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Cafe Du Chateau vs Oxo Compact Side-by-Side Comparison
Cafe Du Chateau cold brew coffee maker vs OXO Compact. A brewer with fancy ideals versus a brewer that simply makes good cold brew coffee.
Cafe Du Chateau
Tested Using Methodology v1.0Oxo Cold Brew Compact
Tested Using Methodology v1.0
Overall Verdict
Cafe Du Chateau is an attempt to repurpose the French press design for cold brew coffee making using an immersion filter. The design is flawed and the brew it produces is pretty average. We found this brewer to be top heavy, overall weighty, and the stopper cumbersome.
OXO, by contrast, is a company dedicated to coffeeware and their cold brew coffee makers use a proprietary rainshower drip method. The OXO Compact is also just as easy to use as any immersion filter brewer because of the measurement guides on the side.
While the Cafe Du Chateau is not a brewer we recommend due to its design flaws and difficult weighting, the OXO Compact is one of our top recommended cold coffee makers.
Pros & Cons
- No plastics used
- Airtight brewing
- Well-machined filter
- Compact design
- Quality packaging
- Aesthetic decanter
- Easy measuring
- Pours very smoothly
- Weighty and unbalanced
- Lid stopper tough to remove
- Loose decanter lid
- Cumbersome silicone seals
- Stopper doesn’t fit tightly
- Sensitive decanter valve
- Brew not so complex
Key Specs
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Analysis and Test Results
Brew Quality
Bouquet
Drinkability
Sediment
Design
In the Box
Decanter
Stopper / Lid
Filter
Build Quality
Usability
Brewing
Decanting
Cleaning and Storage
Behind the Comparison
Roger Shitaki is a writer, author, and editor. His niches are household appliances, health & wellness, and travel. He’s a freelance contributor to a Tokyo lifestyle website and a leading ophthalmology magazine in Asia.
