Choosing a coffee maker: carob, drip, geyser, capsule or pod

• Posted by Lina Sergeeva
• Date: March 4, 2019

There are a great variety of coffee makers in home improvement stores. They differ in shape, color, and additional functions. But the main difference between them is the method of preparing coffee. All coffee makers are divided into five types. Let's look at the pros and cons of each of them.

• 2 Drip coffee maker
• 3 Geyser coffee maker
• 4 Capsule
• 5 Chaldovaya
• 6 Which coffee maker should I buy?

Carob coffee maker

The coffee maker uses ground coffee. The operating principle is as follows:

1. The user pours the required amount of ground coffee into the cone, pressing it into a tablet.
2. Water is poured into another tank.
3. After turning on the coffee maker, the water heats up and turns into steam.
4. The device forces steam under high pressure through a horn containing ground coffee.
5. The steam passes through the ground coffee tablet, turning into the finished drink. It is immediately poured into mugs.

The main advantage of this approach is a very rich, bright taste. A carob coffee maker is capable of producing the strongest and thickest coffee. However, it also has a number of disadvantages:

• high price;
• bulky design;
• expensive repairs in case of breakdown.

All carob coffee makers can brew espresso. Some expensive models are also capable of preparing cappuccino and lattes in automatic or semi-automatic mode. A carob coffee maker is sometimes also equipped with a built-in coffee grinder. This allows you to achieve the best taste and aroma. But such equipment is usually not cheap - from 15,000 rubles and more.

The cost of simple but reliable carob coffee makers starts from 4,000 rubles

Speed. Small volume of liquid, so it boils quickly and cooks quickly. For a family of two to four people, a cup of coffee can be brewed at a time and quite quickly. But, of course, it’s not enough for a dozen coffee lovers. This is a small unit for a small family, or a small office.

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Now about the quality of the coffee prepared. It's better than what I had with the drip coffee maker. But so far I have not found a cooking method that is 100% suitable for me. Sometimes the coffee turns out great, with a good aroma, sometimes it turns out rancid and tasteless. And it seems like I put the same amount of ground coffee, compact it in the same way, but... In general, I don’t know.

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Main differences

Drip coffee maker

A drip coffee maker also turns water into steam to make coffee, but does it at a different stage:

1. The user pours ground coffee into a special filtration tank and water into the tank.
2. The water from the tank is heated and rises as steam through the tube.
3. The tube leads the steam into a filtration tank filled with ground coffee.
4. The steam condenses and flows drop by drop through the coffee filter, absorbing the taste and aroma.
5. After filtering, the finished drink ends up in a filling tank (very similar to a kettle).

A drip coffee maker is not capable of making a drink as strong and rich as a carob coffee maker, but it is much cheaper. The price for an average device starts from 2,000 rubles. The main disadvantage of this device is that it can only brew Americano.

Drip coffee makers are often purchased for offices as a replacement for coffee machines.

The drip coffee maker looks like a kettle

This type of coffee maker is a “set it and forget it” type. The process of making coffee is fully automated, and after the machine finishes brewing, the flask will be heated, that is, your coffee will always be warm.

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They brought it home, assembled it, boiled it, and made coffee. Even without instructions it is clear what and where. The coffee turns out cloudy. I brew a big one in a mug and it seems tastier. The flask and strainer are easy to clean.

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What do they have in common?

Despite the fact that the operating principle of such designs provides for significant differences, in other components the coffee makers have much in common.

1. The development and production of geyser and drip coffee makers are carried out by the largest companies that have proven themselves in the household appliances market. Among them, DeLonghi, Bialetti, Bosh, Taurus, Braun and Ufesa stand out.
2. Both types of devices belong to the household class, which makes them in demand among the vast majority of consumers.
3. The external design of such models is distinguished by an impeccable and practical design that will appeal to even the most demanding customers. In addition, the inherent compactness of the devices allows for trouble-free operation in the smallest spaces.
4. The drink prepared in such devices always has an intense taste and rich aroma.
5. The internal structure of geyser and drip coffee makers involves the use of exclusively ground coffee.
6. Such systems are distinguished by decent variability of volumes. With their help, you can immediately prepare one or several servings of an invigorating drink.
7. Both coffee makers require timely, gentle care. It is not recommended to use coarse abrasive substances to clean them.

Geyser coffee maker

A geyser coffee maker is a simple and cheap way to make truly strong coffee. The classic model (also called “bialetti”) does not provide for connection to the mains. To use it you need a stove:

1. Water is poured into the bottom container of the coffee maker, and ground coffee is poured into the tank in the middle.
2. The user places the coffee maker on the stove and turns the burner to medium heat.
3. Due to heating, the water will begin to rise upward, forming a kind of geyser.
4. As the water rises, it passes through the coffee filter and becomes saturated with aroma and taste.
5. The finished drink rises even higher, into the filling tank.

Electric geyser coffee makers work on the same principle, only heating occurs not from the stove, but from the network.

A geyser coffee maker has many advantages:

• low cost (price starts from 800 rubles);
• simplicity of design;
• strong and aromatic drink;
• minimal risk of breakage.

The main disadvantage is that the geyser coffee maker is designed only for a certain volume of the finished drink. Most bialetti can make exactly three cups of coffee. This means that if you try to pour in three times as much water and add three times as much coffee (to make one cup of coffee), you will end up with a low-quality, watery drink. Therefore, it does not matter exactly how much coffee you want to make - you will have to refill the geyser coffee maker strictly according to the instructions.

The classic geyser coffee maker has a faceted shape, but now you can find other models on the market

Very strong coffee is difficult to make because the capacity of the coffee mold is limited. Preparing coffee takes at least 5–7 minutes on a ceramic stove.

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Pros: fast, the taste is more pronounced than coffee from regular Turkish coffee, you don’t need to stand over the coffee maker and keep watch, coffee doesn’t run off, pure coffee without any admixture of grounds, even pouring coffee over the edges of the fuse box prepares coffee without problems, few parts, easy to operate, At the end we get dry grounds suitable for further use in home cosmetology

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Useful additional features

In addition to choosing the type of electric coffee maker, it is also worth looking at what additional functions they may have. There are useful and not so useful options that are equipped with different types of units. You can find the following additional functions:

• Delayed start. This is the ability to delay switching on for a certain number of hours. The minimum period is 1 hour, the maximum is 24 hours. The function is useful, as you can set a delay so that you already have hot coffee before you even get out of bed. This option is popular with many manufacturers and is found even in cheap electric geyser coffee makers.
• The ability to regulate the amount of water in one serving of coffee helps control the strength of the resulting drink.

  

  Coffee makers with delayed start and even control from a smartphone (smart coffee makers)

• Built-in coffee grinder. Some coffee makers can be refilled not only with ground coffee, but also with grains. They have a built-in coffee grinder. If you take such a model, then make sure that it has the ability to adjust the grinding.
• Adding frothed milk. Coffee makers in which coffee is prepared under pressure (carob, capsule) can be equipped with a device for adding milk. It is added to coffee-based drinks - cappuccino, macchiato, etc.
• Anti-drip system - protection against leakage. To prevent coffee from dripping and dirtying the coffee maker if there is no cup on the stand, there is a special system that shuts off the liquid supply.
• Removable tray for collecting drips. If something spills, it will be easy to clean up. Removing and washing the tray is much easier than washing the entire installation.

In general, the list of additional features is constantly expanding. One of the new products is a smart coffee maker that can be controlled from a smartphone. Whether you need such an opportunity or not is up to you to decide, but for now the choice of models is not the largest.

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Capsule

To operate a capsule coffee maker, you will have to purchase capsules with ground coffee. The operating principle is as follows:

1. The capsule is inserted into a special slot, and water is poured into the reservoir.
2. The coffee maker punctures the capsule.
3. The water in the tank heats up to an average of 90 degrees.
4. Water is pumped and supplied under high pressure through a special tube.
5. Pure water passes through the capsule with ground coffee, like through a filter.
6. The finished drink is immediately poured into a cup.

The main advantage is ease of use. A capsule coffee maker is easier to clean, and it makes coffee much faster than others.

The device itself costs an average of 5,000 rubles, but you need to regularly buy additional capsules for it. On average, consuming them is more expensive than buying regular ground or bean coffee. For example, a package of 16 capsules from Nespresso costs about 400 rubles. (This is not the most expensive brand yet.) It turns out that a mug of capsule coffee costs about 25 rubles.

Capsule coffee makers are sometimes also called coffee machines. True, this definition is not entirely correct. A coffee machine offers the user the ability to adjust some parameters like the temperature or strength of the drink, but a coffee maker does not.

A capsule coffee maker is perfect for those who do not have enough time or desire to regularly clean the device

For me, who drinks coffee occasionally, the costs are not that high - about three thousand somewhere every six months, but for those who drink it every day it is probably extremely expensive.

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Bottom line

• Drip coffee maker - suitable for those who need to prepare large volumes of coffee at a time, for example, for a large family. You can also leave the coffee in the coffee pot and heat it up if necessary (sacrificing taste).
• A capsule coffee maker is as easy as possible to use and operate. In addition, this coffee maker allows you to enjoy different types of coffee every time thanks to the wide variety of flavors in the capsules.
• A carob coffee maker is a choice for those who want maximum control over the coffee preparation process. With such devices you can achieve incredible results.
• A coffee machine is the most technologically advanced and automatic device. Comfortable to use, expensive.

Things to remember:

Among the general recommendations for buying a coffee maker, it is worth highlighting that you need to be very careful in choosing the materials from which the device is made. Metal containers (or plexiglass for coffee pots in drip coffee makers) give better aroma and taste of coffee than plastic ones, and also have a longer service life. Next, you need to proceed from the needs: how many cups need to be prepared at a time (drip is suitable for large companies; for one person the type is not important), whether there is time to prepare coffee (in a carob coffee maker you can completely control the entire process, but this requires some effort, capsule - one of the easiest to use), whether budget is important (if not, then you can buy an automatic coffee machine without hesitation), whether you need foam, whether you need a cappuccino maker or other functions.

Chaldovaya

Pod coffee makers work on the same principle as capsule coffee makers. However, for their work they do not use capsules, but pods - special tablets made from compressed ground coffee. Manufacturers promise that this storage method allows for better preservation of aroma and richness. The shelf life of the tablets is 2 years. However, their cost is approximately one and a half to two times higher than that of capsules. For example, a package of 18 pods from illy costs about 800 rubles. It turns out that the cost of one mug is 44 rubles. Moreover, pods are much more difficult to find in stores than capsules. And the range of varieties is much smaller.

The pod coffee makers themselves are more expensive than capsule coffee makers. This is most likely due to the newness of the technology. The average cost of a high-quality device starts from 7,000 rubles.

The main advantage of pod coffee makers over capsule ones should be the quality of the resulting drink, however, due to the novelty of this device, it is still difficult to draw conclusions based on customer reviews.

Coffee pods are stored in individual packages