Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Coffee Machine Reviews - Best Buys, Offers and Advice

Welcome to our exclusive coffee machine review site. You can find here, reviews as well as latest offers on a wide range of coffee machines that are available in the UK market. The review categories include coffee makers from various brands like Kenwood, Bosch, Philips, Zanussi, Whirlpool, Siemens, Nespresso, Morphy Richards, De'Longhi, Prestige, Baumatic and many many more. If you're overwhelmed by the choices we have, our 'coffee maker buying guide' can come to your aid.

A Guide to buy Coffee Machines

Coffee Machines or the Coffee Makers have become a basic requirement and a daily-essential equipment now-a-days. Buying a Coffee Machine is not as easy as people imagine. There are lots of things that are to be considered before you go on and buy a coffee machine. The following will serve as a guiding light towards buying a coffee machine or the coffee maker.


In order to buy a coffee machine that will suit the best for your purposes, the primary thing is to know 'what are the types of coffee machines'.


Coffee Machines are those that give you some form of coffee. Different types of coffee machines give you different types of coffee. There are different types of coffee machines :


  • Percolator
  • Filter Coffee Maker
  • Espresso/Cappuccino Maker
  • Combination Coffee Maker

The first and foremost thing for you to decide is what type of coffee you want. Coffee machines range from simple filter coffee makers that can be bought for a price under £100 to large, complex machines that are available for several hundred pounds. So make sure you choose the right type of coffee – coffee that you prefer to take. Once the type is decided, you can proceed with the following steps.


The second thing is to look for the features and not the brand. Brand is a factor that should not be neglected but people give more importance to the brand and sacrifice the features that they want. Such people regret at a later stage. So give more importance to the features and make sure you also choose a considerable brand. Besides checking for its features and brand, check for the machine's ease in maintenance.


I can guess your next question - So what are the features that I should look for ?


1. How much cups of coffee can the machine brew or rather check if the machine can brew to your requirement – whether it is single cup brewing or 1-4 cups or more than 8 cups and choose your machine accordingly.


2. Consider the size. Keeping in mind the kitchen space left out, choose a machine that will look beautiful and compact.


3. Choose between plastic and stainless steel coffee machines. If you are going with the plastic one, double check the quality of it.


4. Then proceed to check all the basic features. The following is a list of basic and essential features that you need to look out for :


  • Filter Type (Permanent or Disposable)
  • Power Indicator Light (Indicating whether the machine is on or not)
  • Pressure (For Espresso – High Pressure, better the flavour)
  • Removable Drip Tray (to make cleaning easier)
  • Water Level Gauge (Indication of water available in the machine)
  • Cord Storage (To store the cord when machine is not in use)
  • Machine Capacity (Water tank capacity)
  • Milk Frother (For Cappuccino – To produce creamy milk layer on the top of the coffee)
  • No. of filter adapters that can be placed in the machine
  • Strength Control ( To adjust coffee strength according to the taste)
  • Auto switch-off (For Safety)

All the above are equally important features that might sound simple but are very essential while you start using the machine.


Finally check the warranty and keep all the receipts carefully. This guide shall help you buy a coffee machine that will suit you the best. Happy Brewing !!!

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