Gourmet Coffee in Your Own Home
From the regular drip coffee maker to the old fashioned coffee perker, and even the gourmet espresso machine, coffee makers and grinders are a common kitchen gadget. Many people around the world love a fresh cup of home brewed coffee, and they like to have it on hand for guests or in the morning to go with breakfast. There are many ways to brew a fresh coffee, some requiring more work than others.
The most commonly used coffee makers are the automatic drip variety, using pre ground coffee beans place in a paper filter. While these machines don’t produce gourmet quality coffee, they are an excellent way to easily brew consistent pots of coffee, and are very economical to purchase and operate.
Single serving coffee makers are now available, which take a small packet of coffee grounds like a tea bag. The main advantage to these are that a single cup of joe can be made quickly, and there are many flavors and varieties available. Houses needing several cups at once won’t find these machines as useful or economical.
The coffee plunger, or French Press, allows the hot water and coffee to be placed together to brew. Then, the plunger is depressed and this pushes all the grounds to the bottom, allowing the coffee to be poured out. This is another excellent way to make one or two cups of coffee.
Purists might tell you that the only ‘real’ coffee is an espresso or cappuccino. These stronger coffees are made with coffee grounds that are finer and contain more sediment, which gives the stronger flavor. A special espresso machine is required, which may also have a milk steamer built into it. The espresso machine works by forcing hot water under high pressure through the grounds.
A coffee bean grinder might be more trouble than you want to go through at home, but it does give you the freshest coffee. For more course grounds, a steel bladed grinder is sufficient. For a finely ground bean a burr mill is the answer, but a bit more costly.
A lot of people like to use a coffee machine with a timer built in, to get their coffee ready first thing in the morning. You can also get one that has a built in grinder, and have the freshest possible coffee ready for you automatically. Now that’s a handy kitchen gadget!
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