OXO Compact Cold Brew vs Toddy Cold Brew System

For most people, the OXO Compact. It makes a clean concentrate with very little cleanup, fits a small kitchen, and it is the one Amazon is selling at a price we can check. The Toddy makes nearly three times as much concentrate per batch, which suits a household that drinks cold brew every day, but it asks more of you in filter care, and Amazon has had no featured offer for it on recent checks. If you want the Toddy specifically, Toddy lists the Home system in its own online shop.

Yes, but not reliably through Amazon at the moment. Amazon has shown no featured offer for the Toddy on our recent checks, which means it sells, if at all, through other sellers at prices we cannot vouch for, so BrewSift does not quote a price for it. Toddy, which makes the system in Loveland, Colorado, lists the Home Cold Brew System and its replacement filters in its own online shop.

OXO's manual puts the Compact at 6 oz of coffee and 24 oz of water for about 16 oz of concentrate, which it says is five to seven drinks. Toddy's brewing guide uses 12 oz of coffee and 64 fl oz (8 cups) of water and says to expect about 45 fl oz of concentrate. So a Toddy batch is nearly three times the size, which is the main reason to choose it.

Toddy says its concentrate stays fresh for up to two weeks in the fridge, stored in the glass decanter with its lid. OXO says the Compact's cork stopper has a silicone seal to help keep the concentrate fresh, and describes a batch as up to a week's worth of coffee. Either way, keep it sealed and cold.

Yes. Toddy says to rinse the felt filter with water only, no soap, then put it straight into a resealable bag in the freezer while still damp. Each felt filter is good for up to 10 brews and should be thrown out after three months, and Toddy also sells single-use paper filter bags that make cleanup easier. The OXO's stainless mesh filter just rinses clean, which is why it is the lower-maintenance pick.

OXO says to brew 12 to 24 hours on the counter or 20 to 24 hours in the fridge. Toddy says to steep 8 to 24 hours at room temperature. Longer steeps give a stronger concentrate in either one; our cold brew ratio calculator helps you set the coffee and water for the strength you want.

Both makers start you at roughly one part concentrate to two parts water or milk. OXO suggests 1:2 or 1:3, for example 2 oz of concentrate to 4 to 6 oz of water or milk, and Toddy suggests 1:2. Adjust to taste; the Toddy's concentrate also works as a hot coffee when mixed with steaming water, per Toddy.