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Coffee Makers
Frequently Asked Questions
The best coffee machine is:
- Suitable for your needs and lifestyle
- Portable if you travel a lot
- Brews coffee quickly if you don’t have time to wait
- Able to make small or large quantities of coffee depending on your needs
Here’s how coffee makers work:
- Add coffee to the coffee maker’s brew basket.
- Water in the coffee maker is heated up and forced through the brew basket with the coffee.
- The liquid drains through the coffee in the brew basket and then drips back into the pot.
- The coffee machine repeats this during the coffee brewing process until your coffee is ready.
You do not need a coffee maker for ground coffee. Here’s how to make coffee from ground coffee without a coffee maker:
- Boil water for your coffee.
- Place a coffee filter over your cup.
- Put ground coffee in the coffee filter.
- Pour hot water through the coffee in the filter.
- Let the coffee brew for 4 minutes before removing the coffee grounds and the filter.
Here’s how long it takes to make coffee in a coffee maker:
Minutes | Number of cups |
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6-12 | 1-2 cups |
8-14 | 3-6 cups |
10-15 | 7-12 cups |
You should look for these features in a coffee maker:
- Portable and light if you’ll be using it for travel
- Non-electric if you’re going camping with your coffee maker
- Makes coffee quickly if you’re in a rush in the morning
- Makes coffee easily if you don’t have time and just need a quick cup
- Makes larger portions of coffee if you have many people in your household