LifeStraw Home– Water Filter Pitcher, 7-Cup, Glass with Silicone Base, Stormy Blue, for Everyday Protection Against Bacteria, parasites, microplastics, Lead, Mercury, PFAS and a Variety of Chemicals

This is a glass carafe. I'm really clumsy, but after reading about the cons of plastic, I had to try it. Yes, the 1st fills take awhile to filter, then it goes at a regular pace. The filter is stated to last up to 1 year which is very appealing. This feature will savemoney in the long run. It's pretty enough to leave on the kitchen counter. Drinking room temperature water is a plus with this pitcher too. It's very tall. It doesn't fit in a regular sized refrigerator shelf without making adjustments

I live in a West coast city known for its high water quality but got this pitcher d/t mainly to concerns about microplastics, which seem to be ubiquitous these days. I honestly never thought the tap water here was all that great, and I notice definite improvement in taste using this pitcher.As far as the negative reviews ... I find the reservoir holds almost 3 cups, a very respectable amount for a 7-cup pitcher. I don't know what's going wrong for those who say it filters too slowly -- maybe they didn't prep/prime their filters correctly? I find the filtration rate to be quick and perfectly acceptable. I would say if yours is filtering that slowly you should contact the Lifestraw folks and find out what you need to do differently.That said, I go through a lot of water and have decided to order the 35-cup dispenser (directly from Lifestraw this time) to keep on the counter and promote this one to fridge pitcher.

This LifeStraw 7 cup pitcher is super streamlined and attractive! The water tastes cleaner! But it does have several design quirks that I hope will be fixed in future models. This is just so nice looking and feels much higher quality than the competition - we have mostly used Brita pitchers in the past and this feels much nicer in terms of materials. I was looking for a glass pitcher without any plastic, and could not find something that was completely plastic free, but at least the body of this one is glass, with a silicone outer (removable) base. The double filter is pretty cool and they say it removes microplastics plus lead and bacteria, which I have not seen in other filters! Nice. I was really excited about that and I can actually taste a pretty noticeable difference in the taste of this water vs a Brita lead reducing filter pitcher. The main downfall of this lovely pitcher is how unbelievably slow the filter is...the first use and then following 3-4 uses were painfully slow, it took literally all day to filter one batch (the first batch) of water (not a whole pitcher full, just one small reservoir full). I was shocked. This speed has improved, but is still really slow compared to the Brita. Like really slow. Another design flaw is the location of the handle - I love that it is glass, but the handle is up really high on the body of the pitcher and when you have this half full or more, the handle is hard to hold and the pitcher is hard to tilt because of the weight. Speaking of which, the weight of this pitcher will be a major challenge for some because of the glass--when it is full, it weighs over 8 lbs. The last thing to know / not great feature is that the reservoir that you fill to filter the water is so small (I totally understand why, design-wise, it could not really be any bigger) that you have to fill it up SO, so many times to get a full pitcher. My goal in buying this was to have one pitcher to use for the day for myself so I would know how much water I am drinking in a day and then fill it up at night. Well I don't have that much time on my hands at night to refill the reservoir so many times, since it also takes so long to filter. I'm including a picture of the pitcher when it is pretty full and with this amount of water, the entire thing weighs 7 lbs 9 oz. Another picture to show the size difference. Overall I am still happy with this purchase! Just wish the filter were faster and reservoir were larger.

The water tastes great and I love glass pitcher. Sure, it filters slowly, but that’s not a problem if you:Fill a glass of water, then immediately top off the pitcher with new sink water, which is super easy with the flap at the top—you don’t need to open anything, running water pushes open the lid.I never have an issue with it being empty.