The 10 Best Things About Espresso Maker
Even serious coffee addicts may shy away from siphon brewing. The centuriesold
coffee-making technique typically demands delicate glassware and other
Expensive equipment -- and it is shrouded in mysterious, almost alchemic
procedures. KitchenAid expects to deliver this arcane style of coffee production into the
Contemporary house with its new $250 Siphon Brewer.
Electricity instead of alcohol or open gas flames, this impressive machine whips
Up fantastically flavorful pots of coffee with minimal hassle.
Nevertheless, while much easier to operate than traditional siphon coffee products,
The appliance is no simple drip gadget. The machine needs lots of TLC in terms
Of cleaning and operation in comparison to your average Mr. Coffee. Unless you
Have plenty of time on your hands you'll want to think twice about using the
es)
Design
Looking like some sort of futuristic gumball machine, the KitchenAid Siphon
Rather than being rectangular,
The default design of your average drip brewer, this kitchen gadget is sculpted in
curves and smooth, rounded lines.
Enlarge Image
The Siphon Brewer has two main parts, a brew unit up top and carafe
below.
The device consists of two main parts: an upper brewing globe and a main water
Filter that is porous to water (coffee-infused or otherwise), but not solid coffee
grounds.
Both sections are primarily constructed from transparent glass accented with the
brewer in two additional hues of what it calls silver and slate.
The water tank Part of the Siphon Brewer features a thick metal handle and
Weighing 2.5
Pounds by itself, however, the eight-cup (42-ounce) pitcher is extremely heavy
Compared with the carafes provided by competitor machines such as
Enlarge Image
The bottom of the carafe is in fact an electric heater.
The main reason for the carafe's extra heft is a special adapter, about an inch
Thick, which makes up the bottom part of the container. The adapter mates
With a flat, round stand which contains an electric heater designed to bring water in
The carafe up to the appropriate temperature, just below boiling point.
How you siphon brew
Using the KitchenAid Siphon Brewer takes some practice since the required
Procedure is more involved than a basic drip device. Place the brewing globe
(KitchenAid calls it a brew unit) onto its tailor-made stand. The brew unit's
stainless-steel siphon tube slides into a hole on the stand's long neck.
A metal filter separates the brew unit from the carafe.
Next measure the amount of coffee you'd like to use based on the detailed chart
provided by the Siphon Brewer's paper manual. The chart suggests you use a
Kitchen scale to weigh out the proper part of medium-coarse grounds. For
Eight cups of water (roughly 40 to 42 ounces), you will need 2.6 ounces of coffee.
For lower-maintenance brewing, keep shopping.
Before adding the coffee grounds make sure to place the coffee filter into the
bottom of the brew unit. More importantly, confirm the filter is securely positioned
by twisting it into place -- you'll feel a distinct click when it locks. With the grounds
Now in the brewer (resting over the filter), remove it from the stand and drop it
onto the carafe (with its allotment of water already inside).
I found it a little tricky at first to seal the filter tightly enough. I discovered the best
approach is to connect the brewer so that its handle is offset with the carafe's
handle. Then I swiveled the brewer unit back and forth until both grips were
aligned with no visible gap between sections.
Though It's magnetic it takes some fiddling to attach both parts
of the Siphon Brewer together.
Lastly, with the carafe resting on its base, cap the brew unit with the multipurpose
lid (doubles as the carafe lid) and flick the "on/off" switch. Now sit back and enjoy
the show.
coffee-making technique typically demands delicate glassware and other
Expensive equipment -- and it is shrouded in mysterious, almost alchemic
procedures. KitchenAid expects to deliver this arcane style of coffee production into the
Contemporary house with its new $250 Siphon Brewer.
Electricity instead of alcohol or open gas flames, this impressive machine whips
Up fantastically flavorful pots of coffee with minimal hassle.
Nevertheless, while much easier to operate than traditional siphon coffee products,
The appliance is no simple drip gadget. The machine needs lots of TLC in terms
Of cleaning and operation in comparison to your average Mr. Coffee. Unless you
Have plenty of time on your hands you'll want to think twice about using the
es)
Design
Looking like some sort of futuristic gumball machine, the KitchenAid Siphon
Rather than being rectangular,
The default design of your average drip brewer, this kitchen gadget is sculpted in
curves and smooth, rounded lines.
Enlarge Image
The Siphon Brewer has two main parts, a brew unit up top and carafe
below.
The device consists of two main parts: an upper brewing globe and a main water
Filter that is porous to water (coffee-infused or otherwise), but not solid coffee
grounds.
Both sections are primarily constructed from transparent glass accented with the
brewer in two additional hues of what it calls silver and slate.
The water tank Part of the Siphon Brewer features a thick metal handle and
Weighing 2.5
Pounds by itself, however, the eight-cup (42-ounce) pitcher is extremely heavy
Compared with the carafes provided by competitor machines such as
Enlarge Image
The bottom of the carafe is in fact an electric heater.
The main reason for the carafe's extra heft is a special adapter, about an inch
Thick, which makes up the bottom part of the container. The adapter mates
With a flat, round stand which contains an electric heater designed to bring water in
The carafe up to the appropriate temperature, just below boiling point.
How you siphon brew
Using the KitchenAid Siphon Brewer takes some practice since the required
Procedure is more involved than a basic drip device. Place the brewing globe
(KitchenAid calls it a brew unit) onto its tailor-made stand. The brew unit's
stainless-steel siphon tube slides into a hole on the stand's long neck.
A metal filter separates the brew unit from the carafe.
Next measure the amount of coffee you'd like to use based on the detailed chart
provided by the Siphon Brewer's paper manual. The chart suggests you use a
Kitchen scale to weigh out the proper part of medium-coarse grounds. For
Eight cups of water (roughly 40 to 42 ounces), you will need 2.6 ounces of coffee.
For lower-maintenance brewing, keep shopping.
Before adding the coffee grounds make sure to place the coffee filter into the
bottom of the brew unit. More importantly, confirm the filter is securely positioned
by twisting it into place -- you'll feel a distinct click when it locks. With the grounds
Now in the brewer (resting over the filter), remove it from the stand and drop it
onto the carafe (with its allotment of water already inside).
I found it a little tricky at first to seal the filter tightly enough. I discovered the best
approach is to connect the brewer so that its handle is offset with the carafe's
handle. Then I swiveled the brewer unit back and forth until both grips were
aligned with no visible gap between sections.
Though It's magnetic it takes some fiddling to attach both parts
of the Siphon Brewer together.
Lastly, with the carafe resting on its base, cap the brew unit with the multipurpose
lid (doubles as the carafe lid) and flick the "on/off" switch. Now sit back and enjoy
the show.
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