How Do You Brew Your Coffee?
When I started researching coffees a while back, I was still making my cup of instant in the morning then walking over to the Turkish café across the street for my espresso before lunch.
Well times have changed. I have branched out just a wee bit. A coffee maker isn’t just another appliance taking up space in my kitchen anymore.
Today, coffee makers come in many different varieties. Some are conventional, some are at the higher end of the market, and some have great features.
A coffee maker is a device used to brew coffee by passing hot water over ground coffee beans.
The most popular types of coffee makers are drip coffee makers and espresso machines. Drip coffee makers are typically the most affordable and they require the least amount of work. However, they provide the widest variety of options for brewing methods and taste. Espresso machines are more expensive, but they produce a higher quality cup of coffee with less noise and mess in comparison to drip models.
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Ways to Make Coffee:
- Instant Coffee: The speediest way to get your coffee ready. The coffee is either freeze-dried or spray-dried. Then is rehydrated when you pour the boiling water over the powder or crystals. Because of this preparation method, instant is the least expensive of the coffee making types.
- French Press: Your morning coffee the French way… ooo-la-la! With the French press you just add your beans, generally a courser grind, then pour your hot water over the grounds. Let steep and then press the plunger down and pour.
- Pour Over: Like above (just missing the plunger), this method is exactly like it sounds. You pour hot water over the grounds in a “pour-over” coffee maker. The draw back is that you require special filters which can be pricey.
- Percolator: A very ‘50s or ‘60s way to make coffee. The grounds are placed a sieve-like chamber inside the percolator which is filled with water. The percolator is placed on a heat source and the bubbling, boiling water is pushed up to steep with the grounds. Also great for the campfire!
- Single Serve: These makers either use a reusable filter or a pre-made “pod”. Just pour in water and the machine does the rest.
- Aeropress: Extremely like French Press. Exception being this method is for making espressos, lattes or cold brews
- Drip: Standard in just about everyone’s kitchen or work break room. Scoop coffee into a filter that is inserted into a filter chamber. Pour the water into the reservoir; set and go. There are thousands of varieties of makers with just as many features. What can we say? We love ours; I love having my coffee freshly brewed and waiting for me first thing in the morning.
Now I will interject here on a personal note. When I decided to move forward exploring the world of coffees and teas, I went out and bought a Hamilton Beach Dual Coffee Maker. I love it. I can either make a pot for the morning coffees or just a single serving using the k-pod side. Check it out on the link above or through the website below.
- Cold Brew: While not my favourite, I had tons of friends who can’t live with out in the summer. If you are one of these folks, then you may want to invest in the cold brew coffee maker or an aeropress. Check out here on Amazon.
- Moka: Like the percolator, but the moka percolator gives you more of an espresso like drink. But it is recommended you not leave the Moka pot while you are brewing, or you will end up with a black burned sludge.
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Coffee is an important part of people’s daily routine. The type of coffee maker someone has in their kitchen can say a lot about who they are and the personality they have.
In conclusion, there are a few different types of coffee makers out there. Some people like to have two different types of coffee makers in their kitchen for various occasions. Others prefer to stick with one variety and some people just like to drink whatever is available.
No matter what the case may be, we should all respect each other’s differences and keep drinking that delicious black gold!
Please note: the opinions expressed in this document should never be construed as advice. The thoughts are base on my experiences. My likes and dislikes may vary drastically from yours. Do your research and find products and experiences that align with your likes and dislikes.
Al of Big Al’s Coffee Club. From the time in my youth, when I would lay on our garage roof watching planes traverse the skies above me, I knew I wanted to see the world.
My passion grew after spending a semester of my university days in Barcelona. I spent more time on trains and buses than I did in class.
After earning my BA from Carleton University, life got in the way. But I did find time to graduate again from George Brown in Fitness and Lifestyle Management and then work my way through most of a degree in Sports Administration. However I needed to find work and pay for all this education!
It wasn’t until my “middle age” did I start exploring the world again. First, transversing the US and Canada to take part in tennis tournaments. Then later to complete my spectator “grand slam” of tennis.
I accomplished this while earning my certificate in photography from Toronto Metropolitan University. I am now combining the two passions and now sharing with you my many lessons learned.
