July 20th, 2012
In a bid to cut household costs, a New Zealand columnist has recently made the switch from cups at the coffee-shop to brewing at home. Charged by caffeine, he had an epiphany: coffee at home can solve his nation's welfare problem. In the hilariously satirical column Bill Ralston describes how and why his wife decided their very frequent trips to the coffee shop down the road must come ... Read more
July 18th, 2012
On the road and busting for a brew? Fiat's got you covered. The Italian car maker is giving punters worldwide another reason to buzz around in the 500L, a built-in Lavazza-branded coffee machine nestled next to the gear stick for coffee on the go. (And you thought texting while driving was bad...) The Lavazza ‘Coffee Experience’ kit includes cups, a spoon holder and a sugar dispenser. It sits between ... Read more
June 26th, 2012
A caffeine boost at the touch of a button? Hit me! Produced by Scanomat in Europe, the Top Brewer may be one of the classiest coffee machines you've ever seen, or more to the point, that you don't see: all the grinding and brewing machinery is kept under the counter and out of sight. Only a stainless steel tap protrudes from the bench. Top Brewer has good looks and ... Read more
May 16th, 2012
You had better get their number sooner than later, because the cute barista at your favourite coffee shop could have a bit of smart competition on the way: a robotic coffee machine that takes orders by texts. Textpresso is a Jura espresso maker that has been adapted with a robotic arm and cloud-texting software to be able to receive a SMS and deliver a pre-programmed coffee. Since reporting ... Read more
May 8th, 2012
Keen coffee lovers can be a particular bunch, if not peculiar. With tastes and requests so specific it's no wonder Philips Saeco has taken this on to develop an espresso machine as unique as a fingerprint. The Philips Saeco Xelsius with digital ID actually uses fingerprint recognition technology to determine who the drinker is before it prepares coffee exactly how they like it, from bean to cup. Perhaps James ... Read more
April 30th, 2012
A recent coffee machine survey has uncovered some surprising ideas about Australia's latte love affair. The survey set out to pitch a few popular espresso coffee machine brands against each other, measured by customer satisfaction of their ability to make a good cup of coffee, ease of use, reliability and value for money - pretty stock standard metrics. What the surveyors at Canstar Blue found however, was that only a ... Read more
April 25th, 2012
They say that caffeine charges one's cognitive ability. Perhaps that's what happened to the legends at ThinkGeek who have blended their scientific know how with coffee making for the ultimate brew. It's called the Vacuum Brewer, and it is supposed to make an exceptional cup of joe without sacrificing an iota of aroma, which all stays within the two glass containers. According to ThinkGeek, vacuum brewing avoids the ... Read more
April 20th, 2012
Making a good cup of joe boils down to the beans, the milk, the maker and the machine. But if the latter is in neglect it won't matter how organic the beans are, how fresh the milk is, or how good a barista you (think you) are, the coffee is going to taste bad. If your friends haven't been popping in so often for a cuppa maybe it's ... Read more
April 13th, 2012
$70,000 worth of coffee, five coffee machines and a van have been recovered after having been stolen earlier this week. News of the heist spread globally within hours and the police believe that when the thieves realised this they ditched the van and fled. The police were alerted by a local person who saw the abandoned van and compared it to the image in the paper on a ... Read more
April 11th, 2012
How many cups of Viennese coffee will two tonnes of coffee make? That's the likely question on two thieves' minds today, in Vienna. Holy cappuccino, hold the milk! Two thieves have nicked off with two tonnes of coffee in the Austrian capital Vienna. Mugged from a wholesaler and coffee-roaster's warehouse the thieves loaded the beans into a stolen van, also making off with two coffee machines, according to an ... Read more
April 10th, 2012
Wake up and smell the good brews! A Seattle company, Zipwhip, has invented a coffee machine that receives orders via SMS to grind, brew and pour automatically. Thank smart thinkers in Seattle, the city that came up with Starbucks, for the magic machine. It's called Textpresso, and the genius design uses an adapted Jura machine to service the coffee addiction of a 20-odd person office. If they ever ... Read more
March 27th, 2012
Coffee machine experts Jura came to the Appliances Online office today dispensing wisdom along with some free caffeine goodness. Reps Sheree and Ann-Maree fought through morning traffic to demonstrate three fully-automatic machines which should satisfy even the fussiest of coffee fans. Who are Jura? Jura is one of the most prestigious coffee brands out there, with Nick Chernin, Coffee Category Manager at Appliances Online, describing them as being ... Read more
March 26th, 2012
"The secret to happiness is coffee!" once said my father, after an unsuccessful detox attempt. Having put up for two weeks with an irate, red-eyed, short-tempered monster inhabiting the body of the person I once knew as dad, I couldn't have agreed more. ….And since I haven't had my morning coffee yet, I can't think of a very good way to segue from this amusing anecdote into an ... Read more
March 13th, 2012
Slightly acidic, abrasive and aromatic, old coffee grounds have a surprising variety of uses, from reducing cellulite to helping your garden grow. If you're partial to a cup of joe, don't let the daily grind pile up on you! Here are 12 beans of wisdom for reusing coffee grounds. Personal coffee ground care Grounds are a cellulite buster, says Curbly.com. You could spend hundreds of dollars on creams and ... Read more
March 8th, 2012
Coffee is a big part of everyday life for millions of people throughout Australia and around the world. We drink coffee for all kinds of reasons, from jump-starting our body and mind, to reaping the social benefits of enjoying a relaxing cuppa with friends. Sometimes we'll drink it out and about, and sometimes we drink it at home, often with the aid of a coffee machine from ... Read more