From the regular drip coffee maker to the old fashioned coffee perker, and even the gourmet espresso machine, coffee makers and grinders are a common kitchen gadget. Many people around the world love a fresh cup of home brewed coffee, and they like to have it on hand for guests or in the morning to go with breakfast. There are many ways to brew a fresh coffee, some requiring more work than others.
The most commonly used coffee makers are the automatic drip variety, using pre ground coffee beans place in a paper filter. While these machines don't produce gourmet quality coffee, they are an excellent way to easily brew consistent pots of coffee, and are very economical to purchase and operate.
If you are making only one or two cups of coffee at a time and speed is important, you may be interested in a single serving coffee maker. Most of these utilize a small packet of grounds, similar to a tea bag, and available in different flavours. It would be difficult to quickly make coffee for a large number of people with one of these.
Another popular tool for making small amounts of coffee is the coffee plunger, or French press. You place the coffee and hot water together, leaving it to brew for a few minutes, then push the plunger to the bottom to separate the grounds from the coffee. Since French presses don't use paper filters that would remove the oils and sediment with the grounds, French pressed coffee can be stronger and thicker than drip-brewed coffee.
Finally, there are espresso machines which produce a concentrated coffee 'shot' using hot water forced under high pressure through very fine grounds. A shot of espresso is thicker than regular coffee and has more sediment in it. Espresso is used in many other coffee drinks, such as lattes, cappuccini, and mochas. This is a much stronger drink than many are accustomed to, although some would say it is the only 'real' coffee.
You need a way to grind fresh coffee beans at home if you want the full flavour and aroma from your coffee beans. Of the coffee grinders on the market, most of the cheaper ones have steel blades. A better choice might be a burr grinder, which is a step up from the steel bladed variety.
We were given a coffee machine that has a timer and a coffee grinder built into it. Every morning the preloaded coffee beans go into the grinder and grounds pour down into the filter. By the time I get up, coffee is ready. It is one of my all time favorite kitchen gadgets. - 16083
The most commonly used coffee makers are the automatic drip variety, using pre ground coffee beans place in a paper filter. While these machines don't produce gourmet quality coffee, they are an excellent way to easily brew consistent pots of coffee, and are very economical to purchase and operate.
If you are making only one or two cups of coffee at a time and speed is important, you may be interested in a single serving coffee maker. Most of these utilize a small packet of grounds, similar to a tea bag, and available in different flavours. It would be difficult to quickly make coffee for a large number of people with one of these.
Another popular tool for making small amounts of coffee is the coffee plunger, or French press. You place the coffee and hot water together, leaving it to brew for a few minutes, then push the plunger to the bottom to separate the grounds from the coffee. Since French presses don't use paper filters that would remove the oils and sediment with the grounds, French pressed coffee can be stronger and thicker than drip-brewed coffee.
Finally, there are espresso machines which produce a concentrated coffee 'shot' using hot water forced under high pressure through very fine grounds. A shot of espresso is thicker than regular coffee and has more sediment in it. Espresso is used in many other coffee drinks, such as lattes, cappuccini, and mochas. This is a much stronger drink than many are accustomed to, although some would say it is the only 'real' coffee.
You need a way to grind fresh coffee beans at home if you want the full flavour and aroma from your coffee beans. Of the coffee grinders on the market, most of the cheaper ones have steel blades. A better choice might be a burr grinder, which is a step up from the steel bladed variety.
We were given a coffee machine that has a timer and a coffee grinder built into it. Every morning the preloaded coffee beans go into the grinder and grounds pour down into the filter. By the time I get up, coffee is ready. It is one of my all time favorite kitchen gadgets. - 16083
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