Home Coffee Makers
Home Coffee Makers - Tassimo Brewer
In today’s world it’s almost impossible to simply ‘have a cup of coffee’. Not only are there a host of different brands of coffee, a wide selection of coffee beans, but there are also numerous home coffee makers to help you to make that perfect cup of coffee. Let’s look at a few of the more popular methods of making coffee available.
Single Cup Home Coffee Makers
If you’re one of those people who are always on the go and you simply need to grab a quick cup of coffee and get going, then single cup home coffee makers may be the option for you. It delivers a hot cup of coffee for you to take with you. Most brew through the lid into what’s known as a ‘thermal mug’. It’s one of the home coffee makers that would be ideal if you’re the only coffee drinker in the house, or for someone who’s always rushing about. It’s quick and it’s easy and can be used to deliver all sorts of hot beverages. Keurig’s k-cup coffee system fits into this category and offers you a single portion of beans with a built in filter.
One Cup Coffee Machine
Thermal Home Coffee Makers
If you want hot, fresh coffee at home or in the workplace, for up to 4 hours, then this may be what you’re looking for. The thermal home coffee makers come in a wide variety of colors and sizes to suit all tastes and requirements.
Space Saver Home Coffee Makers
If you haven’t got a lot of room in your kitchen, this home coffee maker will fit under the counter, providing you with 1-4 cups at a time. Most home coffee makers come with a removable reservoir which facilitates cleaning.
The French Press or Cafetieres
Often referred to as coffee plungers, press pots or cafetieres, they offer a stronger cup because the beans stay in contact with the water for a longer time. The pot is simply a tall cylinder of glass or clear plastic housing a plunger with a wire mesh which serves to trap the grounds at the bottom of the pot after it has brewed sufficiently. Coffee beans used in a French press or cafetieres home coffee makers need to be coarse, which means using a coffee grinder.
Vacuum Home Coffee Makers
Invented by Loeff of Berlin in the 1830s, this device brews coffee using two separate chambers. Vapor pressure and a vacuum seek to provide a coffee which is cleaner, richer and smoother than that made by other home coffee makers. It may be referred to as a vac pot or siphon coffee maker. Made from metal, plastic or Pyrex, it utilizes a glass rod filter or a screen of cloth, nylon or paper. Water is heated in the lower chamber and forced through a narrow tube into an upper chamber which contains the coffee beans. When the lower chamber has emptied, the heat is turned off and the brew is drawn back into the lower chamber by vacuum where it is strained and stored.
Drip Filter Coffee Maker
Most drip filter home coffee makers utilize a paper filter which is held in a plastic basket where the finely ground beans sit. Water is poured into a container where it is heated and poured over the beans. When ready to drink, the coffee is poured into a carafe.
The brewing of the perfect cup of coffee is a matter of taste. There are so many variables involved. Consider the method of brewing, the coffee beans themselves, the degree to which they have been ground, and the time you allow to brew. My advice would be to take your time. Research home coffee makers and find what best suits your lifestyle and then experiment with different types of coffee beans and different grades of ground beans until you find the coffee brew that’s right for you.
How to Make an Italian Coffee with Home Coffee Makers
The Italians are, of course, famous for their coffee, making as they do a full bodied, aromatic beverage that tastes divine. They take making coffee seriously, as seriously as making good wine.
The history of coffee goes back many centuries, possibly as far back as the thirteenth century or even earlier. Modern coffee making methods is believed to have started in Arabia as far back as the fifteenth century and the drinking of coffee spread across Africa to Italy and the rest of the world.
The espresso is used by coffee makers including commercial outlets such as Starbucks, as the base for many coffee styles such as Cappuccino, Latte and Mocha. Each style of coffee has a certain number of espresso ‘shots’, which gives a great variety of strengths of coffee drink to choose from.
You can do the same and create wonderful tasting coffee at home. It may take a while, but it will be worth it when you can relax and enjoy your perfect cup of coffee, made with the perfect coffee machine that you have chosen from all the home coffee makers you researched.