Customers who often come to Front Street to buy coffee beans sometimes ask if there is a lazy coffee machine suitable for use at home. It is best if the price is not too high. At this time, Front Street will say: You can learn about American drip coffee machines!
Among home users, the "reviews" of American-style drip coffee machines are extremely polarizing. Many people think that it is easy to operate and can meet daily coffee needs, and it is worthy of strong recommendation; many consumers feel that the coffee made by drip pots is not delicious and is an "IQ tax". Is it really so? Front Street is here to talk to you today about the advantages and disadvantages of the American drip filter, whether it is an "IQ tax", and whether it is worth buying.
Around the end of World War II, espresso machines with pressurized functions became widely popular. Because the American troops in Europe were not used to drinking traditional Italian espresso, they mixed hot water into a small cup of espresso until it was diluted to the same taste as drip coffee. This way of drinking is despised by Italians and only Americans like it, so they call this light drink "Americano".
In 1965, Philips invented the first drip coffee machine in response to market demand. After its launch, it was also called drip coffee, brewed coffee or filter coffee. Since then, drip coffee machines have left a good impression of being simple, efficient, and reliable.
Today, coffee machines have become a general term for brewing equipment, which can be divided into two categories according to the extraction method. One is the espresso coffee machine that extracts espresso, which is popular in coffee chain brands and independent coffee shops around the world; the other is the drip American coffee machine.
Drip Coffee Maker, as the name suggests, belongs to the drip extraction method. It has the same principle as hand brewing. Sometimes it is also called "fake hand brewing". It is one of the more common coffee appliances currently used. It is suitable for beginners to use at home, in offices, hotels, restaurants and other places.
It is very simple to operate, convenient to make, and the process is basically standardized. You can usually brew a pot of black coffee in a few minutes, and the coffee beans are not too particular, and there are various types to choose from. If you like American style with low bitterness and floral aroma, choose Front Street Strawberry Candy, Front Street Oiran, and Front Street Grana Gesha; if you are looking for a balanced taste that is neither sour nor bitter, you can try Front Street PNG Bird of Paradise and Front Street 2013 Yunnan Tiepicka; if you are afraid of sourness, your first choice is Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling.
The mechanized drip filtering method is divided into two layers. The upper layer is a funnel-shaped filter; the lower layer is a coffee pot with a filter inside. The extraction time varies depending on the machine model and the amount of powder. During operation, you only need to pour coffee powder and hot water (if it has a grinding function, pour coffee beans directly), and press the button to brew coffee. In addition, there are many styles of drip coffee machines, ranging from simple and compact to multi-functional models. You can choose according to your own needs. Those with larger pot body capacity can brew multiple cups of coffee at one time.
From a price point of view, ordinary drip coffee machines can meet basic needs between RMB 200 and RMB 500, while standard espresso coffee machines are often several times more expensive, with the highest unit price even reaching hundreds of thousands. If your budget is within a thousand yuan, Front Street recommends that you give priority to a drip coffee maker and focus on the function of the device and the selection of coffee beans. After all, the espresso machine purchased for the same price may be a toy machine, and the espresso produced will be difficult to meet the standard.
"Hand-brew when you are free, American style when you are busy." This is the motto of many office workers who drink coffee. For them, the prerequisite for realizing the freedom of coffee at home during the workday is efficiency. Although both are drip extraction methods, hand brewing is ultimately more cumbersome than making a cup of drip Americano. It would be best if you could get a cup of freshly brewed coffee with a similar taste in three or two steps using your favorite coffee beans within ten minutes.
However, drip coffee machines also have many disadvantages. First of all, because it is limited to a single-function design, it is called a "fool machine" and does not have much room for adjustment in parameters. The coffee made with it is often about the same, lighter overall, and the aroma level is far inferior to that of hand brewing. If pre-ground coffee powder is used, the taste will be further compromised.
Secondly, compared to other single-serve brewing appliances, the "powder pocket" of some drip coffee machines is fixed and needs to be filled and extracted for a whole pot of coffee every time. This is naturally convenient for large families, but for individuals with small needs, it may becomeGot itAt this time, it is more practical to choose an ear-mounted or capsule coffee machine than buying a machine that may become "dusty".
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
