Panasonic automatic coffee grinder out of the box trial evaluation report

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In recent years, there is a growing trend for people who like to drink coffee. With the popularization and popularization of coffee knowledge, many serious coffee lovers have been cultivated one after another. I think that among these heavy coffee lovers, the largest ethnic group must be office workers! Whether it's American black coffee or latte, as long as you don't have a sip of coffee every morning, you feel as if something is missing, and your spirit and productivity throughout the day will be affected more or less.

Since my partner and I usually have the habit of drinking coffee, whether we go to work or stay at home on holidays, we almost always have to drink a cup of black coffee. In a way, we should be regarded as heavy coffee lovers. This time, the Panasonic automatic coffee grinder (model NC-R600) that we are going to open the box to share with you is a small coffee machine for family use, but this coffee machine not only has the function of brewing coffee, but also includes the equipment of the bean grinder. If you happen to be the person who likes to drink coffee at home, you can't miss the actual brewing and unpacking introduction.

Panasonic automatic coffee grinder open the box

The outer box of the Panasonic automatic coffee grinder is printed in color, and you can know the appearance and color of the coffee machine directly from the outer box.

After opening the outer box, you can see that it is a perfect anti-collision protection package.

The coffee machine is equipped with a LCD LCD screen, the operation panel is made of stainless steel, and the operation buttons are configured with cleaning, concentration, function and stop / start buttons, which does not seem to be too complicated.

The glass placed under the coffee machine is also covered with an extra layer of protective material to avoid any damage during handling.

The top cover of the coffee machine is equipped with a steam outlet and the top cover buckle, and the complete appearance of the coffee machine first let me sell it.

The coffee machine will be accompanied by a warranty and instructions, as well as a coffee basket cleaning brush and a coffee bean (powder) measuring spoon with a cleaning brush.

After reading the basic introduction of the coffee machine above, let's change the scene and take a look at the feeling that the coffee machine is placed directly in the home environment.

Deng Leng! The complete appearance of the Panasonic automatic coffee grinder is shown in the photo below. the coffee machine is mainly presented in a similar dark jujube color, which feels easy to blend into the general home environment.

The relevant specifications of the coffee machine are as follows:

Rated voltage: 110V--60Hz

Power consumption: 900W

Attachment: coffee bean measuring spoon and coffee basket cleaning brush with cleaning brush

Maximum use of coffee beans: 35 grams

Maximum water consumption: 600ML

Net weight of the product: about 3.0 kg

Product size (in centimeters): 15.5 (W) x 26 (D) x 29.2 (H)

Wire length: 1.1 m

Place of production: China

The maximum capacity of the glass is four cups. (based on the official information, one cup is about 125ml.)

After opening the top cover of the coffee machine, you can see the detachable drip cover.

As long as the drip cover is rotated clockwise according to the picture above, the drip cap can be removed directly. On the contrary, as long as you install it counterclockwise and tighten it, you can easily install it back.

Take off the drip cover, you can also remove the gray part of the soft tape for cleaning, the soft strip can be disassembled or installed directly with bare hands, but I personally dare not exert too much force when disassembling it. I'm afraid it's going to tear it off.

The interior of the coffee machine contains a water tank container (including grinder energy and blades) and a coffee basket with a metal filter.

The maximum amount of water injected into the tank container is also the amount of brewing four cups of coffee, and the stepped water filling capacity mark can also be seen in the tank to facilitate identification during water injection. However, according to official information, the maximum capacity of the water tank is as large as 600ml (an average of one cup is 150ml). Unlike the value of about 125ml for a glass, I think the difference between these two values should be the amount of water consumed in coffee brewing.

The photo below shows the grinding trough embedded in the water tank and the coffee bean grinding blade (the design of the curved blade is also relatively rare), which is the most important design core of the Panasonic automatic coffee grinder. After all, it all depends on these integrated designs, from grinding coffee beans to brewing a cup of coffee at the push of a button.

Next to the coffee bean trough of the grinding blade, you can also see a layer of metal filter. If you add the metal filter set on the coffee basket, it is equivalent to using two layers of metal filter to make coffee at the same time.

The bottom of the grinding blade is provided with a grinding mechanism connected with the coffee body.

The other end of the tank container is equipped with a spring-type anti-drip valve, which is also the main medium through which coffee can drip from the fuselage to the glass.

The coffee basket can not only restrain the coffee beans from being sprayed everywhere because of grinding, but also can be disassembled and cleaned independently. This design is quite convenient.

In addition to being convenient for cleaning, the benefits of metal filter can also save a lot of money on the purchase of filter paper.

After combining the water tank container with the coffee basket, the coffee beans or coffee powder can be poured directly into the grinding trough through the gap in the coffee basket, and the coffee can be brewed directly after the water injection is completed.

After taking out the whole water tank container assembly, what is left is the true appearance of the coffee machine body! There are not too many design accessories in the whole coffee machine, so I don't think it will be too difficult for ordinary people to operate, assemble, disassemble and clean.

Measurement of Grinding and Cooking of Panasonic automatic Grinding Coffee Machine

The grinding cooking mode of Panasonic automatic grinding coffee machine can be divided into two items: coffee concentration and grinding particle size. According to the functional options in these two projects, as many as six different grinding cooking modes can be distinguished. These modes are standard concentration with coffee powder, standard concentration with fine grinding, standard concentration with coarse grinding, concentrated concentration with coffee powder, concentrated concentration with fine grinding and thick concentration with coarse grinding. So that people who want to cook coffee to drink can choose their own coffee cooking mode according to their own preference for coffee.

Standard concentration (coffee powder) standard concentration (fine grinding) standard concentration (coarse grinding) concentration (coffee powder) concentration (fine grinding) concentration (coarse grinding) cleaning mode

The method of coffee brewing is also very simple. As long as you use a coffee bean spoon to scoop out the coffee beans, the weight of a spoon of coffee beans is about 5 grams. The maximum capacity of each brewed coffee bean is 35 grams (about 7 tablespoons).

The following is the official recommended dosage of ground coffee beans and coffee powder, which can be used as a benchmark at the beginning of use.

Filter drop cup number

Coffee bean consumption (coffee powder)

1 cup 15 grams (about 3 tablespoons)

2 cups 20 grams (about 4 tablespoons)

3 cups 25 grams (about 5 tablespoons)

4 cups 35 grams (about 7 tablespoons)

There is also a matter that must be paid special attention to in the section on the amount of coffee beans, there is a special note on the instructions to avoid using more than the official recommended amount of coffee beans when brewing coffee, otherwise there may be a functional malfunction! (of course, I personally don't have the courage to try the limits of this coffee machine.)

After all the coffee beans are poured into the grinding trough, you can slowly pour the necessary cold water into the tank, and then adjust the coffee concentration and brew the coffee according to your personal preference. (the instruction manual advises not to use hot water as much as possible, lest more high temperature steam will be emitted during the cooking process.)

At first, I chose the rough grinding mode to see the effectiveness of the grinding blade, so I didn't inject any drop of water at first, so that after the coffee beans had been ground, I would start the water injection process automatically. In rough grinding mode, the grinding time of coffee beans is about 35 seconds, and the ground coffee powder particles look quite uniform. In particular, I would like to note that the size of the grinding particles in the following photo is about 10 seconds after the grinding blade is running. The most important thing is to show you the uniformity of the grinding particles. A photo of the particle size of coffee powder after normal grinding time will be attached at the back of the article.

After injecting the right amount of water, you can begin to brew the coffee! Because I am used to drinking stronger coffee, I also slightly adjust the brewing ratio when brewing coffee. Each time I brew coffee beans with five tablespoons of beans, with two cups of coffee in the water tank, and this coffee concentration will be stronger than the official recommended brewing amount. Then I will brew the coffee according to four different modes: standard concentration fine grinding, standard concentration coarse grinding, thickening fine grinding and thickening coarse grinding. At the same time, I will actually drink the brewed coffee and record the flavor and feeling.

Special note: when the coffee machine is plugged in, as long as there is no functional operation for more than 60 seconds, it will automatically enter the power-saving standby mode, as long as the concentration or function button is pressed again. The coffee maker's display screen will light up and operate again.

In the coffee brewing at the same time, the steam outlet also emit some steam from time to time, because the temperature of these vapors is quite high, so in brewing to avoid the steam ejected place, so as not to burn. In addition, it should be mentioned that the coffee machine also has a special protective measure. As long as the top cover of the coffee maker is opened during the brewing process, the coffee brewing process will automatically stop until the top cover is pressed and closed again. After pressing the stop / start button, you can continue with the unfinished cooking mode.

Almost after more than 5 minutes of brewing time, the hot American coffee is so easily brewed! (the portion made and boiled is two cups, and the actual amount is about 250ml.)

The boiled coffee also has a little grease on the surface, which looks pretty good as a whole.

After all the coffee is poured out, put a piece of white paper on the bottom of the glass to observe, almost can not see any coffee grounds residue, it can be seen that the double-layer metal filter still has a certain effect.

When I took out the glass, I immediately put a white porcelain bowl into the original seat of the glass. The main purpose was to test to see if there would be any coffee leakage. Another part to mention is that the base of the Panasonic automatic grinder also has the function of heat preservation (the heat preservation time is up to 40 minutes), which is enough for the average family to use.

I waited about two or three minutes before taking out the porcelain bowl, and as the photo shows, there was no coffee leakage.

At the same time, check other places, there are some coffee residues in the drip cover, but these residues are already attached to the coffee beans when they are ground.

On the other hand, the following situation occurs around the grinding trough, but this is not the situation caused by normal coffee brewing, because I want you to see the state of the coffee beans after grinding, so after grinding the coffee beans, I took out the coffee basket first and took a picture, so when I put the coffee basket back directly at the same time. Also squeeze some ground coffee powder into the gap between the grinding slot and the coffee basket.

So after this coffee brewing, even the outside of the coffee basket was stained with a lot of coffee residue. (there will be a correct demonstration and result of cooking later.)

Although the coffee basket is stained with some coffee residue, it can be easily washed by using a coffee basket cleaning brush directly under clean water.

Water tank containers can also be cleaned in the same way, with no effort at all.

After cleaning, the water tank container is compared with the coffee basket, such as the photo below, which is provided for comparison. The whole cleaning process does not take much effort and time, although it must be washed after each brewing coffee, but on the whole it is quite convenient and fast.

Before the water tank container is cleaned, after the coffee basket is cleaned, the coffee basket is cleaned.

After the first coffee brewing, the interior of the coffee fuselage was as clean as if it had not been used.

Immediately after that, I made a thick grinding cooking (the proportion of the cooking portion is the same as that mentioned in the previous article). At the same time, I also photographed the coffee beans from the beginning of grinding to the completion of brewing. Because the cooking method of the concentrated concentration is slightly different from that of the standard concentration (the concentrated concentration will be soaked in water first, and then the second cooking will continue). So it took a little longer, but in terms of the overall cooking time of about 6 minutes and 14 seconds, it was actually very fast!

After rough grinding and cooking with high concentration, the glass is basically as clean as the previous one when observed in the same way as the white paper pad at the bottom.

After brewing coffee in a normal way, the state of the coffee basket is as shown in the photo below, where coffee residue can hardly be seen on the surface of the metal filter.

The part of the grinding groove is also very different from the previous one. Except that there is no coffee grounds left in the groove wall, it can also be found that the coffee grounds are almost concentrated in the center and show a round state.

I also sorted out the difference between the coffee residue in the grinding tank and the coffee basket under the correct and incorrect brewing.

Incorrectly brewed coffee basket correctly brewed coffee basket

The following photo shows the actual brewed American coffee, with thickened rough grinding on the left and standard concentration rough grinding on the right. The final color of the two cups of coffee looks the same.

The following picture shows the fine grinding and coarse grinding particle size of coffee beans after the default normal grinding time of the machine. I personally think that the difference in the thickness of the two kinds of particles is not very big. You have to take a closer look to see it.

Coffee bean fine grinding particles coffee bean coarse grinding particles

After brewing coffee in four different modes and combinations, the editor specially sorted out the flavor and taste of the coffee under the different brewing modes, which can be used as a reference for those in need.

Standard concentration fine grinding: coffee has a strong and thick taste, the taste of coffee stays in the mouth for a long time, the aroma of coffee is also very obvious, compared with the average American coffee sold in the market, the coffee brewed by this model tastes better and tastes better.

Standard concentration rough grinding: the coffee concentration is moderate, the flavor is lighter than that of fine grinding, and the taste of the entrance is smoother, which is suitable for people who like the coffee flavor not so heavy to drink. It is also the mildest brewing mode of coffee flavor of all modes.

Intensive fine grinding: coffee concentration is the thickest and richest of all, but relatively speaking, the bitterness and sour taste of coffee will be more obvious, so it is suitable for coffee lovers who like to drink with heavy taste or bitter taste.

Thick concentration rough grinding: coffee flavor is between standard concentration fine grinding and enhanced concentration fine grinding, with a stronger and more obvious coffee flavor than the former, and a milder bitter or sour taste than the latter. It is a good choice to taste and feel the obvious flavor of coffee, and it is also a good brewing mode to drink with milk.

Compared with the thick and heavy feeling of coffee, from strong to light, the order is concentrated fine grinding, concentrated coarse grinding, standard concentration fine grinding and standard concentration coarse grinding.

However, according to the flavor feeling that the editor likes personally (I like the coffee flavor is more rich and obvious), in fact, the flavor of each type of coffee is acceptable. Although the flavor is evaluated according to each brewing mode, I still have a ranking based on my favorite flavor, which is ranked in the following order:

Thickened rough grinding (my personal favorite)

Standard concentration fine grinding

Concentrated fine grinding

Standard concentration rough grinding

When all the coffee you want to drink has been brewed, and the water tank and coffee basket are cleaned and installed, you can directly inject the right amount of water into the tank container, and then press the leftmost cleaning button of the coffee machine. you can easily clean the pipes inside the coffee machine! (for regular cleaning, officials suggest that citric acid can be used to clean and remove scale.)

The following photo shows the water leaking out after the cleaning process. Although the water in the glass is slightly yellow, it looks quite clear and clean as a whole.

Thoughts on the use of Panasonic automatic Grinding Coffee Machine

After the actual use of this coffee machine, I also sort out some relevant experiences and feelings according to my personal experience!

Commendable parts:

◎ coffee doesn't take long to brew, and you can leave it to do other things.

The particle size of ◎ coffee beans is fairly uniform, so there is no need to worry about getting caught.

The detachable design of the ◎ machine is very good, and it is very easy to clean.

The volume of the ◎ coffee machine is not very large, so it is a plus from the point of view of home storage.

◎ can directly use coffee beans for brewing, which is very helpful for the preservation and maintenance of coffee flavor.

Areas that need to be improved:

It would be better if the ◎ coffee maker can be designed with a groove or grip, which is easy to get.

The ◎ steam outlet is designed at the top, which somewhat limits the location where the coffee maker can be placed.

◎ must be washed after each cooking, and it will feel even better if it can be cooked continuously.

The length of the ◎ power cord is slightly shorter and its use will be limited by the location of the socket.

The above is the out-of-box trial introduction of the Panasonic automatic coffee grinder. After the actual use, I personally quite like this coffee machine. After all, this coffee machine is both convenient and practical, so you don't have to spend too much time and attention on coffee brewing, nor do you need to buy a bean grinder or grind the coffee beans into powder in advance. it is indeed a great addition to the quality of coffee preservation and drinking.

In addition, the coffee machine is easy to clean and the setting of double-layer metal filter is also a big incentive for people to want to buy this machine. After all, for office workers who do not have enough time, as long as they spend a little time, they can enjoy a cup of their favorite coffee. This kind of small happiness should be what everyone wants and needs. (it feels like this coffee machine is on the desk in the office, and it seems to be possible, too, XD)

For those who are interested in Panasonic automatic coffee grinder, you might as well go to their official website to find out the relevant sales information. for many heavy coffee lovers, I think this coffee machine should be able to make you love it!