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Hario Mizudashi vs Oxo Compact Side-by-Side Comparison
Hario Mizudashi vs OXO Compact cold brew coffee maker. A brewer we do not recommend and the choice of one of our top picks.
Hario Mizudashi
Tested Using Methodology v1.0Oxo Cold Brew Compact
Tested Using Methodology v1.0
Overall Verdict
The Hario Mizudashi and the OXO Compact are two very different types of brewers. The Hario is tall and slender and will easily fit the door of even a small refrigerator. Apart from this, it has no advantage as a cold brew coffee maker. The immersion filter is rather short, the brew ratio unfavorable, and it produces a sourish brew.
The OXO, on the other hand, produced one of the strongest cold brew concentrates in our hands-on testing. The OXO is also one of the easiest free-style brewers to use since it has convenient measuring markers for both the amount of grounds to use and the water level. While the OXO is one of our top brewers, the Hario Mizudashi is not a cold brew coffee maker we recommend you buy.
Pros & Cons
- Attractive brew decanter
- Easy-to-clean filter
- Color choice
- Hot or cold brewing
- Compact design
- Quality packaging
- Aesthetic decanter
- Easy measuring
- Pours very smoothly
- Not airtight
- Odor contamination
- Poor brew quality
- Stopper doesn’t fit tightly
- Sensitive decanter valve
- Brew not so complex
Key Specs
Where to Buy
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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.
