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When you go to the store or online looking for a brand new coffeemaker,
the drip coffee machines will almost always be the most common type of
home coffee maker available. The drip models are without a doubt among
the best rated coffee makers on the market.

These machines have very lightweight designs. Built in them are
specialized lid and filter compartments for ease of use and efficient
operation.

Ever really wondered what happens in the coffee maker after you add the
coffee beans and water to their respective compartments ? Well the
process is not as complicated as it seems but rather quite simple.

In the "drip" design, when you pour the water down the top compartment, it
flows into a built in water reservoir where it is retrieved via a systematic
tube located at the very base of the machine.

From there, a small heating system located nearby slightly heats up the
water, resulting in the creation of steam and the loud bubbling sound you
hear as boiling takes place.

Once the internal heat regulator reaches the preset desired temperature,
the remaining water is passed up through a rising tube along the machine's
side, through a spreader, and into the actual compartment where the
coffee beans are held.

Finally, the brewed coffee is passed through a filter and from there drips
into the carafe where it is ready for serving.

These types of coffee makers get their name from the way the coffee is
brewed within the machines themselves.

The structural design of these machines resembles that of an hour glass
but on a much larger scale. Each chamber serves a unique purpose in the
overall brewing process.

The top half of the coffee maker is designated for the coffee beans and
the bottom half for holding the water. In between the chambers is a central
tube which also houses the built in filter unit.

When the water in the bottom chamber heats up just enough, it rises
through the central tube and into the top compartment where the coffee
beans are housed.

After this occurs, mixing and boiling of coffee beans takes place
automatically. A few minutes after this takes place, the heat is released,
resulting in the pressure in the lower half to fall.

In the final stage, the hot liquid is sucked back down into the lower
chamber through the filter unit in the center tube. Once this is completed,
the coffee is ready to be served.

The key behind the coffee makers operation is the rise and fall of air
pressure in each of the halves as heat travels to and from the other,
essentially working like a vacuum as it's name suggest.

The standard French press coffee maker, as small as it may look, makes
about roughly ten cups of coffee.

The basic design of the French press includes a glass beaker, a filter
attached to a small plunger, a stainless steel metal bracing unit for
holding the press, and a plastic stout.

The coffee beans and water are first placed in the press for brewing to
take place. Then the press pot is placed over a warming unit.

Once the brewing process is completed, the attached plunger is used to
separate the actual coffee from the remaining grinds. This is done by
using the plunger to trap the remaining grinds at the bottom of the coffee
press.

This machine and method of making coffee is still very popular today
since it origination decades ago. The secret behind the French presses
longevity is its distinct ability to produce the most optimal and unique
tasting flavored coffee in the least amount of time.

This is evident in the richer, more thicker and stronger liquid coffee taste
that is produced by the press in comparison to it's more widely used
counterpart, the drip coffee maker.

The French press coffee maker is widely thought to have originated in
France, hence the name, French press.

As more improved technology increases the efficiency in which we do
things, old and original ways of doing certain tasks soon become
obsolete.

This certainly applies to the percolator method of making coffee. With
the introduction of the drip coffee maker, which is a highly innovated
version of this method, the use of the percolator has drastically
decreased but nonetheless still utilized.

While there are more sophisticated electric percolators available, most
are either placed on a stovetop or campfire for brewing to take place.

One of the major advantages to using the percolator method is that if
you have a taste for strong aromatic coffee, this can certainly provide
that luxury.

However, if too much heat is added to the percolator or over brewing
takes place, chances are you will end up with very bitter tasting coffee
flavor results.

Another advantage of the percolator is that it is able to travel, making it
very popular among campers. Again, the internal design of the
percolator is much like that of the drip coffee maker but without the built
in electrical brewing and heating regulators.

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