunger, with stirring cup still attached, in the bag and release the stirring cup from the plunger (which once you know how, it's easy to release) all in the bag. Yes you have some liquid in the bag, but this keeps most of the grounds from going down into the plumbing. I just have a paper towel or two in the bag to absorb the liquid. I enjoy having fresh cold brew that I can make relatively quick, so for that, I recommend the Dorothy. I will continue to use my old cold brew maker, but definitely have room in my kitchen for the Dorothy! My daughter also thinks it's so cool to watch, and she doesn't drink cold brew, but offers to make it for me!! Bonus!

A little extra prep, makes a better tasting cup. I love this! Even cheaper coffee brands taste decent. Albeit, I'm using bottled water only. Great price! I hit a sale & they even paid shipping. It's designed like a French press, except uses cold water. The electric base creates cyclonic action, to stir the cold brew. This action decreases normal cold brewing time, from hours to 20 minutes; let it swirl five minutes longer, for stronger flavor. ingenious design with the magnetic coffee basket. So far, no complaints, no problems. It makes roughly 2 cups; ideal for a single coffee lover wanting a second cup later. I refrigerate the unused portion. If you want it warm, it tastes great when warmed in microwave too. I've experimented with different grinds. The downside: using recommended courser grind, requires using more coffee to brew (2/3 cup) than what a drip maker (using hot water) does with same measurement. Wish the carafe handle was a little sturdier. I'm going to safeguard mine using foam on handle. Glass isn't very thick; use care when rinsing carafe in the sink, removing the press (with basket attached) or placing on a stone counter. A full carafe is surprisingly heavy! IMO, Carafe needs to be made with thicker glass. Otherwise great product.

I liked this so much I bought a second one, and I make them both at the same time and save the coffee in the fridge, rather than making it every day. I let it spin for about 30 minutes as I like my coffee strong enough to handle adding creamer without losing the taste of the coffee. I have used them for about 3 years now. The motor shorted out in one of them, sadly, but my husband was able to replace the motor cheaply (not a Presto replacement, he just bought a motor). And... I broke a carafe because the glass is pretty thin. Pro-tip: when you pull the plunger/grounds basket out, there is a lot of suction. Hold the carafe firmly pressed against a counter or your sink so that it doesn't jerk when the plunger releases and you slam into something like a dumb-dumb. Otherwise, these have been a godsend as I don't like making or drinking drip coffee. It's about as easy as a french press, just takes a little while because you have to let it spin for a bit. When I bought mine, they were $30, and now they are selling for half that- well worth it! In fact, it's cheaper to buy one of them than it would be to buy a replacement carafe so I'm about to have a THIRD base as I buy it *again* lol.

I don't know where this has been all my life, I stumbled onto it while looking at other rapid coldbrew devices that are much more expensive and utilize a pump. When I saw this I almost overlooked it because how good could something so inexpensive be? but I'm so glad that I ended up buying it. Instead of having to wait overnight for my cold brew to be ready I can get really good quality brew in under an hour, it's pretty easy to clean and only has one exposed moving part. Brewing your coffee is super easy, just get the tornado going in the water and sprinkle in your coffee, when it's done getting your coffe out is as easy as a french press. It's basically like magic, I just wish it was a little bigger because I'm not the only coffee drinker in the house. Like the title says I bought a second one just in case anything happens to the first, but after more than a month of daily usage its holding up just fine.

This product did not perform well. It performed as it should but not well. You can get better, smoother, more flavorful coffee out of an over night steep with one of those $20 cold brew maker’s. It was also a pain to clean, and there is no way you were going to throw away or compost the coffee grounds because they sit in about a cup of water. So it forces you to do it in the sink and potentially clogged up your sink. There are also more parts then a French press to clean Without the advantage of having all the damp grounds in the bottom for you scoop out. With the $20 cold brew maker the grains are damp so you can either compost them or throw them away you don’t have to put them down the drain. Now the flavor. Not very good. It’s pretty weak even if you do the 30 minutes. I use the coarse ground coffee that I make and you still get a lot of particles come through. I ended up having to double filter it with paper through my Chemex. Overall not a very good product end it is much simpler the better tasting use the standard overnight to 48 he method in the fridge.

Its a great idea executed badly. The press is not good at straining, I find each cup has so many grounds and other things in it. As well Ive left the thing going for 45 min. I still find the coffee is so weak.

Love this little press so much I bought another one a few months later. So me and the wife can both have our iced coffee. It’s wonderful in that it does not melt the ice.

This is the best cold brew ever, extremely simple, easy clean up, I have no complaints. I used Folgers Breakfast Blend in this because that's what I had on hand and that is delicious cold brew. The possibilities are endless. Flavored coffee, flavored non dairy milk and creamers, flavored syrups . . . whatever you desire. I put the cold brew in a Mason Jar in the fridge, next day, a pint glass of ice and cold brew with flavored coffee creamer and it was perfection.

Works as intended with seemingly no flaws.

El sabor es bueno pero queda muy opaco. Intenté filtrarlo y aún así queda brumoso. Para algo rápido sin necesidad de presentación está bien, pero si te gusta servir algo estético no te va a servir.

Doesn't come with a UK plug

NO AS TASTY AS COLD PRESS

Did not perform well. Coffee tasted "grimey". Difficult to clean.