Every coffee lover starts the day with this fragrant drink and pleases himself with it throughout the day. In order to be able to enjoy at home a truly delicious and high-quality coffee, this device is designed as a coffee machine for home use.
Types of coffee machines for home
Before buying a coffee machine, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the information about the features of its individual species. There are such types of devices:
- Drip or filter coffee machines . This variety can be called the most popular. Coffee is prepared by filtration, which implies the passage of hot water through the mesh, which is located coffee. In appliances of this type, it is best to prepare coarse coffee. When choosing a coffee machine, you should consider certain nuances that will affect the process of making coffee. So, to get a stronger drink, it is recommended to choose a device with a lower power. Some models assume the presence of the following functions: the ability to maintain a certain temperature after turning off the water heating compartment, the anti-drip plug, which prevents the ingress of coffee residues on the stove, while removing the cup with the drink.
- Homemade coffee machine for home. The principle of operation of this device is based on the injection of pressure and the heating of water. Advantage of such a coffee machine is the presence of a cappuccino - a special nozzle for the preparation of cappuccino. This process takes a minimum amount of time - about 30 seconds. Due to this function, the device has a second name: a latte and cappuccino coffee machine for the home. The moment to pay attention is the need to properly tamp the coffee into the horn. The carrots, in turn, are divided into two types: pump and steam. With the help of pump devices, coffee can be cooked in record time, thanks to great pressure. In steam engines, the time for preparing a drink takes more time, in which you can weld 3-4 servings of coffee.
- Capsule coffee machines . Designed for cooking coffee in capsules. The action is as follows: the capsule is pierced from several sides, then the air flow mixes its contents and hot water.
- Geyser coffee machines. They have the following principle of operation. The filtered water is poured into a special compartment, coffee is placed in the filter. The filter is placed over the compartment with water and a coffee pot is installed. The water boils and comes through a special tube into the filter, and then into the coffee pot. The completion of the preparation of the drink will be indicated by a characteristic hissing sound. The peculiarity of the use of devices of this kind is that a slower heating will help to obtain a more saturated drink.
- Combined coffee machines . They combine the characteristics of horn and drip devices.
Specifications of the coffee machine
In order to make the best choice of the instrument, it is recommended to pay attention to its following technical characteristics:
- power - it can be different for certain types of coffee machines. So, for a drip device, it can be less than 1 kW, and for a carob device it can be from 1 to 1.7 kW;
- filter, which can be disposable paper or nylon, designed for a large number of brews (about 60);
- a kind of coffee for the processing of which a certain coffee machine is intended (for ground, in grains, in capsules).
If the kitchen has a minimum space for the device, you can advise a small coffee machine for the house. Also an excellent option will be a furniture built- in furniture.
Thus, any caffeine can make its choice in favor of the type of device that will most suit its needs.