15 Dec 09 Finding The Best Coffee Maker For You
If you’re looking to buy a new coffee maker, you obviously want to get the best one that you can. As with other consumer products though, which is “best” is dependent on your particular needs. It could mean cheapest, it could mean fastest, it could mean the best equipped, or the most modern. So, in order to establish what is the best coffee maker, it’s necessary to look at the different kinds available.
The most popular type of coffee maker is called a drip coffee maker, and you can find them literally all over the places – homes, offices, hotels, restaurants etc. They work by using a pool of hot water to pass over coffee grounds in a paper coffee filter. The fact that they are so widely used is testament to the fact that they make a good cup of coffee. However, there is a downside to them – coffee that’s left in them for more than 30 minutes has a habit of developing a slightly bitter taste, as it starts to burn. It’s not difficult to get around that issue though, as you just need to use only as much coffee as you know you will finish in 30 minutes.
Coffee percolators have been around for a while, but they’re not the best way to make coffee. They require a coarse ground like the French press, but the problem is that they keep boiling your coffee over and over because the brewed coffee spills over into the hot water reservoir. They’re classic, but not the best option. If you must use one though, try not to use an expensive coffee blend, as to a degree, it will be wasted.
The French press coffee maker is simple, elegant, and classy. It’s basically a glass cylinder with a plunger and a flat mesh filter. You put some ground coffee in the jar and douse it with hot water. After that you simply put the lid on and press the plunger repeatedly, hence the name “French press”. It makes a decent cup of coffee and requires coarser coffee grounds – much more coarse than what’s required in a drip coffee maker.
The newest coffee maker trend is one cup coffee brewers, especially coffee pod systems. They are becoming more and more popular in offices. They’re extremely easy to use and maintain because there is no messy filter or coffee grounds to fuss with. You simply pop the coffee pod (or disc) into the machine and let it brew. A minute later you have a cup of freshly brewed coffee, with just a pod to throw away.The only downside is that you can’t brew your favorite exotic blend.
So, which is the best coffee maker for you? It’s just a matter of evaluating your lifestyle and coffee habits, and establishing which type best suits your needs.
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