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The '''coffee maker''' is a small [[kitchen appliance]] used to make [[drip brew]]-style [[coffee]] without having to boil water. Typically, coffee grounds are placed in a paper or metal filter inside a funnel, which is set over a glass or ceramic coffee pot. Cold water is poured into a separate chamber, which is then heated up to the boiling point, and directed into the funnel. This is also called ''automatic drip-brew''.
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[[File:Moka Express sideview.png|thumb|A stove-top, Italian style coffee maker]]
[[File:Consumer Reports - Zojirushi coffeemaker alt.tif|thumb|right|A 2016-model electric coffeemaker]]
A '''coffeemaker''', '''coffee maker''' or '''coffee machine''' is a cooking [[Small appliance|appliance]] used to brew [[coffee]]. While there are many different types of coffeemakers, the two most common brewing principles use gravity or pressure to move hot water through coffee grounds. In the most common devices, coffee grounds are placed into a paper or metal filter inside a funnel, which is set over a glass or ceramic '''coffee pot''', a [[Cookware and bakeware|cooking pot]] in the [[kettle]] family. Cold water is poured into a separate chamber, which is then boiled and directed into the funnel and allowed to drip through the grounds under gravity. This is also called ''[[drip brew|automatic drip-brew]]''. Coffee makers that use pressure to force water through the coffee grounds are called espresso makers, and they produce espresso coffee.


====History====
==Types==
===Vacuum brewers===
The "[[Coffee percolator|pumping percolator]]" was developed in [[France]] in the early [[19th century]]. Boiling water in a chamber forces itself up a tube and then down into coffee grounds, set over a pot. Also around this time, the French-drip pot was invented, in which hot water is poured over a filter containing ground coffee into a carafe.
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On 27 August 1930, Inez H. Peirce of Chicago, Illinois, filed her patent for the first [[vacuum coffee maker]] that truly automated the vacuum brewing process, while eliminating the need for a stovetop burner or liquid fuels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baharris.org/coffee/Patents/1994323.gif |title=Patent drawing |access-date=2013-02-06}}</ref>


=== Cafetiere ===
A number of different machines used to automate these methods were around until the mid-[[20th century]]. In 1972, the first automatic drip-brew coffee maker, [[Mr. Coffee]], was introduced. It combined aspects of both the drip-brew process and the percolating process with the added feature of heating up the water using an electric element in a separate chamber. Since that time, the number, style, and size of these appliances have increased dramatically. Coffee makers are currently the most popular way of making coffee at home because of their convenience, however some people feel that the taste complexity of coffee is lost when this method is used.
[[File:French press.jpg|upright|thumb|A cafetiere coffeemaker]]A [[cafetiere]] (coffee plunger, French press in US English) requires coffee of a coarser grind than does a drip brew [[coffee filter]], as finer grounds will seep through the press filter and into the drink.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09113/964681-51.stm |title=Manual brewing techniques give coffee lovers a better way to make a quality drink |website=www.post-gazette.com |access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref>


Because the coffee grounds remain in direct contact with the brewing water and the grounds are filtered from the water via a mesh instead of a paper filter, coffee brewed with the cafetiere captures more of the coffee's flavour and [[essential oil]]s, which would become trapped in a traditional drip brew machine's paper filters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/brewing.htm |title=Coffee Brewing - CoffeeResearch.org |website=www.coffeeresearch.org |access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref> As with drip-brewed coffee, cafetiere coffee can be brewed to any strength by adjusting the amount of ground coffee which is brewed. If the used grounds remain in the drink after brewing, French pressed coffee left to stand can become "bitter", though this is an effect that many users of cafetiere consider beneficial. For a {{convert|1/2|L|adj=on}} cafetiere, the contents are considered spoiled, by some reports, after around 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite book |publisher=[[John Wiley and Sons]] |isbn=978-0-470-00955-0 |author-last=Rinsky |author-first=Laura Halpin |title=The Pastry Chef's Companion |page=119 |date=2008}}</ref>
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=== Single-serve coffeemaker ===
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The single-serve or single-cup coffeemaker had gained popularity by the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2012/11/28/the-k-cup-patent-is-dead-long-live-the-k-cup/ |title=The K-Cup Patent Is Dead, Long Live The K-Cup |author-last=Gara |author-first=Tom |date=2012-11-28 |website=WSJ |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-14}}</ref>
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== See also ==
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[[File:A small cup of coffee.JPG|thumb|A cup of coffee]]
* [[Arndt'sche Caffee-Aufgussmaschine]] (including [[Quedlinburg Kaffee-Aufguss-Maschine]]) – manual coffee makers
* [[Benjamin Thompson]] - inventor of a drip coffeepot
* [[Coffee biggin]] – French manual coffee maker
* [[Büttner filter]] and [[Bauscher filter]] – manual coffee and moka makers utilizing a special type of permanent porcelain filter
* [[Caffè crema]]
* [[Cezve]]
* [[Coffee cup]]
* [[Coffee percolator]]
* [[Coffee pod]]
* [[Coffee preparation]]
* [[Coffee vending machine]]
* [[Coffeepot (François-Thomas Germain)]]
* [[French drip coffee pot]] (including {{ill|Cafetière du Belloy|de|Seihkanne}} and [[Drip-O-lator]]) – manual coffee makers utilizing various kinds of permanent filters with round holes
* {{ill|Grègue|fr}} ({{lang|fr|café grègue}}, {{lang|fr|café coulé}}) – manual coffee makers
* [[ISSpresso]] – the first espresso coffee machine designed for use in space
* [[Jebena]]
* [[Karlsbad coffee maker]] (including [[Bohemian coffee pot]], [[Bayreuth coffee maker]], and [[Walküre Aroma-pot]]) – manual coffee makers utilizing a double-slotted permanent filter of glazed porcelain
* [[Moka pot]] – a manual moka maker
* [[Neapolitan flip coffee pot]] (and variants like the [[Russian egg]], [[Potsdam boiler]], or the [[Arndt'sche Sturzmaschine]]) – manual coffee makers
* [[Trojan Room coffee pot]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Coffeemaking implements}}

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Latest revision as of 16:06, 19 November 2024

"Coffee pot" redirects here. For other uses, see Coffee pot (disambiguation).

A stove-top, Italian style coffee maker
A 2016-model electric coffeemaker

A coffeemaker, coffee maker or coffee machine is a cooking appliance used to brew coffee. While there are many different types of coffeemakers, the two most common brewing principles use gravity or pressure to move hot water through coffee grounds. In the most common devices, coffee grounds are placed into a paper or metal filter inside a funnel, which is set over a glass or ceramic coffee pot, a cooking pot in the kettle family. Cold water is poured into a separate chamber, which is then boiled and directed into the funnel and allowed to drip through the grounds under gravity. This is also called automatic drip-brew. Coffee makers that use pressure to force water through the coffee grounds are called espresso makers, and they produce espresso coffee.

Types

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Vacuum brewers

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Main article: Vacuum coffee maker

On 27 August 1930, Inez H. Peirce of Chicago, Illinois, filed her patent for the first vacuum coffee maker that truly automated the vacuum brewing process, while eliminating the need for a stovetop burner or liquid fuels.[1]

Cafetiere

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A cafetiere coffeemaker

A cafetiere (coffee plunger, French press in US English) requires coffee of a coarser grind than does a drip brew coffee filter, as finer grounds will seep through the press filter and into the drink.[2]

Because the coffee grounds remain in direct contact with the brewing water and the grounds are filtered from the water via a mesh instead of a paper filter, coffee brewed with the cafetiere captures more of the coffee's flavour and essential oils, which would become trapped in a traditional drip brew machine's paper filters.[3] As with drip-brewed coffee, cafetiere coffee can be brewed to any strength by adjusting the amount of ground coffee which is brewed. If the used grounds remain in the drink after brewing, French pressed coffee left to stand can become "bitter", though this is an effect that many users of cafetiere consider beneficial. For a 1⁄2-litre (0.11 imp gal; 0.13 US gal) cafetiere, the contents are considered spoiled, by some reports, after around 20 minutes.[4]

Single-serve coffeemaker

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Main article: Single-serve coffee container

The single-serve or single-cup coffeemaker had gained popularity by the 2000s.[5]

See also

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A cup of coffee

References

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  1. ^ "Patent drawing". Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Manual brewing techniques give coffee lovers a better way to make a quality drink". www.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Coffee Brewing - CoffeeResearch.org". www.coffeeresearch.org. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ Rinsky, Laura Halpin (2008). The Pastry Chef's Companion. John Wiley and Sons. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-470-00955-0.
  5. ^ Gara, Tom (28 November 2012). "The K-Cup Patent Is Dead, Long Live The K-Cup". WSJ. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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