With the popularity of coffee culture, more and more friends are obsessed with this unique drink. Whenever I can't concentrate enough or start to feel sleepy, I will order myself a cup of coffee. In this way, it can refresh your mind and satisfy your appetite at the same time, which is simply the best of both worlds.
However, many friends have found that their demand for coffee is constantly growing, and one cup a day can no longer meet their needs, because coffee has been integrated into their daily lives and more cups are needed to satisfy their appetites. Therefore, in order to reduce spending on coffee, as a certain shopping carnival is approaching, many people plan to purchase a coffee machine, so that they can not only drink freshly ground coffee at any time, but also save a lot of money.
But when shopping online, in addition to the price and brand of the coffee machine, most friends will encounter an unexpected problem: Should I buy a fully automatic or semi-automatic coffee machine?
Because most people have never really come into contact with a coffee machine, their understanding of a coffee machine is still just a machine for extracting concentrated coffee, and there is no distinction between full and half. Well, it doesn’t matter. Today Front Street will share with you what is the difference between a semi-automatic coffee machine and a fully automatic coffee machine, and how to choose!
What is a semi-automatic coffee machine?
Generally speaking, the coffee machines used by most independent coffee shops on the market and the coffee machines we often mention refer to semi-automatic coffee machines.
The so-called semi-automatic coffee machine means that the "process" of extracting coffee cannot be completed by the machine independently. We need to assist the entire process and do it ourselves. From grinding the coffee powder to filling it into the powder bowl, to attaching the handle to the machine for extraction, we all need to operate it ourselves. The coffee machine only provides the extraction function.
In addition, if we are making milk coffee, we also need to whip the milk! Similarly, it is necessary to manually control the thickness of the milk foam and the milk temperature of the milk. All in all, everything needs to be experienced in person.
then! After each extraction is completed, we also need to clean the extraction area of the coffee machine, otherwise it will have a negative impact on the taste of the coffee and the condition of the coffee machine over time.
What is a fully automatic coffee machine?
Eh! This is simple. The so-called fully automatic coffee machine means that after we press the corresponding function key, the coffee machine will automatically complete the task. For example, if you press the extraction button for espresso, the coffee machine will grind and extract according to the set value! As for people, they only need to wait quietly for the coffee to be made.
Even when making milk coffee, the coffee machine can complete it with one click, automatically heating the milk and automatically frothing the milk, without manual intervention. Therefore, a fully automatic coffee machine is a coffee machine that can rely on the machine itself to complete the extraction! Then we only need to clean the powder chamber and extraction chamber regularly. There is no need to extract and clean like a semi-automatic.
How to choose?
Since the two types are different, there is no good or bad distinction. When we choose, we only need to purchase the right machine based on our own needs! (Although Front Street still recommends semi-automatic coffee machines)
The advantages of a fully automatic coffee machine are simplicity, convenience, and low operating threshold. If you don’t want to perform too tedious operations, don’t have too many requirements for taste, or you don’t want to learn coffee extraction in depth (you just want to get addicted to coffee), then a fully automatic coffee machine will be a good choice. Because the coffee machine can do everything for you, it is very convenient.
But the shortcomings are also obvious, it lacks flexibility and is not easy to adjust. Even if the price is not high enough, many functions of the coffee machine cannot be adjusted, such as grinding. Therefore, in the absence of functions, the taste of a cup of coffee depends entirely on the fit between the beans and the coffee machine.
The reason why coffee shops need to make morning adjustments every day is because the beans continue to change every day. These changes will affect the taste of coffee every day, so they need to be corrected through morning adjustments and concentration.
Many fully automatic coffee machines cannot be corrected because they do not have corresponding functions. That’s why Front Street said that if you don’t have high requirements for the taste of coffee, you can only come up with the idea of purchasing a fully automatic coffee machine. Or, places like offices that provide coffee to many people will be equipped with fully automatic coffee machines. If you have requirements for taste, it is best to choose a semi-automatic coffee machine~
Both coffee machines can use specialized Italian beans. If you are looking for a rich oily feel, you should buy the Front Street Classic Blend and the Front Street Commercial Blend. They add a small amount of Robusta to the Arabica and use medium-dark roasting, which can maximize the body and oil. If you want the most cost-effective grain beans, the First Street Black Cocoa Basic Blend is the first choice. 100% Arabica can make the coffee taste more balanced.
The flexibility and upper limit of semi-automatic are very high. After all, people need to complete the whole process by themselves. The cumbersome operation is certainly a disadvantage, but because of this, we can adjust the parameters at any time to make perfect coffee under ideal conditions.
In contrast, we need to start learning about coffee extraction when purchasing. Because although the upper limit of a semi-automatic coffee machine is high, its lower limit can also be very low. And if we master the extraction of coffee, it couldn’t be easier to make a delicious cup of coffee at any time!
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
