It's a bit awkward to

The filters that came with mine were almost just barely too large, and thus it was a bit difficult to get a filter in place without it bunching up on one side or wrinkling, but overall this was a minor difficulty.3

Mine broke after two weeks after I set it down on the counter, just a TINY bit harder than usual

My favorite is cold coffee-- i set it up according to VERY simple directions, let it sit in my sink, brewing, overnight (sometimes the little rubber stopper leaks a bit, so i just set it up with the carafe underneath or let it sit over the drain in the sink)

I will say I found the beginning recommended ratio of 1 part cold brew concentrate to 3 parts water/milk/soy to be a bit weak, but then I usually prefer my coffee a tad stronger

Occasionally I soak it for a few minutes in water with a couple of drops of grapefruit seed extract in it .After filling the carafe I put the Toddy on top of a coffee mug and let it drain a bit more.

It's a bit messy to brew, and it feels like you're wasting coffee (7 cups of water for a normal 12 oz bag of coffee), but you soon realize after a few runs that it all comes out even.

The process can be a bit messy and can be more than most people prefer to deal with

As a perfectionist-in-reform-training, I stressed a bit at first about the exact quantity of grind versus water, the coarseness of the grind, and exactly how long to let it sit and brew.

The cold brew system is a bit tedious, to brew and prepare a cup, but the fruits of that are well rewarded

It is a bit more expensive to make coffee this way.

You need to experiment a bit to come up with th correct concoction, but once you get it right, it's really great

The proportions for brewing are a bit tricky because you're dealing with wet vs dry ounces/

absolutely no bitterness or "bite"!

Freezing it seems to makes the coffee concentrate taste a bit weaker, but still good

Towards the end of the filter life it takes a little bit longer for all the coffee to drain out, but I don't mind

If you like the acid bite, then there is no reason to cold brew your coffee. :-)

The apparatus is a bit awkward and bulky but that has not been an impediment so far.

You get a little bit of grit at the end of the coffee if the grind is a bit

For about $30 you could get 6 filters (instead of 2) and the plastic top bit from Toddy's

A bit complicated to get stared, recommend reading the directions a few times.

This method also creates a flavorful tasting coffee without the acrid bite.

Had our Toddy for a few years now, and while we enjoyed the coffee it brewed, it has developed a small crack in the drain hole that causes it to leak (always brew somewhere you don't mind staining with coffee!!!)The process of removing the cork to drain the coffee is a bit cumbersome and always a little messy.

Only downside is the cork leaks a tiny bit

System is a bit large to store, but worth the purchase.

Some hard-core, coffee-syrup drinkers may miss the tell-tale bite of their morning Joe, but connoisseurs and rest of us will enjoy actually tasting the subtleties in flavor from different coffees that the Toddy provides.

It was a bit messy to grind half a bag of coffee at once (instructions call for a whole bag), but simple to mix the coffee and water

Fantastic - I love my toddy.

My only thing is that I had to double the recommended time for brewing as I like my coffee strong

The coffee isn't as strong as I norally like it, and more work then normal coffee.

when time to drain I have a mess

I can make each cup as weak or strong as I like

and I can have it as strong as I like.

Allow mixture to cool completely, then add 4T PURE vanilla extract (do not use imitation vanilla).Bottle and enjoy