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How To Buy A Coffee Maker

At first sight, all coffee making devices serve the same purpose (more or less). The brewing processes very much resemble one another. But the truth is that the slightest difference in the brewing process means a big difference in the coffee taste. since the coffee maker is a large part of the great cup of coffee, follow along as we give you some tips and hints on choosing the right coffee maker.

One of the coffee makers most older people know is the Percolator. Percolators used to be very common in the 1920's. However, most coffee experts don't recommend using a percolator, just because with this type of coffee maker makes it it very easy to break the rules of accurate coffee brewing, namely:

1. Do not boil coffee.
2. Do not pass water over the coffee grounds more than once.

If you break these rules, and especially with a percolator, the resulting cup of coffee can come out flavorless and bitter-tasting. If you need to use a percolator then follow these guidelines:

* place the percolator on the stove top at medium heat;
* remove the percolator after the first brewing cycle is done (5-6 minutes, to prevent the resulted coffee from boiling);
* use coarse ground coffee;

The vacuum coffee maker is the King among coffee makers. It can probably brew the most faithfully version to what the majority of us calls "a good cup of coffee". It has strength, it has flavor and rich taste. If not for anything else, you can use your "vac pot" to impress friends, as it can be easily mistaken for a chemistry-lab equipment. It had its glory days between 1920 - 1950. Nowadays, there are only few companies that still manufacture vacuum brewers, only two of them in Europe: Bodum and Cona. You can probably find the traditional Sunbeam, Silex or Cory models on eBay if you search.

The drip coffee maker is the coffee maker most commonly used in kitchens worldwide today. Drip coffee makers may be manual or automatic. The difference is the automatic machine warms the water while in the manual drip you have to prepare the hot water separately. This coffee maker actually drips hot water over the ground coffee. This "drip method" is known for providing strong and fairly flavored coffee. This type of coffee maker requires a few variables to be just right to produce a great cup of coffee: the water temperature, the grounds size and the brewing time. You change any one of these variables and you get a poor cup of coffee.

A medium drip coffee maker can brew 4-6 cups of coffee at a time. This may be enough for family use, and, if well-maintained, you can enjoy nice cups of coffee every day. If the drip also includes a thermal pot, you can keep the coffee warm for a longer time, without destroying its flavor.

However, if you need to brew only 1-2 cups, that's usually a problem for most drip coffee makers. The water doesn't reach the adequate temperature before the brewing process begins, and the coffee comes out too watery.

Choosing the right coffee maker it is only part of the equation of course. A great coffee bean and the preparation of that coffee bean can also to contribute to a great cup of coffee. You can look for coffee roasters and coffee grinders to go along with your new coffee maker to put yourself in coffee heaven.