Brita 35548 Classic Pitcher

Product Features

• Contains 1 pitcher and 1 filter
• Capacity: 6 to 8 ounce glasses
• Healthier great tasting water
• Retains beneficial fluoride
• Certified to reduce chlorine,sediment 98% lead and more

From the Editors

COX35548 For healthier, great-tasting water. Eliminates metallic, chlorinated tap water taste. Filter removes substances that can be harmful to health, without removing essential minerals. Includes pitcher and one filter. The original Brita pitcher with a classic design. Global Product Type: Decanters/Pitchers; Capacity (Volume): 48 oz; Number of Cups: 6; Color(s): Clear.PRODUCT DETAILS: -Capacity (Volume) : 48 oz. -Decanters/Pitcers Special Feature: Filter Needed. -Global Product Type: Decanters/Pitchers. -Post-Consumer Recycled Content Percent : 0 pct. -Number of Cups : 6. -Color(s): Clear. -Pre-Consumer Recycled Content Percent : 0 pct. -Total Recycled Content Percent : 0 pct. Package: Includes one water pitcher and one filter.
Product Description

Customer Response

black powder? Really?
I spent for the pitcher and a 6 pack of filters only to come home and find I'm drinking black powder? Really? If you don't think it's there, pour it into a white cup and see. Let it settle and don't drink the last sip! After these filters are done a year from now I'm switching to something else. I hope Brita goes bankrupt.

Bummer!
I was disappointed by this product. It takes such a long time to get this thing up and running! First, you have to wash the thing by hand -- no dishwasher (??) -- then soak the filter for 15 minutes. Then you have to rinse the filter. Then you have to make and discard two while pitchers of water, which takes a looooong time. I had finally gotten down to my second pitcher (*whew*) when I tilted the pitcher just a little bit to the side, and wham! the filter fell out, right down into my garbage disposal. Yuck! And I had put the filter in correctly, too. Of course, I had to throw the filter away, so I was left with a very expensive water pitcher.

I agree with the reviewer who said that the gap on the top is unsanitary -- it is. DO NOT BUY THIS! It is a waste of money.

Soot is left in the bottom of pitcher--not my idea of "pure"
I could no longer stand the smell and taste of chlorination in the city water, so I bought this Brita pitcher and some replacement filters. The water from the pitcher tastes just like water should taste (not like much!). However, as some other reviews have noted, there are fine dark specks at the bottom of my pitcher. I soaked the filter and followed all of the directions for preparation of my pitcher/filter just as the instructions provided described. After multiple (10+) fillings of the pitcher (not including the first two I "threw out" per the instructions), this fine powder/specks keep appearing. I'm a grad. student (read: I'm cheap), so I haven't thrown out this filter and tried a new one. I am hoping it is just this one filter, but from the reviews, I am thinking that this is going to be a recurring problem. I have not tasted the "carbon" or "charcoal" taste that others have mentioned. But I also don't stir up the water in the pitcher and I don't drink the last 1/4 to 1/3 of the water in the pitcher. This seems to keep the soot in the bottom of the pitcher and out of my glass.

The pitcher is pretty wide, but I don't have one of those fancy side-by-side refrigerators. So, width isn't an issue. Also, the handle seems very flimsy. I think this will probably be the first thing to break. The filtering reservoir could fit into the rest of the pitcher a little tighter, but I haven't had an issue with it falling out or coming loose during pouring. The filter does fit into the reservoir very firmly. It is a little tough to get it out, even.

Bottom line: The pitcher removes even Gainesville's nasty taste/smell from the water, but the construction of the pitcher is questionable (especially for the price of the pitcher!) and I am simply trading one impurity (chlorine taste) for another (soot). Buyer beware.

Handy Dandy
I am happy with this little pitcher. My previous Brita Deluxe pitcher was 10+years old, and I figured it was time for a replacement. I like the round shape of the Brita Classic. I don't keep my water in the refrigerator; I keep it on my kitchen counter. The Deluxe pitcher is heavier and actually a bit harder for me to handle with one hand than the Classic model. The Classic also has a smaller footprint on my counter. I have very hard water where I live. I don't necessarily use the Brita to drink water, as much as to take out some of the calcium and magnesium salts that destroy so much equipment where I live. I use the Brita water for cooking, pet water, my fish tank, plants, etc. I also use bottled water, but that can get expensive with our tap water, so I like to use the Brita water when I can and save the RO/DI water for better use. I'm talking about the 5-gallon bottled water that you fill at a machine. The Brita helps me keep my costs down, doesn't take up a lot of space, and is light-weight for me to handle. I am very pleased with my purchase. I could not find the Classic round model at the stores.

Classic is classic
I love the classic because it is good looking and it works well. It doesn't leak and the top doesn't fall off if it is put on right. Match arrow, arrow to arrow. When you pour and your fingers are on the handle it is very easy to rest your thumb on the arrows on the handle/cover, offers security and a nice method of handling the pitcher.

This is a two-stage pitcher, I use it for coffee and tea and cooking.

I use a Pur three-stage pitcher for drinking water.

For looks and handling, I think the Classic Brita has it all over the Pur but have learned to live with wanting the three-stage process for some things, wish that Brita would consider a three stage filtering system.

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