LifeStrawHome – Water Filter Pitcher, 10-Cup, BPA Free Designed for Everyday Protection Against Bacteria, parasites, microplastics, Lead, Mercury, PFAS, and a Variety of Chemicals

This is the best pitcher filter we have had. I have had both Brita and Pur filters and never liked the carbon "bleed" after rinsing the new replacement carbon filter cartridge. The filtration is not slow as I expected after reading the other reviews.We use it to filter our local tap water that smells of chlorine. After filtering the water that smell is gone. We have the 10 cup size and we place it in the refrigerator when not in use. It fits with no issue. There is no carbon bleed with this system even after rinsing the cartridge. I like the dual filtration system on this system also and after checking for replacement filters, the price to maintain it is not bad either. It is recommended not to leave standing water in it so we pour it into another pitcher to keep clean filtered water in stock.The only difference I could see in this one and the more expensive one was that this one is plastic and the other one is glass.

This pitcher is legit good!We have city water in a good area which should be good in theory but always smelled a but like sulfur and had a metallic taste to it and is extremely hard.I thought by buying it we'd see a minor improvement similar to that of the built in fridge water filter, or Brittas we had in the past. That is not the case at all. The difference is absolutely outstanding, even when comparing it to plastic water bottles.The water tastes so smooth and pleasant. Coffee even tastes better. The wife was skeptical and we did blind taste tests for her with various sources of water and she immediately knew which was out of this pitcher and preferred it over all the others.We leave the pitcher on the counter and the flip fill cap on top is a nice touch to make filling easier. It does filter on the slower side and takes several refills at the sink to fully fill the pitcher, but this is not something that has been an issue. However, fill your glass first then refill the pitcher, or wait for it to filter out the water before filling a cup or some dirty water may spill out the top.

I purchased a plastic one and a glass one. I prefer my family use glass when possible, but with 2 kids aged 10 and 12, I figured plastic would be best for them to use for now...Our family goes through about 2 gallons of water a day. I purchased 2 of these instead of the large capacity one, due to all the terrible reviews about leaky spouts on the large capacity one. Plus these are far more attractive in the kitchen than that one. I bought the plastic pitcher on Amazon, the glass one at a competitor. The one I received from Amazon had been opened and handled previously. I can tell, b/c the one I received from the competitor still had protective sticky plastic on the top, and items within the box were put together correctly. Unfortunately I received the competitor's pitcher after I had already started using the Amazon one. I'm glad I used soap to wash the outside of the filter container as opposed to just rinsing with water, as directed! (i did not use soap on the inner part of the filter housing)Going through 2 gallons a day (school bottles, coffee, baseball, both adults working from home...) means, at minimum, I am refilling each pitcher about 7 times a day. (the inner compartment, not the actual pitcher). Yes, it's time consuming, but worth it, in my opinion. I work from home and have the time to refill often. But, I guess if I weren't at home, we wouldn't be going through as much water at home, so it would be fine either way...You're supposed to replace the carbon filter every 40 gallons. Using 2 pitchers, consuming 2 gallons a day, ours is every 40 days (every 20 days if we were only using 1 pitcher). I imagine the 2 month estimate is based on a single person's use.Yes, the filtering process takes time. But, as a former 12-year Berkey user, we're used to that. And especially with 2 pitchers, it isn't an issue for us. We can use one while the other is filling up.I can't tell the difference in taste between this and the Berkey water we used to drink. But my son did and said it "tastes delicious."The wisteria and seafoam colors are lovely, and I really enjoy the change from the big stainless berkey we hadThe silicone gaskets are different between the plastic and glass pitchers I got. Not sure if that's b/c one is an older model (I would assume the Amazon one that had been opened and returned) or if it's just different between the glass and plastic models. Doesn't affect performance, just an observation.Took off a star based on Amazon sending me an opened and handled product (kind of an ick factor when dealing with a water filter situation).

So much better than Brita and other water filter pitchers. This filters so much more than other brands. It removes so many impurities and makes city water feel safe to drink! It also gets rid of the bad taste in city water.It does take longer to filter water than a Brita. You will need to refill the inner canister several times in order to refill the pitcher. But that’s part of the reason it filters so much more out of the water. The filter needs more time to remove all the impurities.Side note- this brand has a great mission statement and gives back to those in need and I think that’s the cherry on top!

The water from this is phenomenal. It honestly feels like even the texture of the water is somehow softer and better. I love that it directly states it can be stored countertop, as many filters specifically say fridge only.It DOES take a long time to fill. Don't let the videos showing a steady stream fool you, they either tampered with their filter or it is faulty. Even after two weeks of filling the pitcher 2-3 times daily, I don't get anywhere near that speed. I do, however, get about the speed LifeStraw claims. LifeStraw very specifically says it takes about 7-10 minutes for water to drip through the cone and 25-30 minutes total to fill the entire pitcher. The water quality is just insane though, and the fact that it filters out bacteria, parasites, chlorin, and microplastics make it totally worth a small amount of patience and preparation. I just have a large metal pitcher that I fill with the purified water, so I always have some on hand, and whenever I pass through the kitchen I pour water into the pitcher as needed.