Best Iced Coffee Makers of 2026

The Takeya is for anyone who has already lost a carafe to the sink. The body is Tritan, a shatter-resistant plastic that will not hold on to coffee stains or odors, and every part comes apart for the dishwasher. It is the one we pass around a crowded kitchen without wincing.

That peace of mind is worth paying a little more for than the glass jars cost. The twist lid seals hard enough that a knocked-over pitcher keeps its contents, the fine-mesh filter holds the grounds back, and the slim shape slots into a fridge door instead of claiming a whole shelf. For a busy house or a shallow fridge, this is our pick.

The filter is the part to baby — it feels thin in the hand, and rinsing it under the tap is kinder than scrubbing it with a brush. Height is the other check, since the body runs about a foot tall, so measure the shelf or plan on the door. The listed 2 quarts is what the pitcher holds, not what you get; the wet grounds keep some of the water. For a fridge with a free door bin, none of that is a real cost.

At the bottom of the price range, the Primula makes the case that cold brew does not need equipment. It is a 51-ounce borosilicate carafe, short enough to slide into a crowded fridge door, with a mesh filter that unscrews at the bottom so the spent grounds drop out in one piece. For one person drinking a glass a day, the size is right and the outlay is small.

Two things stood out to us. Borosilicate is better glass than the soda-lime jars use, but it is still glass — wash it by hand and keep it away from the edge of the sink. And the brew can land light; more grounds or a longer steep fixes a thin batch. The screw-off filter base is the detail we appreciate most, because emptying it is the job you do most often.

JunVpic's pitcher is the closest thing here to our top pick, and it costs less. Same 64 ounces, same flip spout, same lift-out stainless basket. The glass is 4.15 mm soda-lime — thicker than most jars in this group — and the mesh is a 100-micron weave, fine enough that the cup stays clear.

Nothing about the daily routine differs: grounds into the basket, water into the jar, a night in the fridge, and the basket rinses clean under the tap. The wide mouth means a sponge gets to the bottom without a brush, and the flip spout pours cleanly into a glass of ice.

Check the silicone ring before you fill it and this is the value pick of the 64-ounce group — the same batch size and the same easy cleanup for less money, with a lid that wants a two-second glance. If you would rather not think about it at all, the top pick's cap is the more forgiving design.

A three-year warranty is the reason this jar made the list. None of these pitchers is expensive, but glass is the part that fails, so stated coverage on it is worth something — especially when it comes from the maker rather than a retailer's return window.

It is also the least expensive of the 64-ounce jars here, which makes it the sensible second pitcher: one batch steeping while the other gets washed. The 100-micron mesh and the flip spout follow the same recipe as everything else in the group, and the silicone seal keeps coffee fresh for the days it takes to drink it. What you are buying over the top pick is a lower price and a longer promise; as a first pitcher or a spare, it does the job.

The basket is the difference. Most pitchers hold a wet cylinder of grounds you have to knock into the trash, and half of it stays behind. Jrssae's filter is a cone that lifts out by its rim, so the spent coffee travels with it and the jar underneath is nearly clean.

The weave is 160 microns, coarser than the 100-micron filters on several jars here. That is a trade rather than a fault: more of the coffee's oils stay in the cup, and a little more grit does too. Grind coarse and lift the basket straight up instead of pressing it, and the glass stays clear.

You also get a long mixing spoon in the box, which sounds like filler until you are trying to stir a cup of grounds into a full jar of water. The lid seals and stays put when you pour, and all the parts come apart for the dishwasher.

What settles it for us is the emptying. The cone is the reason we reach for this jar on a Monday when the sink is already full, and the 360-day warranty covers the glass if it shows up cracked. The edge over the other budget jars is small, but it is the part of the routine you repeat most often.

Every other pick here asks you to plan a day ahead. The Mr. Coffee does not. It is a drip machine that brews a strong batch straight into a three-quart pitcher in minutes, and it does iced tea with the same basket, so it earns counter space in the summer too.

Three quarts is the biggest batch in this guide by a wide margin — enough for a family, a cookout, or a week of packed lunches. A strength selector bar lets you brew it weak or strong, the reusable basket takes loose grounds or tea bags, there is auto shut-off at the end of the cycle, and a self-cleaning cycle handles the deep clean.

We recommend it with a caveat. It is the priciest thing here by a lot, and it is plastic throughout, including the pitcher. What you are paying for is speed and volume: if your household finishes three quarts before it goes flat, the math works; if you drink one glass a day, a jar and a filter do the same job for far less.