Zojirushi - the company behind Zojirushi Coffee Makers, are a pretty small company by today's coffee maker standards. A company known for high quality appliances such as vacuum pots, rice cookers and bread makers. Zojirushi were formed as a company in Osaka, Japan way back in 1918 - since then Zojirushi they have become a multinational manufacturer owning several subsidiary companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and America.
So why choose a Zojirushi coffee maker? A coffee brewer made by a Japanese owned company known for making rice cookers? Well... For one thing, Zojirushi have over the years become known for their functional designs and simplistic, almost 'minimalist' styling. They didn't jump on the band wagon and bring out 20 different models in a rainbow of colors... They bought out only what they felt was needed.
The Zojirushi coffee maker range has just two models. The first is a stainless steel coffee maker with thermal carafe, and a 10-cup capacity. The second is a very compact 5-cup coffee brewer that looks so classy. Both of these two models have very quickly formed a very loyal fan base, and have been rated very highly in many coffee maker reviews.
The 10-cup capacity thermal coffee maker model is one of the classiest looking coffee brewers. The thermal coffee carafe and the filter brewing basket are insulated in a brushed stainless steel covering. This insulation around the brewing basket is a great feature which means when you are brewing your hot coffee into the thermal carafe, it won't turn cold during the brewing process. This coffee maker does not have a warming element. It instead relies on a very well designed thermal carafe which is able to keep your fresh coffee hot for many hours. To help the machine out in colder areas, try adding warm water to the water reservoir, not cold. This helps keep the temperature nice a hot.
The Zojirushi 5-cup coffee brewer is a neat little machine. It measures just 6 x 8 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches which is a tiny footprint. And weighs only 3 1/2 lb. This is the perfect coffee maker for the home office, dorm room, or if you don't have the need for one of those huge capacity machines. The classy silvery gray color looks great too!
So whatever your coffee makers needs, the Zojirushi coffee maker range has pretty much covered the main bases. A clean and simple timeless design with practical features have made these coffee makers very popular in the coffee maker reviews and ratings.
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A thermal carafe coffee maker is perfect if you want to easily make a pot of coffee that will last for hours. Traditional coffee makers that have a hot plate the pot can burn the coffee over time and make it taste rotten. Avid coffee lovers always notice this taste, and if you are one you are well aware of how unappealing over-brewed coffee can be.
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 unique. It's nothing fancy, and it is extremely useful for avoiding that burned taste.
The down side to these coffee makers is that the heat they use is the coffee's own heat from when it was brewed, so the temperature will remain constant and then lower, not go up. Due to this, it is best to only make an amount that you believe you will finish within a couple of hours of brewing.
You can find carafe models that will dispense the coffee direction into a traveling up for easy mobility. These are wildly 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 vacuum that is created, the insulation that the cups are built to have, and the fact that the cup's top is sealing the steam inside.
The prices for your run of the mill thermal carafe coffee maker are higher than a traditional coffee maker, sometimes by quite a bit. Ones that dispense directly into travel thermal cups can be even more pricey, but they are also extremely convenient. 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.
Technology is constantly getting better and better, and coffee makers are always getting better just like anything else we use these days. 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 right awayThe taste of your coffee should not be sacrificed for the convenience of making one big pot for a few hours' worth of drinking. If you try thermally warmed coffee, you may never go back.
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 sitting on the pot. Find out how a thermal carafe coffee maker can make that taste a thing of the past.
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November 05 2009 | coffee | No Comments »