County Line Kitchen Mason Jar: The Simple Yet Practical Cold Brew Coffee Maker

Specs:

Mesh Material: Stainless Steel

Jar Material: Glass

Capacity: Available in 2 quarts and 1 quart.

Dishwasher-safe Parts: Yes

Price:

Pros:

• Can also work as an infuser for tea.
• Best cold brew coffee maker offering impressive sealing due to the rubber gasket in the lid.
• Simple and intuitive to use.
• The stainless steel mesh filter has smooth, rolled seams and is very effective in preventing the grounds from mixing into the liquid. 
• Also available in a 1-quart jar with a handle.

Full Review:

We all love hot coffee being produced by our reliable coffee makers in the kitchen every chilly morning. Coffee, nonetheless, isn’t just meant for that specific time of the day and that’s the beauty of it. You probably tried to be creative with your pour-over coffee maker and tried making a cold brew coffee out of it before… but it probably didn’t work, did it? The reason is simple: the perfect cold brew coffee needs time to steep and you can only do it with the best cold brew coffee maker. Here’s County Line Kitchen Mason Jar, the best player in this category.

Compared with the conventional coffee makers, the County Line Kitchen Mason Jar is foolproof. No buttons and no power cord to work on. It only comes with a 2-quart (also available in 1 quart) glass Ball Mason jar, a stainless steel mesh filter, and a flip-cap lid. Even the process itself of brewing your coffee, you can’t go wrong with this one which also makes it the best cold brew coffee maker in terms of ease of use. 

Depending on your taste, you can fill the filter with coffee grounds as much as you like (can handle medium up to the most recommended coarse grinds). Nonetheless, keep in mind that the grounds should all be submerged in the water once you filled up the food-grade and BPA-free Mason jar.

What our SolidSmack Household Appliance and Tool Research Team noticed when we tested it was how quality the entire coffee maker is, resulting in an easier and more efficient coffee-making process. First is the excellent sealing of the jar. The lid is very effective not just in making the Mason jar leak-proof, but also in directly separating the content of the jar itself and the grounds in the filter. With this, though we shook the jar and let the grounds steep for 12 hours, they stayed inside the filter.

On the other hand, despite the robust sealing of the lid and flip cap, they can still be easily opened. The pour spout is a huge help in directing the flow of the pouring coffee and its cover stays open even at awkward angles. Lastly, the Ball Mason jar itself is truly thick and has a heft to it which reflects how solid its build is. We also checked its surface and we found no sharp parts even on its lip nor bottom. 

Finally, cleaning this best cold brew coffee maker is truly a dream. Apart from the fact that it only has a few parts to clean, all of them are also dishwasher-safe. Manually cleaning the filter is almost effortless under running water. The grounds also easily fall out when you flip it over and give it soft thumps.

County Line Kitchen Mason Jar FAQs:

Can you use a standard Mason jar lid in place of the flip-top lid? 

• Yes, you can. The plastic lid from Ball can work with this County Line Kitchen cold brew coffee maker.

Can you put the County Line Kitchen Mason jar in the fridge?

• The County Line Kitchen Mason jar can be placed in the fridge. But for optimum results when steeping coffee grounds, make sure to just let the Mason jar sit at room temperature. 

Is the County Line Kitchen cold brew coffee maker dishwasher-safe?

• Yes, all components of the County Line Kitchen cold brew coffee maker are dishwasher-safe.

Can I use the County Line Kitchen cold brew coffee maker for tea?

• Yes, the County Line Kitchen cold brew coffee maker can handle loose leaf and bagged tea.