Newbies, take a look at the entry-level coffee machine prices and introduction

Coffee is a drink that modern people drink every day, but it is not cost-effective to buy coffee every day, and sometimes the coffee is not to your taste. Many people want to try making coffee by themselves, but for novices, there are so many coffee machines on the market, and there are all kinds of them. Everyone is dazzled and doesn’t know how to decide, and they are afraid of buying the wrong coffee machine. Today, the editor will introduce some options suitable for novices. You can refer to them~

There are usually two criteria for choosing utensils: one is taste, the other is price.

Hand pouring: If you like delicate layers and the possibility of showing a bean, advantages: extremely rich layers, and changing the water flow method can show different flavors of beans, disadvantages: certain requirements for water flow control technology. What kind of beans are suitable: Italian blends and French roasts are not suitable.

Siphon: If you want a stronger and more relaxed flavor, you can choose this type. Advantages: If the technique is appropriate, a cup of coffee can have both a center of gravity (the center of gravity is the main flavor of the beans) and changes. Disadvantages: It is highly dependent on technology, and it requires a certain amount of experience to observe the beans, control the temperature, and stir. Moreover, the assembly and cleaning are relatively complicated. Suitable beans: In the past, medium roasted to slightly dark medium roasted, but now people are actually playing with light roasted beans.

French Press: Compared with the first two, the taste is thicker, but the degree of change and clean taste is relatively low, and the level of layering is slightly weaker than hand brewing. Advantages: Convenient, simple technology can make a good cup of coffee, which is an important feature. Disadvantages: Slightly lower cleanliness; sometimes it is a bit troublesome to clean the filter. Suitable beans: Not suitable for Italian or too dark roasting.

AeroPress : This is actually an improved version of the French press. I personally feel that it is much cleaner than the French press. Moreover, when making beans with more explosive aromas, it can bring out obvious fruity aromas. It is suitable for beans with good fruity aromas or sun-dried beans.

Italian coffee machine: produces a very strong coffee, and can be used to make various fancy coffees. However, if you only have 2,000 yuan in your pocket, you can use it. It also requires a high level of grinder, powder distribution technology, and powder pressing technology. Most importantly, it consumes a lot of beans. Suitable beans: Italian coffee roasting, if the grind is good enough, you can make SOE.

But I have to say responsibly that beginners should not buy an espresso machine just for the sake of latte art or because they think strong coffee means good coffee. Strong and light coffee each have their own beauty. If you can only appreciate strong coffee, then you are lacking in tasting ability.

Next, I will introduce the prices of different tools.

1. Hand-cranked grinder (not suitable for Italian coffee)

Freshly ground and brewed coffee is the basic standard for a qualified cup of coffee (for individuals), so below are some coffee grinders in different price ranges.

Below 150 yuan:

1. Zhenghuangxing A 12, price is just over 100

2. The price of Hario MSS-1B is about 130~150

The above two models can only meet entry-level needs, and their performance (mainly uniformity) is just average.

Below 200 yuan:

1. The price of hario 2TB is about 190

The one in the picture above doesn’t look much better if you look at it with the naked eye, and the taste isn’t much improved, but it’s not that difficult to grind.

350 yuan level :

1. Porlex Kyocera grinding core, about 350 yuan

450+ Class

1. The Little Eagle is Flying

The quality of this grind will be slightly better than the first two or three hand-grinded grinds mentioned above, but the price is probably above 450 yuan, but not much higher than 500 yuan. If the price is too low, it is recommended not to buy it.

1000+ Levels

Big Eagle (also known as CM520)

The uniformity of the beans ground by this model is better than that of the Little Eagle, and the taste effect is also significantly improved. The price is about 1,000 yuan. There is also a similar Big Pegasus. According to a senior, if you want a coarse grind style, choose the Big Eagle, and if you want a fine grind, choose the Big Pegasus. The Big Eagle and Little Eagle are suitable for siphoning and hand brewing.

2. Introduction to Italian coffee grinders

1. zd-12, zd-15

The picture shows zd-12

The price of zd-12 is about 450~500, and that of zd-15 is about 550~630. There is actually not much difference between the two internally, but there are differences in the appearance and materials.

This is the minimum grinder you need to get started with Italian style grinding. It actually has quite a few disadvantages (too large an adjustable range, too much ultra-fine powder, static electricity agglomeration), but it’s affordable.

2. Encore (price 1000-)

3. Imitation S, also called EM-18

This is the most basic entry-level machine. If it is worse, basically don't play with it. The price is about 1600. The temperature stability and pressure of this machine are better than those of other Tsannkuen. Compared with the original Xiao S, the internal structure is actually similar. Compared with the imitation S, the advantage of Xiao S is that the workmanship is better, but the imitation S has a clear cost-effectiveness. Of course, some users have reported that there are some minor problems, but you get what you pay for.

4. Huijia KD-210s

The price is around 3200, the advantages are that the pipeline design and workmanship are pretty good.

5. OSCAR

The price is about 5,000 yuan. The advantages of this machine are that the internal pipeline design is good, the brewing head has a circulation pipeline, and the temperature and pressure performance are relatively OK, but there are also many small shortcomings. Sometimes the water temperature will be too high during the secondary heating process, and a lot of water needs to be added. It is also very picky about water.

6. Aibo E61 rotary pump version

If none of the above options are suitable, this one is suitable for replacement. It has a stable rotary pump pressure, PID temperature control, double boiler, and E61 brewing head (actually, it has a handsome appearance now, and the brewing head is kept warm. The one with circulation is fine). The price is about 900~10000.

Regarding the choice of the Italian machine and grinder combination, this must be said for novices. Many newcomers think that the machine is very important and the grinder does not play a big role, but in fact it is just the opposite. The grinder is more important than the machine.

KD-210s + MMG grinding, the effect is better than Oscar + zd-15

900n grinder, the price is about 2200, but be careful of fakes now

The price of Eureka Mignon manual grinder (mmg) is about 2800~3000, but it is more troublesome to purchase it domestically.

Well, I will introduce it to you here for now. Newbies who are interested can consider it~