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To facilitate the selection process, you should understand: the type of brewing, whether you need a built-in automatic cappuccino machine for latte, whether you plan to prepare cappuccino with thick foam from milk or cream, whether you need multi-level grinding of coffee beans, which helps create your own flavored drink recipe.

Global brands for the production of full-cycle coffee makers are similar in the technological chain, but differ in the type of brewing, as well as an individual set of functions.

How to use

Coffee makers with a built-in coffee grinder provide an automatic process of brewing coffee from the beginning of grinding beans to pouring into cups.

A set of operations that the user must perform:

• load grain into a container;
• pour water;
• add milk or cream (if there is a cappuccinatore);
• set the program of the desired drink;
• after waiting 1-2 minutes, enjoy the aroma and taste of freshly brewed coffee.

You can also set the desired temperature of the coffee drink, the concentration of the contents and the volume of the future portion.

Principle of operation

When choosing a coffee maker with a built-in coffee grinder, you need to pay attention to performance.

Coffee makers are divided into three types according to performance:

• up to 10 cups per day;
• up to 30 cups;
• over 30 coffee cups per day.

According to the classification, decide how much daily volume is needed so as not to overpay for excess performance.

Device functionality – the next point to which you should pay attention. This means a set of necessary programs for the correct preparation of coffee drinks with one touch.

The built-in options are suitable for the variety you choose:

• carob;
• drip.

Each model can contain a coffee grinder to simplify the processes and manipulations of the device and reduce human intervention in the process, making operation pleasant and uncomplicated.

Types of coffee makers with a built-in coffee grinder

Rozhkovaya

Designed for espresso.

There are two types:

1. pump action;
2. boiler rooms.

The principle of operation of the first is based on forcing steam under pressure into a container with coffee, through a filter. Water boils, which leads to a deterioration in taste. The golden mean temperature for aromatic and strong coffee is 90 degrees.

The pump-action type of coffee maker provides for pressure build-up due to the pump. Water does not reach a state of boiling and stops at around 90 degrees.

The thermoblock heats the water, and the pump, in turn, creates high pressure, supplying steam to the horn, passing heated air through a tablet of compressed coffee of a given portion, after which it enters the cup through the filter.

The value of the nominal high atmospheric pressure in carob coffee makers does not affect the quality of the drink, because on average 7-10 bar is required for preparation.

drip
Drip coffee makers are popular among the budget segment. The device heats the filled water in the thermal tank to 90-95 degrees. Then she, dripping on the ground coffee in the filtration mesh and passing through it, gets into the coffee pot with a ready-made drink.

Filters are the main link in the process:

• paper (disposable);
• nylon (up to 60 cups of drink);
• nylon with titanium neutride (will last 3 times longer than nylon).

Drip cooking takes a lot of time.

A hidden minus is present when cooking in this way. The essential oils of the coffee beans, which give off an exquisite aroma, lose their potency as the steam passes through. There is a partial loss of aroma.

How to choose a coffee maker with a built-in grinder

A coffee maker with a built-in grinder is ahead of its competitors without it. This makes it a full-featured device for operation with minimal user intervention.

Main aspects to pay attention to:

• grinder grinder

Knives (millstones) can be made of metal or ceramics. Ceramic blades are quieter, but they are short-lived. Ceramics prevents the beans from burning during the grinding process, preserving the aroma and taste of pre-roasting. However, metal ones will last longer, and they are not picky in maintenance.

• desired degree of grinding

It determines the quality of the drink, so manufacturers have taken care of multi-level grinding, allowing the user to adjust the preparation process for themselves.

Fine grinding gives bitterness, as the millstones overheat, roasting already processed coffee beans (ceramic blades reduce this phenomenon).

The middle fraction contains the necessary conditions for preparing a drink that has a rich taste and soft aroma of freshly ground espresso.

Milk frothing. The device is equipped with a special nozzle – a steel tube for preparing milk foam. Steam is supplied through the nozzle to an external container with milk (cream), during which the milk is heated and foam is created for latte and cappuccino. This function can be either automatic or manual.

A coffee maker with an automatic cappuccino maker (milk compartment and a thick foam function) costs an order of magnitude more expensive than a manual mechanism.

Here you need to decide: either you individually bring a container of milk under the nozzle and wait, manually adjusting the formation of foam, or you prefer an automatic machine that instantly prepares latte macchiato, cappuccino.

• decalcification

Descaling of working elements after each cooking. This is a necessary function even considering water purification and filtration. It, along with automatic shutdown after cooking, delayed start and warming cups, reduces process control to a minimum.

Advantages and disadvantages

The disadvantages include a bulky case and a price category that is higher than coffee makers without a coffee grinder.

However, a coffee maker with a built-in grinder speeds up preparation. It does not require super efforts to create a fragrant drink. A multifunctional type device is capable of preparing both espresso and americano, as well as cappuccino, latte with airy milk foam.

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