Can I drink on an empty stomach? Like millions of Americans across the country, I love welcoming each new day with a cup of delicious coffee. It gives me energy, joy and smile. One of our readers sent an interesting question whether it is healthy and safe to drink coffee on an empty stomach. Nutritionists and scientists agree. 65% of Americans don't know when to drink coffee.
Whether you brew delicious coffee in a drip coffee maker or a single cup coffee maker, knowing how to clean a coffee maker is critical. Properly taking care of a coffee maker can significantly improve quality of coffee and increase longevity of a coffee maker. When regularly cleaned and maintained, a coffee maker can serve a lot longer.
Do k-cups have a dark side? Single serve brewers, k-cups and coffee pods go hand-in-hand. Whenever I want to enjoy a single cup of coffee, I am thinking about k-cups and coffee pods. However, the more I use them, the more I ponder whether coffee pods and k-cups are bad for you, us and the environment. If they are, what would make them so bad, unhealthy or harmful?
Are you deciding between different types of espresso machines? With hundreds of coffee makers available in the market, selecting a right espresso maker can be challenging. Today, we are sharing our experiences brewing PERFECT [...]
Primula Percolator (6-cup) PES-3306 reminded me of Bialetti Moka Express (6 cup) percolator in design. Much cheaper (1/3rd of Moka’s price), it is a simple brewer. Sleek and attractive design. Breeze to clean. It does crank out coffee with rich taste and dark color. Made lattes, cappuccinos or other blended coffees. This primula percolator provides a simple and classic way to make authentic espresso, brewed on the stovetop in minutes. Aluminium flavor. Made in China, and Bialetti 6-cup might be worth considering as a better alternative.
Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable coffee maker (CGX23) is among the best affordable drip coffee makers. Though its performance does not live up to the best drip coffee makers (it takes an extended period of time to brew a cup of coffee), I was impressed with the advanced feature set in this machine. Fully programmable (auto on and off). Plastic, but neat quality. Good price-to-value ratio. BPA-free, but contains LOTS of plastic chemicals unknown to me.
After using Lattissima Pro, I was really bummed about Lattissima Plus. The machine seems very basic, with far fewer features than Lattissima Pro. It's less expensive than Pro, but it is overall very expensive.
I had a mostly good experience with the DeLonghi Nespresso Lattissima Pro. The machine is a solid yet simple espresso machine for beginners or intermediate users. Nespresso Lattissima Pro comes with quite a lot of useful features: easy operation, rapid heat-up time, and 19 BARs of pressure to extract coffee. The brewing temperature is not exactly perfect, but the outcome is a cup of creamy, delicious and incredibly smooth coffee. I did not like that the machine limited me to the use of aluminium capsules only. The machine seems a bit expensive given limited use (but seems fair given the quality of coffee) [...]
DeLonghi EC155 can be a surprising espresso maker. It can be a great choice for some, but DeLonghi's EC155 may not fit all. My machine came at a reasonable price tag. I appreciated that unlike other espresso machines, DeLonghi Espresso EC155 is a compact and lightweight appliance. Despite some positives, I did not love the machine [...]
The Zojirushi Coffee Maker 5 cup is a very simple yet efficient coffee maker. It’s compact and lightweight, making it a good choice for most smaller spaces. Though mostly made with plastic, Zojirushi coffee maker (5 cup), or Zojirushi Zutto coffee maker, is a nice and quite sturdy coffee maker. Though advertised as 5 cups, I only measured had the capacity of about 24oz (4 cups). Given its low price, it comes with good features beating some of its competitors like AmazonBasics. The unit is more expensive than other similar units, but I feel like the feature set and quality stand behind the price.
