Product review (5 stars): Taste and color are the same as more expensive filter I purchased in past 5 years.
This filter works great for a fraction of the cost of the one I have been buying for my Maytag French Door Refrigerator ($50.00).  You do need to run about 4 to 6 pitchers of water through the water dispenser before drinking the water to eliminate any new taste or color but I also had to do that with the $50.00 filter.  The slightly dark color was gone with one pitcher but I wanted to also eliminate the slightly new taste that comes with any new filters and so I ran 8 pitchers thru and the taste was the same as the $50.00 filter.  I think people who say it taste bad probably are not flushing enough water thru the dispenser.  I don't taste or see any difference in taste or purity as compared to the more expensive filters. If I did not run enough water thru the $50.00 filter I never liked the taste of the water for about 7 days, it would have a very chemical taste and since this was a less expensive filter I made sure to flush it out good.