Buying a cup of coffee is quick and easy but there is something appealing about making your own right inside your home. You get to choose the beans and other ingredients. You can try different processes and coffee kitchenware on your way to mastering the art. Here are a few of the tools that you can use in your experiments:
Coffee Machine
For fast and reliable brewing, you simply cannot been a coffee machine. These appliances differ in complexity and features so be sure to choose well. These generally have storage areas for coffee grounds, water, and even milk. Most are capable of reminding you to provide a refill if one of these is running low. Coffeemakers come in several types with the electric ones being the most sought-after and also most expensive. The best models can cost thousands of dollars. The most dedicated shrug this off as they swear by the quality of the results. The good news is that there are plenty of low-cost options for smaller budgets.
French Press
If you are willing to put a bit of effort, then you may opt for mechanical coffee kitchenware such as the French press. This is a classic that has been in use for hundreds of years. It looks like a cylindrical kettle with a clear glass body and metal cover. There is a plunge inside that can be raised up or pressed down using a control rod at the top. The ground coffee is placed at the bottom and hot water is poured inside. The plunger is then pressed down to allow the mixture to go up while preventing rough sediments from escaping the bottom. The same process can be used to make tea.
Moka Pot
The moka pot is a classic design that feature a metal body with a thick bottom and a movable lid. Its origins can be traced to Italy where it was first patented in the 1930s. The metal is usually aluminum but other alloys such as steel can be used as well. It can be placed on a stove top to boil the water or have an internal circuit to make everything automatic. The steam from the boiling water makes its way through the ground coffee because of the built up pressure inside the pot. Brewed coffee then goes out of an internal pipe into the upper layer which is then ready to be served.
Coffee Dripper
Aficionados may also want to buy their own dripper for placement on top of a pot or cup. It has a flat circular base for stability. This has a hole inside to let the coffee go through. At the top is a metal sieve with fine mesh that filters unwanted particles.