Coffee makers can be divided into drip, geyser, capsule, pod and carob. You need to choose a coffee maker based on your preferred type of coffee, as well as focusing on your budget.
Simple solutions
Drip or filter coffee machines are a simple mechanism that simply filters water through a very dense layer of coffee. In such coffee makers there are two containers - one for the flow of water, the second for the flow of a ready-made drink. The water heats up, evaporates and passes as condensation drops through a mesh metal or paper filter filled with ground coffee. The water that has passed through the coffee mass gradually accumulates in the jug in the form of a finished drink. Usually the jug is heated with a special stand.
Rozhkovy coffee makers are analogous to the usual Turkish. Hot water simply passes through the coffee, which is tamped into a special horn. Rozhkovy coffee makers without additional functionality are extremely cheap.
How to make strong coffee
Geyser coffee makers allow you to prepare significantly stronger coffee. In them, heated steam or water under high pressure passes through the ground coffee several times, gradually becoming saturated with taste and aroma, after which the coffee grounds are simply filtered out. There are a huge number of varieties of geyser coffee makers, they can be automatic or semi-automatic, often equipped with special coffee grinders and other accessories. Typically, this type of coffee maker is much more expensive than drip and carob.
Espresso coffee makers will suit fans of really strong coffee. To obtain an espresso with a special coarse grind, very hot steam must be passed under high pressure (9 bar). These coffee makers use roasted and ground coffee beans in a special way. Using finely ground coffee will clog the filter and in some cases damage the coffee maker.
The capsule principle
Capsule coffee makers are a type of espresso coffee machine. In such machines, you need to use encapsulated coffee. The capsule is put into the coffee maker, after which it is pierced in a special way, then a very powerful stream of air passes through it, which mixes the contents of the capsule, only after that hot water passes through the capsule under strong pressure. The aroma and taste of the drink in this case completely depend on the quality of the coffee capsule; the coffee maker does not in any way affect the characteristics of the resulting drink.
Pod coffee makers optimize and simplify the coffee preparation process. Chald is a sealed paper package that contains ground coffee. To prepare a drink, you need to place the pod in the special receiver of the coffee maker, after which it is enough to press a button. After about half a minute, the coffee will be ready. In this case, the taste of the coffee also depends solely on the quality of the pod.
