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March 27, 2010

A Zojirushi Coffee Maker – Often voted as “The Best Thermal Coffee Maker”

Filed under: Coffee — Tags: , , , , , , — Billy Taylor @ 10:17 am

Zojirushi is a multinational manufacturer owning several subsidiary companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and America. Some would say this makes them a big company. However in the coffee maker world, Zojirushi have pretty much ‘flown under the radar’ for a long time. Zojirushi are a company known for making kitchen appliances like as vacuum pots, bread makers and rice cookers. Formed way back in 1918 in Osaka, Japan – Zojirushi are now seen as an industry leader in kitchen appliances.

So what makes a Zojirushi Coffee Maker so good? They are after all a company known for making rice cookers… While this may be true, Zojirushi are also a company who have become very well known for designing functional, timeless appliances with out too many bells and whistles. In today’s market, it seems you can buy a coffee maker in 20 different sizes and a dozen different colors. Zojirushi on the other hand have held true to there ‘minimalist approach.’

There are just two models in the Zojirushi coffee maker range. The bigger of the two is a 10-cup capacity stainless steel coffee maker with thermal carafe. The other machine is a much smaller, more compact 5-cup coffee brewer. They are both designed so well, that that have won many titles in coffee maker reviews as the “best thermal coffee maker” or “best drip coffee maker”.

The thermal coffee maker model has a 10-cup capacity, and with it’s stainless steel casing will look great in any kitchen or office. The stainless steel insulation covers both the thermal carafe and the filter basket. This keeps not only the coffee hot in the pot, but also keeps the coffee hot during the entire brewing process, unlike many other thermal coffee makers. This Zojirushi coffee maker does not use a warming element, instead the thermal carafe is so well designed, it will happily keep your coffee hot for hours. Make a pot at breakfast, and come afternoon break, it’s still good to go…

If you are after a smaller coffee maker for the office, dorm room or holiday house – The Zojirushi 5-cup coffee brewer could be right up your alley. It weighs just 3 1/2 lb. and has a tiny footprint measuring only 6 x 8 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches. It has a very sleek look to it, and comes in a versatile silvery gray color.

If the coffee maker reviews are anything to go by, the Zojirushi coffee makers are fantastic machines. When you cross Japanese precision with a simple timeless design, you are bound to have a winner!

Learn more about Zojirushi coffee makers. Check out Billy Taylor’s site CoffeeMakers411.com where you can learn all about finding the best coffee makers for you.

November 5, 2009

Features Of A Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker

Filed under: Coffee — Tags: , , , , , , , — Marcy Johnson @ 9:06 am

A thermal carafe coffee maker is perfect if you don’t want to have to brew multiple pots of coffee a day. Traditional coffee makers with the hot plate warming the pot can burn the coffee and create a sour or burnt taste. Long-time coffee lovers always notice this taste, which is a testament to how bad it can actually taste after a while.

Instead of using the hot pot to keep coffee hot, the coffee is held in the carafe, which is a sort of pot, and creates a vacuum to keep it warm for hours at a time. This is what makes a thermal carafe coffee maker special. It is very simple, and it is very useful for avoiding that burned taste.

One thing to keep in mind that with these types of coffee machines, the coffee is only kept warm by the heat that was initially used to brew it, so it will not get any hotter and after some time it will cool down. Due to this, it is best to only make an amount that you believe you will finish within a couple of hours of brewing.

Many models of these types of coffee makers dispense the coffee straight into thermal travel cups to take with you on the go. These are very convenient if you like to brew a cup or two before leaving home for work in the morning and don’t have the time to sit at home and drink it. If you use thermal cups that have tops, coffee done this way can stay warmer for a longer period of time because of the fact that there are so many techniques these cups use to hold the temperature of the coffee.

It is worth noting that a thermal carafe coffee maker will cost you more than some other types of coffee makers, quite often by a significant amount. Models that dispense right into travel thermal cups are even more expensive, but the convenience may be worth the cost to you. If you are a coffee lover, then price is most likely not so much of a matter as long as you have a delicious and warm cup of coffee every time.

Thanks to various advances in technology, coffee makers are getting increasingly better as time goes on. You can find makers with reusable filters, timers, and quick and easy foaming functions on store shelves for personal as opposed to commercial use, which was unimaginable fifteen years ago. A thermal carafe coffee maker is just another improvement to an old classic, though it is one of the more no-nonsense and useful improvements. Your coffee’s taste should not be given up just because you can not drink it immediatelyThe taste of your coffee should not be sacrificed for the convenience of making one big pot for a few hours’ worth of drinking. You may never go back after making a pot or two of thermally-warmed coffee.

If you have been drinking coffee for a long time, then you are likely sick of that burned taste after just a few hours of letting the pot sit. Find out how a thermal carafe coffee maker can make that taste a thing of the past.

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