Recommendation for hand coffee machine

• Aeropress
  • Easier to clean
  • Fewer parts to disassemble and clean
  • Can push grounds into garbage/compost pile/disposal method of choice and rinse
• French Press
  • Gets grounds stuck in the filter a lot and needs to be sponged/brushed carefully to get out
  • Has five parts to disassemble and clean
  • Trying to get grounds into the trash can is a pain in the ass
• Clever Dripper
  • Even easier to clean than Aeropress
  • Cheaper than Aeropress
  • Don’t get as much sweetness with it as you do with pour over/AeroPress
• Other
  • Cleaning all parts with large and small bottle brushes takes same amount of time for both Aeropress and French Press
  • Aeropress is one of the easiest to clean coffee making devices

• Gaggia Anima Black Fully Automatic Coffee Machine
  • Does four things: espresso, double espresso, espresso lungo, double espresso lungo
  • Pretty much fuss-free, needs to be rinsed clean once a week and to refill beans
• Bonavita (non digital)
  • Gets the job done and is quite comparable to a V60 for what it is
  • Produces great cups of coffee and the metal pitcher keeps the coffee warm for hours
  • Super easy to brew
• Breville Precision
  • Has gone through Specialty Coffee Association’s approval process
  • Can properly extract coffee
  • No grinder option
• Technivorm Mocca
  • Simple and reliable
  • Brew temp is still perfect
• Sage Smart Grinder Pro
  • Dial grind to “Filter” and select the number of cups
  • Use with a standard electric coffee maker with Melitta-type filters
• Delonghi Magnifica S ( ecam 22.110.b )
  • Makes decent coffee bean-to-cup
  • Ease of use is 10/10
  • Needs to push very dark roast beans into grinder manually
• Technivorm Moccamaster
  • Makes really excellent drip coffee
  • Switch on - cleanest/easiest to use automatic coffee maker
  • Clean filter holder and coffee maker needs to be descaled
• Barratza grinder
  • Grinds directly into filter basket
  • Switch on - simple/clean design
  • Timer feature is useful

• Timemore C2
  • Not recommended for espresso
  • Can get a grinder for under 80 Euros
• Electric Grinder
  • Second hand options like Rancilio Rocky, Eureka Mignon Manuale, Baratza Sette
  • Needed for traditional espresso for dialing in
• Cheap Burr Grinder
  • 13 dollar burr grinder off Amazon
  • Connect a drill to it for faster grinding time
• Sozen Turkish Coffee Manual Grinder
  • Tough to grind but fineness is ok
• Pre-ground Coffee
  • With pressurized portafilter, preground is ok
• Antique Spong Grinder
  • Buy size 2 and above to save on grinding time

• V60
  • Cheaper to get a decent brew compared to auto drip
  • Can perfectly hit the required flow rates
  • Can offer guests good drip even though most may be happy with a Senseo
• Moccamaster
  • Good and consistent drip coffee
  • SCA has an approved home brewers list
  • Personal bias leans towards the Breville/Sage Precision Brewer and the Technivorm Moccamaster
• Cheap Drip Pot
  • Can still make coffee taste decent
  • Skill is more important than the machine
• Automated Drip Machines
  • Make a big pot of coffee
  • Can be fancy with good water temperature control and/or a trick shower head
• AeroPress/Pourover
  • Can get a better cup of coffee out of it
  • Can have more control
  • Can highly caffeinate your coffee
• Paper Filters
  • Take away flavors
  • Produce a “cleaner” cup
  • Block and absorb more oils

• Hario V60:
  • Requires precision in grind size and pouring speed
  • Can tinker and experiment almost endlessly
• Automatic Drip Coffee Machine:
  • Easier to use, with some immersion behavior
  • More consistent
• Flat Bottom Drippers (Kalita Wave, Beehouse Dripper):
  • Easier to use than V60
  • Can protect against under extraction
• Generic Flat Bottom Dripper (Silicone Collapsible):
  • Easy with no cleanup
  • Limited in how exact you can be as the brewer

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• Baratza:
  • Mentioned multiple times as a reliable and affordable coffee device
  • Recommended for people who are looking for quality coffee, but have a limited budget
  • Has a wide range of models with different features
  • Mentioned as having a “lowest possible acceptable version”
• Gaggia:
  • Mentioned multiple times as a reliable and affordable coffee device
  • Recommended for people who are looking for quality coffee, but have a limited budget
  • Has a wide range of models with different features
• Breville:
  • Mentioned multiple times as a reliable and affordable coffee device
  • Recommended for people who are looking for quality coffee, but have a limited budget
  • Has a wide range of models with different features
• Magister:
  • Mentioned as a reliable coffee device
  • Has some downsides, but overall a good machine
• Aeropress:
  • Mentioned as a good coffee device, but not suitable for those who want to make more than one cup of coffee in the morning
• Intelligensia Black Cat:
  • Mentioned as a good local coffee choice, with good cost/shipping

• Delonghi Magnifica ESAM4200:
  • Second one bought, the first did multiple cups a day for five years before dying
  • 200 ish quid for bean to cup espresso, with a wand on the side for frothing milk
  • Easy to clean, just pull open the front and throw the pucks out when it says it’s full and give the drip tray a wash occasionally
  • Water tank holds a decent volume
  • Keep the innards exceptionally clean, and the metal filter should be regularly scrubbed to avoid blockages
  • Need to calibrate on a per-blend basis for the right grind and shot size
• Aeropress:
  • Cheap way to decent coffee
  • Takes up about the same space as a tin of beans
  • Plunging coffee through a filter directly into a cup with the ability to filter out the bitter/greasiness
  • Makes a really smooth cup of coffee
  • Self-cleans on use
• Gaggia:
  • Get one and a metal burr grinder for your budget
  • Basic espresso with foaming
• Nespresso:
  • Ridiculous amount of different flavour coffees
  • UHT milk
  • Limited to the types they make pods of
• Dolce Gusto:
  • El-cheapo Americano DG pods from Aldi are better than all of the instant coffees
  • Generates a huge amount of plastic waste
• Stovetop:
  • Cheap, around 8 quid
  • Moka coffee, needs finely ground coffee
  • Can get one that makes cappuccino all in one
• Tassimo:
  • Plenty of choice in coffee variety
  • Drink doesn’t come out hot enough and it’s not nice enough
• Delonghi Scultura:
  • On offer from Amazon, around £70
  • Semi budget machine
• Oomph:
  • Multiple times a day
  • Great
• Dura Bean to Cup:
  • Invested quite a few hundred quid
  • Worth every penny

• French Press or Aeropress:
  • Inexpensive, simple equipment
  • Flexibility to provide best results
  • Melitta filter cone costs only US $2.88
• Hand Grinder (Hario Mini Mill/Skerton or Porlex):
  • Cheapest way to get into good coffee
• Capsule machines:
  • Limited selection of coffees
  • Proprietary system locks you in
  • Expensive and overpriced capsules
• Moka pot:
  • Easy to use
  • Results close to espresso
• Bean-to-cup espresso machines:
  • Cost more upfront, but cheaper per cup of better coffee
• Flavoring:
  • Add milk, cream, sugars, flavored syrups
• Buying from a cafe:
  • No need to invest upfront

• Cafelat Robot
  • Available in powder coat green, blue, white/cream
  • Double spout is held on by a gasket and removable
  • Possibility of choosing between the gauge (“barista”) and non-gauge versions, as well as which baskets you’d like (pressurized or non-pressurized)
  • Build quality is phenomenal, and it’s clearly something that is expected to last many many years
  • Level of control you get with a shot is really useful, and for levers you don’t really need to hit the 9-bar
  • Workflow is a lot easier than the Flair (less pre-heating required)
  • Cleanup is very straightforward
  • If start to experience some channeling early in the shot, you can back off a bit on the pressure and in most cases still manage to salvage the rest of the shot
  • Red model will be soon available
• Bartiza Encore
  • Not designed for espresso
  • Can upgrade to a manual grinder

• Bonavita 10 cup or Moccamaster
  • Easy to use
  • Price not to exceed $800
• Nespresso Vertoline
  • Best tasting stuff
  • Special little cups needed
• Filling your own Vertuoline pods
  • Half an hour to do 40 pods
  • Cost drops to about 20 cents per pod
• Non-disposable pods for Keurig
  • Can use the same machine
  • Inventor has apologized to the planet

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