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Coffeemakers seem to come in so many sizes, styles and with unending features. This is true of the latest designs in coffee manufacturing, but for the average consumer who just wants a great tasting cup of coffee, the selection process can be overwhelming.
Here we’ve narrowed down the basics for buying coffeemakers. Follow these guidelines and you won’t go wrong.
Size Does Matter
When selecting a coffee maker thing carefully about how much coffee you will be making at this location. If your coffeemaker sits in a break room at work and serves dozens of people a multi cup, fast working machine is important. The size should be such that it can quickly make 10 or more cups of coffee at a time. Larger coffee makers will be more durable if your office is constantly making coffee throughout the day.
On the other hand, a home coffee maker that serves up about 2-4 cups a day, can be much smaller and still last a long time. Home coffeemakers should be based on consumption just as an industrial one. If you make too large a pot, the coffee will go to waste. If your coffeemaker is designed to make 2-4 cups at a time, then be sure you are not demanding more of it each day since it will wear out quickly.
If you only like or need single cups of coffee at a time, then choose a single cup maker that brews individual packets or plastic cups of coffee. These are freshly ground brews that are packaged specifically to keep them fresh until used.
What Can Your Coffeemaker Do?
The next consideration in selecting the right coffee maker for the job is its features. Does the machine have a built in grinder? Is it self cleaning? The grinder may be a luxury, but in a busy office self cleaning is a great feature since nobody likes having “coffee machine washer” in their job description. Likewise, a student in a dorm room may not have good access to a place to wash a coffee maker out. If it is self cleaning it is more likely to stay making good coffee for longer.
The other feature considerations take into account specialty coffees. Does the coffeemaker also make a good cappuccino or espresso? These qualities are often found in separate machines that blend the right amount of milk or create a stronger cup of coffee in the smaller amounts used for espresso.
Whether at home, the office, the dorm room, or even in the camper, choosing a coffee maker should be done with care. If possible, the next time you have a great cup of coffee at a friend’s house or restaurant, ask them what kind of coffeemaker it was made in. That will be the first step to researching the brands and styles that may be best suited to your personal coffee making preferences.
To summarize, choose a coffeemaker that makes the right amount of coffee for your consumption needs, look for the most important features such as grinders and self-cleaning built right in, and then next time you have a great cup of coffee, ask what marvellous machine was behind it.
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