What do you need to pay attention to when choosing and maintaining an electric coffee maker?

Take a closer look at the coffee pot

The electric coffee maker family was originally "three brothers": percolation type, drip type and vacuum type. However, the percolation coffee pot is the early product of the electric coffee pot, although the price is low, but it is not convenient to use and the reliability is poor; the coffee made by the vacuum electric coffee pot has a strong flavor, but its structure is complex and prone to various failures. The fittest survive, and now the only thing left on the market is the drip-type electric coffee maker.

The drip-type electric coffee maker is mainly composed of a seat frame, a coffee filter and a coffee bottle. This kind of coffee pot has two kinds of electric heating elements: high temperature and low temperature. The high temperature electric heating element quickly heats a small part of the water from the storage tank to boiling, then pushes the water out of the water pipe by steam pressure, and then drips evenly into the filter holding coffee powder through the distribution plate. After infiltration and then into the coffee bottle, it becomes fragrant and delicious coffee, while the low temperature electric heating element at the bottom of the bottle keeps the coffee at a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius through the insulation plate. After the coffee is made in this way, friends can have a broad chat while drinking slowly and savoring it. On the other hand, the bright color and high-strength plastic outer pot of the coffee pot can just make it a beautiful decoration, and because of its fast heating speed, it can be made into a coffee drink at a time without going through reciprocating cycle, so the coffee tastes good and entertains friends. Never lose face.

Select carefully and carefully

Although there is only one type of electric coffee maker in general, there are ordinary coffee pots that are only used to make coffee powder, a two-in-one coffee maker that can grind coffee beans and Italian steam coffee makers that can make milk bubbles. If you are a 9-to-5 office worker with limited time, a cheap ordinary coffee maker is a good choice, and if you have reached the level of "fever", then the mellow smell of your own ground coffee powder and charcoal-roasted coffee with a beautiful head of milk foam and delicious cinnamon powder will certainly be your best choice.

In terms of specifications, the power of the household electric coffee maker is less than 1000W, the capacity is 0.5-0.8L, and it can make 4-8 cups of coffee. If you often entertain a large number of friends or family, you can also choose a larger capacity, but it is best not to exceed 1.5L.

From the quality point of view, the appearance of the electric coffee pot should be a color coordination, the production of fine arts and crafts, the damage of various parts, rough are not allowed, the bottom of the kettle is not leaking is the minimum requirement. The most important thing is to use the electric coffee maker, leakage is very dangerous, so the good insulation of the electrical components is the most basic requirement, and the plug and socket should be plugged reliably. The operation of each work control knob switch should be flexible.

The electric coffee pot cannot be burned empty, just like most kitchen household appliances, the electric coffee pot must not be boiled empty. It must be filled with water and coffee powder before turning on the power supply. Never turn on the electricity in the empty pot so as not to burn out the electric coffee pot. When brewing coffee, you should always pay attention to the water level in the pot. If the water is about to dry up, you should cut off the power supply in time, otherwise the pot will be burned out.

Pay attention to waterproofing

The electric coffee pot should not be dry-fired, but do not add too much water, otherwise the water will overflow and wet the electric heating element after boiling. At the same time, do not splash water on the electrical parts of the kettle body when adding water, so as not to reduce the insulation performance. When cleaning the coffee pot, the pot body can not be directly immersed in water, but to remove the filter, filter cleaning, other parts had better be wiped with a clean soft cloth.

Regular descaling

Before using the electric coffee pot for the first time, you should boil two pots of boiling water to remove the bad smell. In the future, the scale should be removed 2-5 times a year according to the use. The method is that after adding 50ml vinegar, drip a cup according to the coffee-making procedure, let it stand for 20 minutes, and then start to clean all the water in the tank. After turning off the machine for 5 minutes, re-operate it with clean water for 1 or 2 times.