Coffee Machine

The espresso machine is the mainstay of many cafes, coffee houses, restaurants, hotels and anywhere there is a desire for excellent coffee.
The espresso machine history dates back to 1822 with the first espresso machine.
The modern espresso machine was created by Gaggia in 1946.
There are 3 main types of espresso machine.
Steam Driven
The earliest espresso machines were [...]

MAZZER was created in the 1950s originally to produce precision machinery.
A few years later they started producing commercial coffee grinders and grinder dosers.
Today they are based in a 7000sq meter purpose built factory in Gardigiano di Scorze, Venice, Italy.
Mazzer grinders and grinder dosers are retailed in over 70 countries world wide and have obtained the [...]

Jura was founded in 1931 in Switzerland as an electronics company.
Today Jura is an international company based in Niederbuchsiten, Switzerland with offices in Austria, Spain, Netherlands and Germany.
Jura has been producing domestic appliances since the mid 80’s and with that automatic, bean to cup, coffee machines. They now manufacturer a range of semi commercial machines [...]

Franke was created in 1911 by Hermann Franke, based in Rorschach, Switzerland to produce sheet metal.
Today Franke is based in Aarburg, Switzerland and is an industrial manufacturer with companies located across the world.
Franke employs around 13,000 people split across 70 companies in Europe, America, Africa, Australia and Asia.
Franke has an approximate annual turnover of $2,500 [...]

Brasilia Coffee Machines were established in 1977 and are based in Retorbido, Italy.
The Italian company Brasilia have manufactured and distributed coffee machines all over the world for over twenty five years and currently employs over 200 people.
Known as  market place leaders and developers, their coffee machines provide commercial and catering  coffee solutions in terms [...]

Italian company Gaggia is one of the best known coffee machine makers, producing commercial and domestic coffee machine.
Gaggia was founded in 1948 by Achille Gaggia, who is renowned to be the man who created the modern espresso machine which helped the success of espresso coffee.
Achille Gaggia patented the modern steam-free coffee machine.
In 1977 Gaggia began [...]

Roasting is performed in a large special made roasting machine, which look like an extra large tumble dryer.
The green coffee beans are poured into the roasters cylindrical container which is preheated to an exact temperature.
The beans are then spun around in the cylinder to ensure they are heated evenly.
Through out the process the person roasting [...]

Coffee Growing
To grow coffee you need three main things.

Moderate rainfall, too much or too little will ruin the crop.
A frost free climate.
Lots of sunshine.

Though the conditions can vary, producing different types of coffee, these main requirement need to be met.
Coffee is produced in various regions across the world, these can be grouped as the Americas, [...]

Coffee Machine
The first coffee machine was made in 1818 by Mr Laurens of Paris, France.
His machine was a percolator type coffee machine.
His percolator consisted of a metal pot with a chamber at the bottom which is placed on the heat. A vertical pipe extends from the chamber to the percolators top.
Just below the top of [...]

The earliest records of coffee in history use were between 575 and 850 A.D. when it was used as a food.
The coffee beans were crushed into balls with animal fat and eaten as quick high energy snacks for long marches and during warfare.
The fat, protein and caffeine in the balls provided energy and alertness, making [...]