About Modern Coffee and Espresso Makers..
Coffee happens to be a very important part of the majority of adults’ daily lives and perhaps yours and you may be spending too much on good quality cups of coffee every day and you may have started thinking about getting a machine at home or your office. With so many types and models on the market you may feel a little lost and it may be a good idea to check out the customer reviews on Amazon and different retailer websites about certain models and start with checking out the best sellers and hot new releases. First of all you may choose to get a single serving or a full pot coffee brewer but it may be a good idea to get one that works with pre-packaged coffee pods if you’re not into measuring loose coffee grounds or having to use coffee filters if you’re not into them but you really would want to care for the taste of coffee first. And there are some coffee and espresso machines on the market that can let you use both the pods and ground coffee within the same unit. Machines that work with pods are convenient, easy, quick and free from mess.
To have the freshest coffee possible you may want to look into a coffee maker with a built-in coffee grinder and as other useful features, strength selection, water filters, permanent coffee filters to decrease possible landfill waste and temperature adjustment for warmer or very hot coffee, automatic shut-off, ability to program 24 hours and pause and serve option for more when you’re busy attending other things or people or getting ready for work in the morning. Coffee and espresso machines are two different things: Coffee makers do not make espresso coffee and there are different types such as the plunger, Italian coffee maker, conventional coffee maker and soft pod coffee machine. Espresso machines (super automatic, steam espresso and semi-automatic depending on how much you want to use your barista talent and experience) are very similar to the ones you see at coffee shops and they make espresso, latte, cappuccino and others with milk or without milk as the name suggests with the steam arm helping make the perfect milk froth for your latte or cappuccino. They will help those coffee experts or connoisseurs to work on their espresso coffee making art and it is a good idea to have a decent drip tray and cup warmer feature.
Then you have the ‘Bean to Cup’ type coffee machines that are totally automatic as you get that perfect espresso with a single touch of a button with the grinder grinding beans and with the touch buttons and indicators on the LCD display help you customise your drink. And these machines also tend to come with a manual steam wand or a milk carafe to help you make frothy milk. You may want to calculate the cost of buying, owning, maintaining and cost of coffee you will use in the machine versus your daily and monthly coffee you would get from the coffee shops like Starbucks and others and compare the two over a certain period of time, say monthly, annually and for two years and more and if you’re happy with the ease, convenience of having a machine at home to make coffee whenever you want and the taste of the coffee versus getting out and paying for a cup of coffee from a cafe then you will see the cost is significantly less over time. And this is the case even with a very expensive espresso machine, say if you are having 3-4 cups per day, the cost of that high end machine will be paid for in less than three years. Coffee machines can of course break like any home appliance and you should have enough number of years of comprehensive warranty and you really need to pay attention to the rules outlined in the user manual you get in the box from the manufacturer for proper maintenance and care so that the coffee maker lasts longer.