I Tested Smeg's New Cold Brew Coffee Machine, and It's Getting (Nearly) 5 Stars — It Cuts the Process Down From 24 Hours to 'Just 5 Minutes'

Image of Smeg's retro-style cold brew coffee machine in light blue on a white kitchen countertop. The matching grinder is to the left of it, and there is also the Smeg milk frother. There are different coffee-making accessories also on the counter.

Everybody loves an iced coffee. An espresso shot mixed with creamy milk over ice, and suddenly, your cup is empty in half the time of your hot drink. But as much as I (and seemingly everyone on social media) love an iced vanilla oat milk latte, true coffee connoisseurs know the appeal of cold brew.

Cold brew is stronger, more aromatic, and simplistic in an 'I love coffee for coffee's sake' kind of way. Smeg's new manual espresso and cold brew coffee machine just cut the cold brew brewing process from a typically 24-hour ordeal down to a four-minute process, making it possible to add fresh cold brew over ice to your morning routine. It really is the simple pleasures that make getting up in the morning that much more worthwhile.