How to choose a coffee maker is divided into three types: Japanese style, American style and Italian style.

In the sunny afternoon, under the old tree parasol, the shade is mottled, a cup of mellow coffee, or holding a seemingly incomprehensible book, or three or five good friends get together, coffee always brings us such a good feeling. Now more and more petty capitalists are devoted to the embrace of coffee. Compared with inferior instant coffee, only coffee beans extracted by fresh grinding can really reflect the connotation of coffee. More and more friends have joined the ranks of hand-brewed coffee, and the coffee pot is an indispensable instrument for family hand-brewing coffee. Today, the editor will talk about how to choose a coffee pot.

Now the coffee pots on the market are all dripping type, and they are divided into three types: Japanese style, American style and Italian style.

The Japanese coffee maker, also known as the siphon pot, has an alcohol lamp on the base and two glass balls on it. It heats the water from the lower glass ball to produce water vapor, pushes the hot water from the lower sphere to the upper pot, and then sucks back the coffee extracted from the upper glass ball after the lower pot cools. The use of siphon pots reminds me of the chemistry class when I was a child. Is it interesting to use the utensils of bottles and cans? The Japanese coffee pot is suitable for those who have time and leisure to use. In the lazy afternoon, they make a cup of coffee that belongs to their own mood. The aroma of the coffee and the pleasure of doing things are not available in other coffee pots. The coffee beans required by the Japanese coffee pot are slightly rougher, suitable for individual coffee with slightly sour taste.

Japanese siphon kettle

American coffee maker is basically a kind of coffee machine stewed by electric power, just like the United States is rich in fast food, coffee brewing in the United States has become faster, less hands-on fun, but increased brewing speed. American coffee maker is more suitable for office or coffee shop use, American coffee maker is suitable for medium or deep roasted coffee, grinding particles slightly fine, bitter taste. It should be noted that the American coffee maker has the function of heat preservation, but if the heat preservation time is too long, the coffee will easily turn sour.

American electric coffee maker

The espresso pot is a machine that allows steam to quickly extract coffee through coffee powder through high pressure and high temperature. the best temperature for brewing coffee is between 90 and 98 degrees Celsius. Household espresso pots often have a bubbling mouth, so is it tempting to make cappuccinos yourself? In addition, there is often the function of warming the cup, this detail is very important, the cold cup of coffee, the taste is poor.

Italian mocha pot

Coffee pot selection and purchase

Japanese coffee makers have different styles and different capacities, but their functions are similar. When buying, just pay attention to the alcohol lamp below and match the above.

American coffee makers have different capacities. Generally speaking, large families can choose 6-12 cups, while small families can choose 2-6 cups. In addition, it has the function of selecting rich and light taste; there is a difference between permanent filter and replaceable filter, which can be selected according to different circumstances, of course, the price is also distinguished by capacity and function.

Italian coffee maker is more suitable for young and fashionable people to use, it is necessary to pay attention to the design of upper and lower sealing rings when buying, the shape of Italian coffee pot is different, but the principle is the same.

Coffee pot maintenance

The coffee pot should be removed regularly to prolong the service life of the coffee pot. Generally speaking, where the water quality is relatively hard, the scale should be removed four times a year. The way to remove dirt is to fill the water tank with edible vinegar, let all the vinegar drop into the coffee cup, repeat, and then rinse repeatedly with clean water. Unlike the teapots we often come into contact with, coffee pots need to be regularly cleaned and carefully taken care of so that excess impurities do not affect the flavor of the extracted coffee.