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Cold-Brew Coffee

By Sam Worley

3.8

(18)

Photo of cold brew coffee with pastries and a bowl of sugar.
Photo by Christopher Simpson, Prop and Food Styling by Ali Nardi

If you're using a commercial cold-brew maker like a Toddy, follow the manufacturer's instructions for mixing and filtering. Feel free to play around with how you dilute this—you might prefer a stronger or weaker coffee than the one suggested here. And coffee-heads the world over agree: cold-brew is only as good as the beans it's made with.

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