Optimal choice of the coffee machine

Sooner or later connoisseurs of natural coffee face the problem of buying a coffee machine. This machine will allow you to prepare a fresh drink, with a minimum of effort. However, with the available assortment, the choice of a coffee maker can sometimes become a problem. Therefore, when buying this unit, you need to pay attention to a few things.

Firstly, it is a kind of drink, in addition to traditional coffee, there are fans of espresso, cappuccino, etc. Secondly, determines the choice of the coffee machine its power and the availability of filters for water purification.

Drip-type machines are widely used for household use. This is due to their low cost and functionality. Their principle of work is as follows. The water that is stored here is poured in, which heats up to a high temperature and drips through the filter, where it passes through the ground coffee, saturated with its taste and aroma, into a special container, usually made of heat-resistant glass. Underneath it, in most models, there is a heating element that does not allow the drink to cool.

It should be noted that power, although important, but there are small nuances. So, the higher this characteristic, the faster coffee will be prepared. However, the slower the liquid passes through the ground grain, the smoother and stronger the result will be. Therefore, in the latter case, it is better to stop the choice of a coffee maker for a home at 800 V. For people who are interested in time, it is better to prefer models having a power of more than 1 kW.

Filters in these units can be single or reusable. The first are quite comfortable, do not require cleaning, after use they are simply thrown away. The second is much more durable.

Among the functions that are inherent in different models, we can note auto-heating, anti-drip system. The latter allows you to suspend the supply of the drink, even if the coffee pot is not set in its place. This allows you to pour a cup of coffee, without waiting for all the liquid to boil. However, to abuse this function is not necessary, because after a while water will still leak. When choosing a coffee maker, it is worth paying attention to the presence in the model of automatic decalcification. With it, the machine is cleaned of scale and coffee oil. In the absence of this function, the master of the unit will have to do this manually.

If it is necessary to make a choice of an espresso coffee machine, otherwise called a "carob", its pressure, measured in bar, is looked for at the beginning. At more expensive models this characteristic can reach up to 15 bar. It is believed that the drinks prepared here have better taste and a rich flavor. These coffee machines are suitable for making both "espresso" and other types of coffee. Milk foam, which is so difficult to make by hand, is formed here thanks to a special tube and a stream of steam under pressure, which also processes the ground grain. If the choice of a coffee maker is made in favor of such a model, it is important to pay attention to grinding. If the grains are too large, the drink can get watery, if too small - steam may not pass through the horn, where they are falling asleep. Some units are immediately equipped with a coffee grinder, which allows you to better preserve the taste of grains and improve the taste of coffee.

For some consumers, in addition to functionality, design is important. Here it is worth considering the size of the rooms in which the device will be located. The overall interior of the kitchen is also taken into account.

Among others, automatic coffee makers, whose advantage lies in the fact that in order to prepare a drink, just press a couple of buttons.

A large number of manufacturers give the buyer a wide choice of both functionality and appearance of models. At the same time, most of them are quite affordable. So, it is necessary to note coffee machines of firm Bosch which are reliable enough and durable in use. The Delonghi and Jura models are popular, in which stylish design is combined with high functionality. A wide assortment of coffee machines is presented by Nivona.