What Are The Best Coffee Machines?
I must admit that I am a complete snob when it comes to coffee. You know, the type of guy that would rather drink tea than have a cup of instant coffee. I am sure I can always smell something beefy from instant coffee and it simply does not hold that same aroma that a freshly ground coffee does.
I would like to look at the ladder that leads to a great coffee. By that I mean, lets take a look at each stage of coffee quality in my opinion and see if it leads to coffee heaven! I would like to end up there.
Instant Coffee
I realise that this is convenient because it is quick to make and you do not have any cleaning to do afterwards but you certainly pay the price in flavour.
Cafetiere
I now feel that you are going to get the flavour you deserve. There are so many varieties when it comes to ground coffee and a number of different strengths. The bags a clearly labelled for strength and where the bean has come from. I suppose the downside is that there is cleaning involved and if you have a tall cafetiere then it can be messy.
Filter Machines
Again I think there is an improvement in flavour because the boiling water is filtered through the coffee slowly to make it better. Most of these filter machines come with at least one hotplate as well to keep the rest of the coffee warm for later.
Again there is some cleaning involved here. (Are you getting the feeling that I don’t like cleaning?)
Coffee Pod Machines
When coffee pods first came out there was not a great deal of choice but as time has gone on there are now a great number of coffees available via the pod. Also, the pod machines offer other drinks as well such as tea and hot chocolate.
Pods are not cheap in comparison to ground coffee but it does save time on cleaning because you pull out the used pod and throw it in the bin.
Bean to Cup Coffee Machines
These are the elite of coffee machines. You put the beans in, it will grind enough for the amount of cups you want (either one or two), the maker will brew the coffee and pour it and some cases it will clean itself leaving you very little to do other than drink your freshly ground hot cup of coffee.
There are a lot of features in bean to cup coffee maker and you can find out more at the Food and Drink site.
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