subject: Coffee Maker Reviews From The Past [print this page] Since time immemorial, coffee has been grown in the massive highlands of Ethiopia. It is then believed that Ethiopian ancestors were the first to have discovered and recognized the effect of coffee bean plant.
During the fifteenth century traders transplanted wild coffee trees from Africa to southern Arabia. The cultivation of coffee first expanded in the Arab world. The spread originated from Arab to Europe, Indonesia then the Americas and the rest of the world by free trade. Coffee has then become a staple for many people.
Things didn't change much over the years. An important export commodity, this system of roasting and brewing continued until the very recent past.
In the early 19th century, Sir Benjamin Thompson invented a percolating coffee pot following his pioneering work with the Bavarian Army, where he was rewarded by being made Count Rumford. Several accounts were also made by a Parisian metal smith named Laurens for -als0- having been invented the first percolator in 1818.
Many inventions are introduced in Europe for various steam-powered coffee makers, plus grinders and roasters. Thanks to the concept of thermodynamics on this. The ever first espresso machine was invented at around 1822 by Louise Bernard Babaut, with the first to commercialized the said invention by Edward Loysel de Santais in 1843.
In 1859, a Raparlier vacuum coffee pot was created. By 1865, James Mason patented the first coffee percolator in the United states. The noticeable difference between a vacuum pot and a percolator is that the desired temperature is maintained in a vacuum pot, whereas in a percolator the coffee is rebrewed, making the coffee bitter.
The espresso machine was developed with a plunger filter and patented in 1901 by Luigi Bezzera. The coffee that came out of the machine was bitter though. Desiderio Pavoni figured out the perfect solution for espresso in 1905. And that formula still continues to be used today.
Gaggia company began in 1948 by Achille Gaggia, who on September 5th 1938, filed patent with which the modern steam-free coffee said to have been born.
In 1963, designed for use in restaurants, Bunn Corporation introduces the automatic drip coffee maker. Bunn started out with its commercial paper filter in 1957. A complete coffee management system was offered with its unique 1-6 pot commercial patented design.
With its expertise in coffee filtering process and the brewing technology system, Bunn is now currently marketing the LCR-3 High Volume liquid coffee dispenser bringing a new ease and convenience to serving large amounts of coffee with many unique features.
Another competitive product in the category of coffee makers is the Bosch brewing technology. Over a hundred years, Bosch has been a leading innovator of home appliance system awarded in 2009 as best domestic appliance brand.
There are a number of coffee makers that continually diversifies its already almost-perfect brewing machine. There is a world of difference among the choices of people. The history itself would reveal the quality of the products. Reading coffee maker reviews would help your choices in getting the best coffee maker for yourself.
