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Making a revitalizing cup of coffee is a deceivingly straightforward process. Simply take roasted and ground coffee beans, add hot water, and voila… some hot brew! That is the way it used to be, but in this century we prefer our coffee prepared with a little more precision and if possible, waiting for us when we get up in the morning.
Personal needs change and modern technology keeps improving. This creates the desire to keep updating the coffee maker we already have. If someone like to stay true to primitive ways of coffee making and use vacuum brewers, percolators or a French press, which is made up of a narrow tube shaped jug made of glass or plastic, with a lid and a "plunger" which fits snugly in the cylinder. Automatic drip coffee makers come with features like a programmable timer, glass or thermal carafe, variable temperature, a pause and pour feature and often have a grinder attached. For a single user, a 1- or 4-cup home brewing system is recommended. Two-to-go fills up 2 travel mugs, perfect for a business couple taking their wake-up Java on the road every morning.
Sometimes one coffee maker cannot satisfy the entire household needs and in that case dual brew stations are recommended. These systems come with either 2 carafes (one for decaf, one for caffeinated) or the possibility of brewing 2 different cups at the same time. Also considered a “combination” system is when a regular coffee maker is combined with another unit like a hot chocolate or tea maker, or an absolutely killer espresso machine. For those who are unfamiliar: originally from Italy, espresso is a kind of concentrated coffee brewed by forcing very hot water under high pressure through extremely fine-ground coffee.
In today’s world, coffee makers are pretty much essential kitchen equipment and therefore appreciated by any young adult ready to fly on his/her own, by newly weds or as a housewarming present. Once they have been established they open the door for wonderful accessory gift ideas like designer ceramic cups, beautiful travel mugs, vacuum coffee storage canisters or gourmet specialty coffees.
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