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‘The Pure’ Is One Fancy Induction Coffee Maker
I just read about this futuristic coffeemaker at TheAppliancist.com. It’s called “The Pure ” and it’s an induction coffee maker. The manufacturers says it is made of environmentally friendly materials. Its design helps speed up the brewing process it is quite easy to use. It has a ballpoint pen mechanism that helps control how much [...]
Continue reading...Moccamaster Coffee Maker Is a Classic
25 February 2010
If you’re looking for a classic coffee maker, you need look no further than the Moccamaster. This hand crafted coffee maker, made in the Netherlands, has looked the same for over 40 years. It has many loyal fans in European coffee strongholds like Sweden, Finland, and the Netherlands. Not only is it stylish, but it [...]
Continue reading...7 Easy Coffee Grinding Tips
21 February 2010
Because grinding coffee can be an art in and of itself, here are a few tips that I found to help you make a great cup of coffee at home, especially if you grind your own beans. Amount: If you don’t know how much coffee you want to grind, a good rule of thumb is to [...]
Continue reading...The Perfect Temperature for Brewing Coffee
17 February 2010
One of the most important parts of making coffee, after choosing the right grind, is making sure that the water is the right temperature. The common electric coffee maker makes this a little bit tricky, so it’s important to understand what type of coffee maker will produce the best results. With a dizzying variety of [...]
Continue reading...Japanese Designed Tea and Coffee Maker
5 January 2010
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa created this compact 6 cup tea and coffee maker combo. It uses a double activated charcoal filter and brews in less than 10 minutes. It’s been on the Japanese market since 2007 and is now being released to the US and Europe for about $240. It’s good for small, compact kitchens [...]
Continue reading...Stylishly Designed Battery Powered Espresso Maker
5 January 2010
This battery powered coffee maker has gotten a lot of attention online over the past few days, and for good reason. It’s made by Made In Design It’s actually an espresso maker and besides its sleek design, it’s coolest feature is that it’s battery powered, allowing you to take it anywhere you go. It’s nearly [...]
Continue reading...How to Turn Your Coffee Maker Into a Fish Tank
28 December 2009
We used to have fish as kids. Pirahnas, Oscars, Jack Dempseys, and Betta fish (aka Siamese Fighters) and the Betta fish were some of our favorite. The rub is that you can’t have more than one in a tank at the same time because they, well, fight. What you typically do is buy two small [...]
Continue reading...Funky iMac Coffee Maker
28 December 2009
I read about the iMac coffee maker the other day and just had to share it. It’s totally handmade and all of the modifications were down by 53 year old German designer designer, Klaus Diebel himself. It’s made from the iconic iMac and is fully functional, including a screen that can be imprinted with an [...]
Continue reading...45 Weirdest Looking Coffee Makers Ever – Part 1
12 December 2009
From ultra-luxurious to just plain weird, from insanely expensive to stunningly beautiful, these coffee makers are the coolest, most innovative, weirdest, and most original coffee machines we’ve ever seen. This is the first in a 3 part series of posts about the weirdest, most innovative, coolest coffee makers ever. Part one of this series has 16 [...]
Continue reading...The Cowboy Guide To Making Coffee
4 December 2009
Ok, so your coffee maker is broken and you need a little caffeine boost. Don’t worry pilgrim, making your own cup of coffee is simple if you follow these easy instructions. American cowboys are known as rugged outdoorsmen. The iconic image of a cowboy is with his horse beside a campfire in a desert valley. [...]
Continue reading...8 Foods You Can Cook With Your Coffee Maker
4 December 2009
I read a post online where someone asked what they can cook with a coffee maker. He moves around a lot and doesn’t want to buy a hotplate, he’d rather just use his coffee machine as a hotplate and cook something really fast. The responses were pretty funny, but essentially you can cook the following [...]
Continue reading...6 Weird Things You Can Do With a Coffee Maker
2 December 2009
Coffee makers keep getting cooler. From crystal studded coffee makers to touch screen coffee makers to voice activated coffee makers, manufacturers keep pushing the boundaries on design and usability. We’ve even written about foods that you can cook with a coffee machine on this blog from pasta to eggs to shrimp But what about other things [...]
Continue reading...Voice Activated Coffee Maker Will Start Your Day Off Right
2 December 2009
For those of us who sleep with a coffee maker on the night stand, this voice activated coffee maker is pretty handy. This cool coffee machine switches between manual and voice-activated at the touch of a button. It’s a standard 10 cup coffee maker and it uses a plastic filter. The filter is dishwasher safe [...]
Continue reading...USB Powered Coffee Mug Stirs and Keeps Coffee Warm
29 November 2009
This self-heating and self-stirring coffee cup is one of the more innovative devices I’ve seen in a while. Not only does it stir your coffee and keep at warm (about 40 degrees Celsius), but it’s USB powered and easily rechargeable. Available at usb.brando.com, it works at the push of a button. Just pour your coffee, [...]
Continue reading...Awesome Coffee Maker Reads Barcodes on Coffee Pod
27 November 2009
This Tassimo coffee maker system is pretty innovative. Similar to coffee makers that use coffee pods, this machine uses “discs” with barcodes on them. The coffee machine will then read the barcode on each disc and adjust the amount of water, brewing time, and temperature to the specific blend. Because the brewing happens in a [...]
Continue reading...Yet Another Integrated Coffee Maker
25 November 2009
I just saw this all-in-one coffee maker called The Kitchen Outpost on CNET blogs. Combining 3 appliances in roughly half the space, it makes coffee, toasts bread and has a small gridle on top of it. At 20″ wide and less than 10″ deep, it’s the perfect accessory for a tight kitchen. This integrated [...]
Continue reading...Nespresso CitiZ Espresso Maker
25 November 2009
This Nespresso coffee maker allows you to make multiple coffee recipes easily and quickly. It’s an automatic, single-serve espresso maker with a 19 bar pressure pump and integrated milk frother. It costs $350 but is quite stylish. It’s a pretty nice gift idea because of its chic design and functionality. It’s got good reviews on [...]
Continue reading...How A Coffee Maker Can Save You $3,000 Per Year
21 November 2009
There’s a good article explaining how to justify a $3,000 coffee maker. If you buy an average of two venti mochas per day, you’ll end up spending a little over $3,000 a year on coffee alone. The tightening economy is forcing everyone to look closely at where they can cut costs, and most people’s daily [...]
Continue reading...Lavazza A Modo Mio Coffee Maker Review
19 November 2009
Pocket-Lint.com came up with a good review of the Lavazza A Modo Mio coffee machine. About its style Pocket-Lint.com says: As for styling the Mio is undoubtedly retro, but the cute curves, high-gloss two-tone finish in silver with red, black or white mean it will sit happily in the sleekest of modern kitchens. The plastic body construction isn’t the best [...]
Continue reading...Crazy Little Breakfast Machine
17 November 2009
This puppy is a coffee maker, juicer, toaster, in one. Oh yeah, it’ll make your eggs too. Not only that, but it’ll butter your bread and add jelly too. Designed by Yuri Suzuki, 26, a design teacher in London and his friend Masa Kimura, 28, this machine was featured at Platform 21 in Amsterdam. It [...]
Continue reading...Bring Out the Coffee Maker In You With New iPhone App
17 November 2009
There’s a new iPhone app called Barista that’ll bring out the true coffee maker in you. It’ll let you crank out cafe-quality drinks from your home coffee machine. With sleek graphics and easy to follow instructions, you’ll be making sophisticated coffee drinks in no time. Selected as “App of the Week”, here’s what Apple [...]
Continue reading...Stunning Saeco Espresso Maker
17 November 2009
The new Saeco Syntia espresso maker is a combination of style and function. This luxury espresso maker is fully automatic and still relatively small. Stylishly made of stainless steel, this espresso machine will draw attention in your kitchen. It makes espresso in 30 seconds and has customizable settings for two users and allows for 3 [...]
Continue reading...Grinder-Brewer Coffee Maker Combos
14 November 2009
Regardless of what kind of coffee maker you have and irrespective of your coffee beans, if your coffee grinds don’t match the type of coffee maker you have, your cup of coffee won’t be as good as it could be. So it’s important to pay attention to the kind of coffee grinder you have. The Grinding [...]
Continue reading...Iced Out Coffee Maker Would Make Every Rapper Proud
13 November 2009
This Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine is one the silliest coffee makers I’ve ever seen. At $4,000 this coffee machine is a real spectacle. I read about it over at UberReview. Apparently this thing is made of Swarovski crystals and was made by Goldstriker. They took a regular Nespresso machine and added a ton of crystals [...]
Continue reading...The BMW Espresso Maker
13 November 2009
This espresso maker is a beauty. It is a 15-bar pump-driven espresso maker with a stainless steel broiler. It’s got a dual brew spout with user-programmable settings. Standard steam wand and rapid steam boiler to quickly switch from frothing to brewing. It was designed by the award winning BMW Designworks for Starbucks and is great [...]
Continue reading...Bugatti Coffee Makers: The Ultimate Luxury Coffee Machine
13 November 2009
I found these pics of Bugatti coffee makers the other day. These $1300-a-piece beauties are THE high rollers coffee machine. With slightly more capacity than a single serve coffee maker, they’re sleek and stylish and can make two cups of coffee at a time. Luxury Launches says: If you are addicted to coffee, you need to own [...]
Continue reading...How to Choose a Single Cup Coffee Maker
11 November 2009
Lots of people are brewing their own coffee at home. Single cup coffee makers are getting really popular too. They are ideal because they’re quick and easy to use. The coffee is drunk right away, so it doesn’t have time to sit on the coffee maker all morning and burn. Why To Get a Single Cup [...]
Continue reading...How To Make Snooty Starbucks Baristas Scratch Their Heads
1 November 2009
Ever since my stay in Cairo during the summer of 2000, I’ve been fascinated with learning languages. Having studied Arabic, I recently started learning Mandarin (1 billion people speak it, might be a good idea for me to pick it up too). I also learned Urdu and Punjabi from my Pakistani grandmother as a kid, [...]
Continue reading...Why To Stop Using Your Coffee Percolator
30 October 2009
The coffee percolator brings back memories of Grandma making coffee on the stove. Stovetop percolators are novel and nostalgic, but they aren’t the ideal coffee maker for a number of reasons. Your traditional coffee percolator is made of a heat-proof metal pot. This pot sits on top of the stove and holds cold water and has [...]
Continue reading...Beautifully Designed Nespresso Coffee Maker
27 October 2009
This post, like the last about innovative and uniquely designed “BeMoved” coffee machine highlights cutting edge coffee maker designs. This single serve coffee maker, called the “Caffe Inn”, was created by Charles Teyssier, a French designer. It brews coffee and drips it from a spout near the top of the machine. You simply put a [...]
Continue reading...The Amazing “BeMoved” Motion Activated Coffee Machine
25 October 2009
This coffee maker has been setting the tech blogs on fire over the past few days. It’s a motion activated coffee maker by coffee experts Douwe Egberts and was unveiled at Dutch Design Week. The BeMoved coffee machine was cranked out by Douwe Egberts R&D department to inspire creativity and innovation in coffee maker design. [...]
Continue reading...Coffee Makers for Different Types of Coffee
22 October 2009
Coffee maps will show you that coffee comes from places all over the globe. While they stay within longitudinal parameters (mostly in tropical areas), the coffee bean is found in South America, Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia. Coffee production spans 5 continents and dozens of countries across the globe. The variance in climate, [...]
Continue reading...Cool Coffee Maker Made From a Computer
21 October 2009
I found this ingenious coffee maker on ByteMods by way of Neatorama.com It was constructed from a custom painted Compaq Deskpro case. He cut out the 5.25″ drives and then installed the heating element by cutting the coffee maker open. What’s cool is that this coffee maker actually brews coffee. It uses a Visual Basic [...]
Continue reading...Fire Up the Coffee Maker! Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee
20 October 2009
There are a few studies about the health benefits of coffee. Now, not all of them are conclusive, but they do indicate that there are health benefits related with drinking coffee. Here are some things known about coffee: Drinking coffee has been shown in independent studies to reduce the risk of Parkinson’s Disease by almost 80%. [...]
Continue reading...Emeril Lagasse Coffee Maker w/ Built-In Scale
18 October 2009
I just read this coffee maker review on CNET.com It’s a T-Fal Emerilware Coffeemaker with Built-in Scale. This coffee machine has a built-in scale to help you measure the perfect coffee-to-water ratio, and let’s you know the right amount of water to use. Now for all of you coffee addicts out there, this may [...]
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