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We are enjoying a significant technical Incredibly, across the entire spectrum of
evolution within coffee making equipment coffee bean quality, price, origin and
for both the professional barista and the varietal, the internal structure of roasted
everyday catering environment. The focus coffee beans is quite similar. The cell like
of the current technology appears widely to structure contains textures that are both
centre on three key areas: brittle and fragile with the challenge of a
grinder being to convert the solid bean
How can the complex procedures be into universal small size pieces that will
simplified expose themselves evenly to water to
How can equipment improve the facilitate a perfect extraction from the
opportunity to reveal the complex coffee ‘flavour’ into total dissolved solids,
dynamic flavours of specialty coffee that that remain in the coffee liquid. All the
the roaster intended complex flavour and texture of espresso
How can equipment be made with is dependent on this crucial
more sustainability and designed to transformation, yet the humble coffee
function to higher levels over a longer grinder can range in price from £300 to
period of time. £3000.
We’ve witnessed much coverage in these So, if we are to help the potential
topics for the espresso machine, both in purchaser of a new coffee bean grinder,
traditional espresso equipment and the rise for the production of espresso, what are
of technology led bean to cup machines, the key things to know before making
but... your purchase decision?
What about the coffee grinder? 1.On demand or volumetric?
Consider that after just 15 minutes of
Has it too been able to advance its grinding, coffee can lose up to 60% of its
form and function to the latest trends? original aromas. Only very high-volume
coffee shops therefore can justify an
older style volumetric grinder where
‘bulk’ pre-ground coffee is dispensed via
a lever mechanism. If you’re not in this
multiple kilo per day category then on
demand is the only possible choice.
