How to choose a coffee maker?

For many people, the day begins with a cup of invigorating coffee. Of course, the easiest way is to use an ordinary instant drink, but brewed coffee is much tastier, stronger and has an amazing aroma. Indeed, it is quite realistic to make good coffee at home. The choice of modern coffee makers is huge, they vary not only in the technology of preparation of the drink, but also in additional options that greatly facilitate the process. So how to choose a coffee maker and which is better for home? In this article you will find useful tips for choosing this appliance.

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Choosing the Type of Coffee Maker

Each coffee brewing device differs mainly in the type of preparation. Moreover, the quality and taste of the drink depends on the brewing method. Here are the most common types of coffee makers that are easy to find in any home appliance store:

• French press;
• Electric Turk;
• Drip coffee maker;
• Carob type coffee maker;
• Capsule coffee maker;
• Combined appliance.

Important! Do not rush to give preference to the first model you like. In order to choose a coffee maker truly one that will fully meet your expectations and which you will have a desire to use not only the first couple of months, but constantly, you need to consider all the possibilities of each type, service features and other characteristics.

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French press

This device can hardly be called a full-fledged coffee machine, but nevertheless, in many countries it has found widespread use. It is a glass container with a piston and a filter inside.

Important! To make coffee, you need to pour ground grains into the press and pour boiling water. After a few minutes, the press must be lowered down, thereby all the thick remains at the bottom and does not fall into the cup.

Benefits:

• In order to make coffee, you do not need to connect the device to the network.
• There is no need to regularly change the filter - the press has a rather long period of use.
• The strength of coffee can only be regulated by the volume of water in the container.
• The French press is compact and convenient, which allows you to use it even outside the home.

Disadvantages:

• The taste and strength of the drink can only be determined empirically. There are no exact proportions for making coffee.
• There are no additional options - maintaining heat, delayed start, etc.
• The French press does not allow the preparation of various types of coffee. In this case, only an analogue of an ordinary instant drink is obtained.

Important! If you decide to choose this type of coffee machine for the home, then when buying, pay attention to the details of the press:

• Glass must be heat resistant.
• The handle is made of plastic. This will allow you to take a hot appliance in your hand.
• The piston and filter themselves must be stainless steel.

As a rule, it is difficult to check by eye, so the instructions are a prerequisite for the purchase.

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Electric Turk

In fact, this is an ordinary cezve or Turk for making coffee, only heating is due to the electric heating element, and not on the stove. It has the characteristic shape of the simplest coffee making turks and a heating stand.

In addition, the modern device has a larger volume, despite the fact that coffee is no less aromatic than in its prototype.

Important! You can find additional options:

• removable handle;
• auto power off;
• several heating modes.

The most progressive option is an electric turk made of hardened ceramic, which is considered the most environmentally friendly.

Benefits:

• Coffee is brewed very quickly. One cup of coffee is prepared in less than a minute.
• No special skills are required - just put coffee and pour water.
• The Electric Turk is compact, so you can take it with you on the go.

Disadvantages:

• In an electric Turk, water boils very quickly, so the taste of coffee leaves much to be desired, but this is an amateur matter.
• After each preparation you have to wash the Turk. In addition, scale must not be allowed.
• Before you pour a drink into a cup, you must strain it, or drink it with coffee grounds, which is completely unusual for a modern person.

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Drip filter coffee maker

This is the most common type of coffee machine for the home. In addition, often it is precisely the drip type that can be seen in films where an American cafe is shown. It's all about the cheapness, simplicity of the device and the ability to prepare a large volume of the drink in one cooking cycle.

Important! The device consists of two vessels with water and a compartment for ground coffee. Water, poured into the container, is heated to 90 degrees and passes through the coffee compartment, then through the filter and enters the cup with the already prepared coffee. Despite the external simplicity of the device, the coffee is strong and quite pleasant to the taste.

Benefits:

• One cycle of water supply allows you to prepare up to two liters of a fairly strong drink.
• You can choose any type of instant coffee - from Arabica to green.
• The device is equipped with a water heating function, so even after some time after making coffee, it remains hot.

Important! This type is perfect for a large family, office and a large company of coffee lovers.

Disadvantages:

• Water is not always able to fully reveal the entire aroma and taste of ground beans, so the taste of the resulting coffee is slightly below average.
• It is constantly necessary to change removable filters, otherwise, particles of ground raw materials get into the drink, or the coffee maker will not work at all.
• Even if you want to drink just one small cup of coffee, you have to pour a full container of water, which is extremely impractical.

How to choose a drip coffee maker: basic parameters

If you want to choose a good and practical device that will last a long time, you should pay attention to the following characteristics:

• Power. The lower this parameter, the slower the water flows, and the coffee, accordingly, will be stronger. Therefore, in this case, you should not choose powerful models - only 700 watts is enough.
• Flask. It is advisable to choose a coffee maker with a glass flask. Plastic quickly deteriorates, as a result, coffee will turn out with a specific aroma.
• The size of the flask. If you expect that several people will use the device at the same time, then you should take a closer look at large water tanks.
• Type of filters. In drip coffee makers, disposable paper filters are used, 60 nylon nylon filters and reusable iron filters. The nylon version is considered the most high-quality and practical.
• Possibility of heating coffee. Often the device is equipped with a system for heating the finished drink or a thermos. This is necessary when you are not going to immediately drink the entire drink, but at the same time, the taste of coffee is lost over time.
• Timer. A rare additional option that allows you to delay the preparation of coffee for a certain time, as well as fixing the brewing time. This parameter significantly increases the cost of a household appliance.

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Carob coffee makers for home

This type of device allows you to make coffee from ground beans under high pressure - espresso at home.In addition, many models allow you to brew and cappuccino - the same coffee, but with the addition of milk foam.

Important! They were called Rozhkov because ground grains are poured into a special cone made of metal or plastic.

There are two types of amateur carob coffee makers:

1. Pressure up to 15 bar. In such a device, water is poured into the container, which is significantly heated and forms steam. At the right time, the valve opens and steam passes into the horn with ground coffee. When the steam cools, it turns into steamed coffee.
2. Pressure over 15 bar. Everything is much simpler here. The water heats up to 90 degrees and under high pressure passes into the horn with ground coffee, and from the horn the drink falls into the cup. A similar device works many times faster without losing the taste and aroma of the grains.

Benefits:

• At the same time, you can prepare no more than two cups, but a really high-quality drink, which is convenient for small families or one person.
• Typically, a device can brew both espresso and cappuccino.
• Coffee is prepared very quickly, while all the beneficial properties, taste and smell remain.
• The horn is very easy to wash; no additional removable filters are required.

Disadvantages:

• For preparation, only coffee grains of a certain grinding are suitable. In some models, the grains are ground just before cooking.
• As a rule, carob coffee makers have a very decent price. True, we note once again - the coffee is of good quality.

Additional functions

To choose a coffee machine of this type, it is worth paying attention to the following trifles, which can subsequently be very useful:

• It is better to choose a metal horn. The plastic counterpart wears out extremely quickly and can only be replaced.
• Be sure to have a pan that collects excess water.
• It is best to choose models with the function of making cappuccino. Often, it has only an additional button and a milk container.

Important! A device showing the temperature of water and coffee, as well as the progress of preparation of the drink is a rather useful option that helps to fully control the entire process.

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Geyser coffee makers

This type of device for making coffee can be of two types:

• The first is fully electric and automated.
• The second - it is necessary to warm on the stove, outwardly resembling a small kettle.

Important! Inside the geyser coffee machine there are two compartments - for coffee and water. During operation, the water heats up, passes through the compartment with ground coffee and returns to its place. By technology, this type is very similar to a drip coffee maker, however, the drink turns out to be much tastier and more aromatic.

Benefits:

• A similar device is suitable for both coffee and tea.
• The amount of finished drink depends on the capacity of the coffee maker. Sometimes you can find quite large geyser devices.

Disadvantages:

• Coffee is obtained slightly better than in the drip type, but much worse than in the carob coffee makers.
• Washing the kettle is quite complicated and long - it consists of many elements that need to be washed.

Important! Before choosing a coffee maker for the home, you must carefully read what material the device is made of. Choose a geyser coffee maker only made of stainless alloys.

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Capsule Coffee Maker

In this type of coffee is loaded into the device in the form of special capsules with an aluminum coating. During cooking, they are pierced by the device at three points, first a stream of air under strong pressure passes through the holes, and then water.

Important! This type of coffee machine allows you to prepare a large amount of strong drink, which is convenient for the office or large companies.

Benefits:

• No need to break the coffee before cooking and pour the necessary portion of coffee. Just one capsule per few cups of the drink is enough.
• The device is quite compact and takes up no more space than a regular kettle.
• Coffee is quite decent in quality, second only to espresso.

Important! Such coffee makers are relatively cheap in price, but only serve a limited amount of time.

Disadvantages:

• It is necessary to buy capsules of only a certain brand. Coffee from other manufacturers may not be read by the device.
• It is unclear what quality of coffee is in the capsule. As a rule, you can only control the taste and shelf life.
• Coffee capsules are sometimes difficult to buy at the store. Therefore, coffee will have to be ordered by mail.

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Combined coffee makers for the home

It is very rare to find coffee makers of a combined type. They allow you to brew coffee in several ways. So, some models can make carob espresso, while they also make coffee from capsules. But often, combined coffee makers have ways to make coffee from ground or whole beans. Unfortunately, such models are very rare in household stores. In addition, you need to think each time how to make coffee in the device.

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Coffee is a drink that almost every adult drinks. Therefore, to approach the question of how to choose a coffee maker for the home, it should be balanced. First of all, evaluate what quality of coffee you want to have, and only then proceed to the choice of type. Each coffee maker has its pros and cons, which allows you to make the right choice and to get a really good appliance.