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What To Look For When Buying A Coffee Espresso Machine

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:19:39 +0000

There are obviously many espresso machines on the market and it can be hard to know which are good. So when looking at a coffee espresso machine what are the key areas one should look for?

Your first decision should whether you want a fully automatic machine or a manual one. Many testers feel the manual machines produce a better quality of espresso but they have the disadvantage that you have to master their operation and make judgment calls every time you use them as to the amounts and times. But for many this a challenge they embrace.

An automatic machine is high on the list for convenience as you simply put in the ingredients – the water and the coffee beans at the resulting cup of coffee appears at the push of a button.

There is an option between the automatic and the manual machine called a semi-automatic which judges the amount of coffee in a cup and switches it’s flow off, whereas with the manual that too is left to your discretion.

Choices need to be made between a model with a thermoblock or a boiler. The boiler works like a kettle and boils the tank of water whereas the thermoblock passes the water over a heated metal block in a thin stream. This is thin enough to heat the water as it passes over and produces a stream of constant water almost instantaneously.

Look for a good quality separate tamper. The tamper is the press with which you press the ground down with. Those that are attached to the machine tend to be of a lesser quality and not as practical as totally separate tampers.

If you want a consistently good coffee espresso machine then you need to make sure that it is a pump machine not a steam machine. A pump machine is able to operate at a much higher temperature than a steam machine and pump machines have internal thermostats that are able to control the temperature of the water. A pump machine can be used to independently froth milk or other liquids without needing to make a coffee first. The steam machine needs a coffee to be made before it can froth liquids.

A good coffee espresso machine will have intuitive controls that feel good in the hand and feel like they have been made from quality materials. They should be in practical places and easy to use.

A cup warmer is a nice to have but actually not essential. Many models take quite a number of minutes to heat up so if you only use the machine periodically through the day you are better off warming your cup with hot water. However if it is left on all day and the cups sit on top it will do the job it is intended to.

A transparent water container is another nice feature to have as you can tell at a glance if the water needs topping up. You should check if it is easy to remove and fill the water container as this can be unwieldy when filled to the brim.

A good quality coffee espresso machine may be the difference between a nice cup of coffee and a great one.

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Keurig Coffee Brewers – Simple, Fast Coffee

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:05:34 +0000

By Food and Beverage Writer

The thing with single cup coffee machines, like Keurig Coffee Makers, is the indisputable fact that the “perfect one” for you can be tough to find. Fortunately you have no worries because Keurig has solved that particular problem for you.

Keurig Coffee Makers makes you the ideal cup of coffee every time in about a minute with a single push of a button. It actually is as easy as selecting your favorite coffee brand and flavor, inserting it in the machine, and pushing the “brew” button..

Keurig B77 Single-Serve Gourmet Coffee Brewing System with 72 K-Cups Assortment

Several other companies have gotten into the single cup coffee market however, Keurig is still strong on features and ease-of-use and always seem to be able to brew the perfect flavor of coffee just like it should taste. Other brands don’t necessarily work that way. Imagine if you are in a rush and you still get that perfect cup of coffee. Just pop a Keurig K-Cup into the machine, put some toast or a bagel in the toaster and right after your savory cup of coffee is done, your toast or bagel should follow shortly. A K-Cups is a small container that is filled with the actual coffee flavor, and has a built in filter plus is sealed on top with a foil lid. The coffee gets brewed immediately to your coffee mug right through the Keurig Coffee Maker’s k-cup as water flows through it and its built in filter avoids coffee grounds getting into your cup.

Every cup of coffee you make takes one K-Cup. The brewing takes just about one minute, you get the exact flavor you want, and there’s no mess to clean up.

With this system, you don’t need to go to the effort of making a pot of coffee to enjoy your favorite fresh brew. That is, of course, the beauty and simplicity of the single serving system. The single cup method is actually very cost-effective when you look at how much wasted coffee is poured down the sink at the end of the day from a typical coffee pot. One of the very nice features of a system like this is that you can have your own flavor and are not restricted to drinking the same pot of coffee everyone else in the office is drinking!

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Organic Coffee in College

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:06:17 +0000

Organic Coffee in College, Hot Fall Foods and Coffee Bean Expands

By Tami Yu

Despite students’ tight wallets and current economy woes, more and more kids are choosing to drink organic coffee on college campuses. Catering to high demand, the green movement has finally hit student coffeehouses and other on-site dining services.

Coffee companies such as Caffe Ibis has seen their organic coffee sales increase dramatically in the last year at the University of Utah and Utah State University. Equator Estate Coffees & Teas has been provided organic coffees to the City College of San Francisco since 2007 and is expanding into college food services nationwide. Their coffee service program will soon appear at the University of California-Berkeley, Columbia University and the University of Arizona.

The need for a caffeine is insatiable for pulling those all-nighters. Selling to over 175 colleges and universities, Green Mountain Coffee has seen their sales triple over the past two years with their Fair Trade organic coffee. S&D Coffee also supplies organic, Fair Trade, and Rain Forest Alliance certified coffees to over 400 campuses.

It’s questionable whether drinking organic coffee makes for better studying, but students everywhere can feel good about choosing a product that’s gentler on the environment. Hopefully this will also persuade them to choose organic food over greasy fast food as well.

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50-Count K-Cups Exclusive to Amazon

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:08:49 +0000

50-Count K-Cups Exlusive to Amazon Up to 37% savings
Introducing the new 50-Count K-Cup package exclusive to Amazon.com. The same top quality coffee K-Cups are now in a new larger package optimized for our customers. It is more efficient resulting in both a lower cost and a green sensibility, given the reduced waste. So go ahead and explore all the great K-Cup varieties in the new 50-count package.

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Price: $18.84 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

You Save: $11.15 (37%)

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