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A new thing for city dwellers, a coffee machine that can grow mushrooms.

Published: 2026-08-24 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/24, As we all know, city people like to drink coffee, drink at work, drink after work, drink overtime, in short, they are good not only to refresh themselves, but also to enjoy life. However, when it comes to coffee, it is inevitable to think that it would be a bit wasteful to pour out the coffee grounds left after brewing coffee. As far as Mecca knows, less than 1% of cereal nutrients are absorbed by coffee drinkers, while the remaining 99%

As we all know, city people like to drink coffee, drink at work, drink after work, drink overtime, in short, they are good not only to refresh themselves, but also to enjoy life. However, when it comes to coffee, it is inevitable to think that it would be a bit wasteful to pour out the coffee grounds left after brewing coffee.

As far as Mecca knows, less than 1% of cereal nutrients are absorbed by coffee drinkers, and the remaining 99% are often treated as waste. The total amount of coffee consumed in the world is about 150 million bags a year. How to make use of these millions of tons of coffee grounds can be more environmentally friendly?

Some people think that if you start with the growth of coffee trees, until coffee beans are brewed into coffee, and then the waste after brewing coffee is used as nutrients for coffee trees or other crops to grow, to create a recyclable ecosystem, so there is no energy waste, so city dwellers have this new thing-- HIFA, a coffee maker that can brew coffee and grow mushrooms.

The HIFA is mainly composed of two parts, the coffee pot above and the nutrient collector below. In the middle of the collector, there is a non-airtight partition, in which one side is used to store coffee grounds from the coffee pot above, and the other side is used to hold mushroom bags.

When the mycelium passes through the coffee dregs, spray water on it with a spray bottle and wait 20 days, and the mushrooms will blossom so that you can eat the freshest mushrooms for nothing.

After the mushrooms are harvested, the waste can still be reused, and it is also a good choice to make fertilizer for potted plants such as flowers and plants at home.

Some people wonder whether mushrooms are so good. Indeed, growing mushrooms requires high environment, temperature and humidity, while HIFA uses double-wall technology, which can prolong the holding time of coffee and reduce heat dissipation and energy loss, while also providing the best dark light and humidity conditions for mushroom growth.

In Mecca's view, the most interesting thing about the HIFA coffee machine is to plant, but not to plant flowers and plants, but to grow mushrooms that are difficult to cultivate. People also want to have a taste of the fun of growing mushrooms at the same time. Why not add a free dish to drink coffee?

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