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Bean Envy vs Willow & Everett Side-by-Side Comparison

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Bean Envy vs Willow & Everett Side-by-Side Comparison

Overall Verdict

Bean Envy is a cold brew coffee maker that goes the extra mile. The silicone base pad is one of the best designed and it comes with two stoppers — one for brewing and the other, a pop silicone stopper, for after decanting the filter. The pop-up stopper doesn’t facilitate such a smooth pour, but everything else is first class.

Bean Envy, for its small size and carafe style design, has a typical brew ratio of around 1:12, and the quality of the brew is relatively good. Willow & Everett is more for making large batches of cold brew coffee. Its brew quality and strength, from a ratio of 1:9, is one of the best for any immersion filter brewer. 

Willow & Everett, on the other hand, is a generic product and similar brewers are available under different names. The design quality is rather average, and while the spigot is a good idea, it doesn’t work so smoothly in practice. Moreover, at least 20% of the brew still needs to be dispensed from the top of the container.

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Pros & Cons

  • Two lid design
  • Silicone base
  • Handle design
  • Measuring markers
  • Funky design
  • Brew ratio
  • Brew quality
  • Tap dispenser
  • Filter bottom
  • Pouring with silicone lid
  • Lid design
  • Weak glass around tap 
  • Tap is temperamental
  • No literature

Key Specs

Brewer HxW
7.9 x 5.9 inches
7.9 x 7.1 inches
Brewer Diameter
4.7" (11.9 cm)
5.1" (13.0 cm)
Brewer Materials
Borosilicate glass, stainless steel, silicone
Glass, stainless steel
Filter Type
Stainless steel immersion
Gause-type immersion
Filter HxDia
6.9 x 2.7 inches
6.9 x 4.1 inches
Decanter Weight
1 lbs
2.2 lbs

Where to Buy

Price at publication
$31.53
$32.70

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Analysis and Test Results

Brew Quality

Overall Performance Scoring
7.9
8.4

Bouquet

8.0
8.5

Drinkability

8.0
8.5
A glass of cold-brewed coffee standing in front of a carafe with a freshly brewed batch of coffee
A glass of freshly poured coffee in a glass resting in front of the Willow & Everett cold brew coffee maker.

Sediment

7.5
8.0
The inside of a cold brew coffee carafe showing leftover sediment.
The inside of a cold brew coffee maker showing leftover sediment after all the coffee has been decanted.

Design

Overall Design Scoring
9.3
7.4

In the Box

An unboxed bean envy cold brew coffee maker with the box to left, a user manual, and an additional lid stopper.
The unboxed and fully assembled Everett cold brew coffee maker.

Decanter

The glass brew carafe of Bean Envy cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop with an additional stopper to the side.
The Willow & Everett 1 gallon cold brew coffee maker resting on a wooden countertop.
Height with Stopper Lid
7.9
7.9
Base Diameter
4.7
5.1
Width
5.9" (15.0 cm)
7.1" (18.0 cm)
Weight
16.5 oz (468 g)
NaN lbs (NaN kg)
Material
Borosilicate glass, stainless steel, silicone
Glass and stainless steel

Stopper / Lid

9.5
7.0
Two stopper lids of a cold brew coffee maker, one silicone and the other stainless steel, on a wooden countertop.
Two stopper lids of a cold brew coffee maker, one silicone and the other stainless steel, on a wooden countertop.
A short video showing cold-brewed coffee being poured from the Bean Envy glass carafe.
A top down view of the inside of an aluminum lid removed from a mason-jar-type cold brew coffee maker.
Diameter
3.3 & 2.7 in (85 & 70 mm)
4.3
Material
Stainless steel, silicone
Aluminum
Additional Features
Silicone seal
None

Filter

9.0
8.0
Bean Envy Filter
A side-view of a gauze filter from a cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop.
A side-view of a gauze filter from a cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop.
A close up front-view of a gauze filter from a cold brew coffee maker on a wooden countertop.
Length
6.9 in (175 mm)
6.9" (17.5 cm)
Diameter
2.7 in (70 mm)
4.1
Material
Lasered stainless steel
Stainless steel
Additional Features
Silicone seal
Additional tap filter

Build Quality

9.5
7.0
The fully disassembled Bean Envy cold brew coffee maker showing seven parts.
The completely disassembled Willow & Everett 1 gallon cold brew coffee maker showing four separate parts.

Usability

Overall Usability Scoring
9.1
8.3

Brewing

9.5
9.0
The stainless steel filter on a scale filled with coffee grounds standing next to a glass brew carafe.
A gauze filter filled with coffee grounds, a 1-gallon cold brew coffee maker half-filled with water, and a measuring jug.
A gauze filter filled with coffee grounds, a 1-gallon cold brew coffee maker half-filled with water, and a measuring jug.
The Willow & Everett 1 gallon cold brew coffee maker.
The gauze filter on a scale filled with 200g of coffee grounds and the cold brew vessel standing to the right.

Decanting

9.0
7.0

Cleaning and Storage

8.5
9.0