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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...Introducing the Eco-Friendly Coffee Tips Widget
16 January 2010
Eco Friendly Coffee Tips More cool coffee makers and coffee tips… Here’s a little project we’ve been working on here at TheCoffeeMakerStore. It’s an eco-friendly coffee tips widget that displays ways to make your coffee habit more gentle on the environment. Copy the text below and paste it in your blog or website: <div id="content-wrap"><div id="main"><h2>Eco Friendly Coffee Tips</h2> <p><br><iframe [...]
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...Cool Self-Stirring Coffee Mug Makes a Great Gift
24 December 2009
We’ve written about the usb powered coffee mug on this blog before, but this is just as cool. We read about it at the CNET gadget blog and were really impressed. The self-stirring coffee mug from ThinkGeek eliminates the need for spoons, straws, stirrers, sticks, and dare we say fingers. Just drop in the desired [...]
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...Coffee Makers for People Who Don’t Like Coffee
26 November 2009
You probably already know that of the 2 million weddings that take place each year in the US, coffee makers are hands down the most popular gift, even if the couple isn’t necessarily known for drinking coffee. While we didn’t get a coffee maker for our wedding, we did eventually sign up for a Gevalia [...]
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...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...The Perfect Cup of Coffee
11 November 2009
A lot of talk about the “perfect cup of coffee” revolves around brewing the actual coffee. But I ran across a few articles about the perfect “cup” of coffee. This high-tech coffee mug was created by German physicists to keep the coffee at the perfect temperature. They use a phase change material, which is a [...]
Continue reading...How Coffee Is Killing the Rain Forest
11 November 2009
If you’re interested in how commercial coffee growers are killing the rain forest and making it harder for coffee farmers to make a decent living, check out this video by Bill Nye (the Science Guy). At the crux of it is that companies are finding it profitable to cut down large swaths of rain forest [...]
Continue reading...4 Easy Tricks to Have an Eco-Friendly Coffee Break
11 November 2009
We do a lot of detrimental things to the environment. I went to the office coffee maker this morning and thought about the styrofoam cup and the plastic stirrer I used and couldn’t help but feel guilty. Of course, it’s easy to justify it to yourself “my little cup isn’t going to melt the polar [...]
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...6 Amazing Uses for Used Coffee Grounds
10 November 2009
Just when you thought the coffee maker was spitting out useless coffee grounds after your morning brew, we shared an article about using coffee grounds to fuel your car. We just recently came across a bunch of other really cool uses for coffee grounds. Coffee Grounds Enrich Soil Coffee grounds are known for enriching soil with [...]
Continue reading...Could Your Coffee Maker Fuel Your Car?
2 November 2009
Coffee is the other black gold. The second most traded commodity after oil, it got me thinking about what could be done with all of those coffee grounds we throw out every day. Sure, you could toss them in the compost heap, but what if they could do more? I found my answer in this [...]
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, [...]
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