The last time I casually asked a patron to name a different type of milk other than from cow, the answer I got was strawberry.
While it was a fun light-hearted moment that I will always remember, most people who love their milk-based drinks actually don’t realize how wide their options are in blending their favorite beverages.
I get it.
Coffee pod machines are coffee makers that makes use of pods and capsules to make coffee drinks.
The biggest players are Keurig, and Nespresso which uses K-cups and capsules, and Tassimo which uses T-discs. There’s also Senseo and Nescafe’s Dolce Gusto.
After a few years of slow growth which followed an explosive entry into the market, demand for these coffee makers are back on a steep upward trajectory again.
I really don’t know how these k-cups entered the mass market. But there is a whole slew of coffee machines getting on the market as if manufacturers expect every person to have one like a smart phone.
And the trend don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
I can see the advantages of coffee, tea and other beverages blast-brewed with k-cups.
The term grooming is often used to describe the manual adjustments made to coffee grounds in the basket after the beans have went through the grinder, and before being inserted into the group head.
The concept of coffee grooming comes from the logic that spreading the grounds evenly in the basket would aid a more even flow of water, and result in a more even espresso.
The argument against this is that once the extract is collected in the demitasse, they blend together and become even. So grooming is more of an act to make baristas look like they really care about the coffee.