Gear Dossier · Brewers & presses · No 05 of 7

OXOCompact Cold Brew Coffee Maker.

The verdict in one line: Seattle Coffee Gear and Stumptown both put this brewer at a 24 oz capacity run on a 1:4 ratio over a 24 hour steep, a smaller batch, a stronger ratio and a longer steep than our cold brew guide's 1 litre, 1:8, 12 to 18 hour numbers, even though its coarse grind and mesh filter line up with our guide directly.

24 oz
Capacity
1:4 brew ratio
Brew ratio
24 hours
Steep time (published recipe)
3.0 lbs
Shipping weight
4/7
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OXO Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker with brew vessel, carafe and cork stopper
OXO Compact Cold Brew Coffee MakerImage: OXO

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Not a score. A count.

Every requirement below comes straight out of our own brew guides. Each segment is one requirement; hover or focus any segment to see the exact check it stands for. Lit means the published spec meets the recipe. We do not light what we cannot cite.

Our cold brew guide's own recipe batches 125 g of coffee to 1000 g (1 litre) of water for one steepOur cold brew guide sets a 1:8 ratio inside a stated range of 1:4.5 to 1:11Our cold brew guide aims for a 16 hour steep, with 12 to 18 hours working well and a caution against pushing much past 20 to 24 hoursOur cold brew guide's grind is coarse, close to breadcrumbs and noticeably coarser than French pressOur cold brew guide's prep step calls to clean the jar or brewer thoroughly before every steep, since cold brew never sees heat to kill bacteriaOur cold brew guide allows straining through a paper filter for clarity, or a cheesecloth or metal filter for more body and textureOur cold brew guide's required gear list calls for a 'Large jar or dedicated cold brew maker'

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Requirement, from our guide
Our number
Manufacturer spec
Fit
Our cold brew guide's own recipe batches 125 g of coffee to 1000 g (1 litre) of water for one steep
125 g coffee to 1000 g (1 litre) water, one batch
24 ozseattlecoffeegear.com
Our cold brew guide sets a 1:8 ratio inside a stated range of 1:4.5 to 1:11
1:8 ratio, range 1:4.5 to 1:11
1:4 brew ratioseattlecoffeegear.com
Our cold brew guide aims for a 16 hour steep, with 12 to 18 hours working well and a caution against pushing much past 20 to 24 hours
12 to 18 hours, 16 hour target, avoid pushing much past 20 to 24 hours
24 hours away from about 16oz of clear, smooth cold brew concentratestumptowncoffee.com
Our cold brew guide's grind is coarse, close to breadcrumbs and noticeably coarser than French press
Coarse, close to breadcrumbs
175g coarse ground coffeestumptowncoffee.com
Our cold brew guide's prep step calls to clean the jar or brewer thoroughly before every steep, since cold brew never sees heat to kill bacteria
Clean the jar or brewer thoroughly
Dishwasher safeseattlecoffeegear.com
Our cold brew guide allows straining through a paper filter for clarity, or a cheesecloth or metal filter for more body and texture
Paper filter, or cheesecloth/metal filter
Reusable mesh outlet filterseattlecoffeegear.com
Our cold brew guide's required gear list calls for a 'Large jar or dedicated cold brew maker'
Large jar or dedicated cold brew maker
Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker, Model 11237500seattlecoffeegear.com

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Buy it, or don't.

For you if

  • You want a dedicated, dishwasher-safe cold brew maker sized for a mug or two at a time, not a full 1 litre batch
  • You're fine following OXO's own 1:4 ratio and 24 hour steep instead of our guide's 1:8, 16 hour numbers
  • You want a built-in reusable mesh filter rather than buying paper filters, matching our guide's metal-filter option for more body

Not for you if

  • You want to brew our guide's default full batch, 125 g of coffee to 1000 g (1 litre) of water, in one steep: this brewer's 24 oz (about 710 ml) capacity falls well short
  • You want to stay inside our guide's 1:4.5 to 1:11 ratio range: OXO's own 1:4 ratio runs stronger than that range's floor
  • You want to stay inside our guide's 12 to 18 hour sweet spot: Stumptown's published recipe for this brewer steeps a full 24 hours, at the edge of our guide's own ceiling

Where to buy

OXO Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker · OXO

Fits the grind windows in 1 of our brew guides.

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Questions, answered plainly

FAQ.

OXO Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker, against our numbers

OXO’s own product pages returned nothing usable on fetch this run, each attempt coming back 403 Forbidden across compact-cold-brew.html, cold-brew-coffee-maker.html, and the instruction manual PDF, so this dossier leans on two retailer listings instead. Seattle Coffee Gear’s product page lists the brewer at a 24 oz capacity run on a “1:4 brew ratio,” in a 5.25 x 10.75 x 5.25 inch plastic housing that ships at 3.0 lbs (model 11237500), with a reusable mesh outlet filter and a dishwasher-safe design. Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ listing for the same 24oz brewer publishes a matching recipe: 175 g of coarse ground coffee to 700 ml of water, a 24 hour steep, yielding about 16 oz of concentrate through a borosilicate glass carafe and cork stopper.

Our cold brew guide runs a bigger, gentler recipe: 125 g of coffee to 1000 g (1 litre) of water at a 1:8 ratio, inside a stated range of 1:4.5 to 1:11, steeped 12 to 18 hours with a 16 hour sweet spot. Against those numbers, this brewer’s 24 oz (about 710 ml) capacity holds well under a full 1 litre batch in one steep, and its own published 1:4 ratio runs stronger than even the 1:4.5 floor of our guide’s range. Stumptown’s 24 hour steep also lands at the edge of the “don’t push much past 20 to 24 hours” ceiling our guide sets, rather than inside its 12 to 18 hour working window.

Where it does match: the coarse grind Stumptown’s recipe calls for is exactly what our guide specifies, and the built-in reusable mesh filter is the metal-filter option our guide lists as an alternative to paper for more body and texture. The dishwasher-safe housing also covers our guide’s instruction to clean the jar or brewer thoroughly before every steep, since cold brew never sees heat to kill bacteria.

FAQ

What is the brewing capacity of the OXO Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker?

Seattle Coffee Gear lists the capacity at 24 oz, about 710 ml. That’s well short of the 1000 g (1 litre) batch our cold brew guide’s own recipe calls for in one steep, so a full-guide batch needs more than one run.

Can I brew our guide’s 1:8 ratio in this maker?

Not as published. Seattle Coffee Gear lists a “1:4 brew ratio” for this brewer, and Stumptown’s own recipe for it, 175 g of coffee to 700 ml of water, works out to the same 1:4. That’s stronger than the 1:4.5 to 1:11 range our cold brew guide states, and stronger than the 1:8 ratio our guide’s own recipe uses.

How long do you steep with this maker?

Stumptown’s published recipe steeps a full 24 hours. Our guide aims for 16 hours, with 12 to 18 hours working well, and cautions against pushing much past 20 to 24 hours, so this recipe sits right at that outer edge rather than in the guide’s working window.

What kind of filter does it use, and do I need paper filters?

Seattle Coffee Gear lists a reusable mesh outlet filter built into the brewer, so no paper filter is required for a basic batch. Our guide treats that as a texture choice: paper for a clean, bright concentrate, or a metal or cloth filter, like this one, for more body.

Is it dishwasher safe?

Yes. Seattle Coffee Gear’s listing marks the design dishwasher safe, which covers our guide’s instruction to clean the jar or brewer thoroughly before every steep, since cold brew never sees heat to kill bacteria.

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