For many, drinking coffee is an everyday ritual. Not only does caffeine give you energy, it is also an antioxidant that, when enjoyed in moderation, can help your mental and physical health—but making the perfect cup of coffee requires finesse.
There are several different ways to make a coffee, whether you prefer cappuccinos, lattes, espresso or something else. However you take it, enhancing your coffee experience comes down to the tools. Even the mug you drink from is important.
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With the correct tools, the perfect cup of coffee can easily be achieved, and we want to help you step up your java game. From more general beverage tools to more coffee-specific items, here are five gadgets that will improve your coffee experience and make that morning ritual more efficient.
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Fellow combines product design with a love for coffee to produce beautifully sleek products that produce delicious coffee. Not only does this kettle pack a pleasing aesthetic, but it’s extremely powerful and produces the ultimate brewing experience. Its thin and long spout allows for a precise pour and perfect flow rate while the grip fits perfectly in your hand. Although it seems small, it is mighty. Its 1200-watt, quick-heating element speeds up the boiling process much faster than many other kettles on the market. Although a bit pricier than some other kettles, this kettle’s efficacy allows for a quick but tasty cup of coffee or tea.
Timermore is an innovative coffee company that creates original pour-over coffee makers and other tools to improve your coffee experience. These products allow you to enjoy the slowness of life while making your coffee. The Timermore manual coffee grinder is ideal as it is thin, compact and efficient. This grinder quickly turns whole coffee beans into grounds with its precise stainless steel grinder. It is best for Aeropress, pour-over coffee, and other filter brew methods. This product is ideal for use both at home and on the go.
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Hario produces high-quality gadgets for brewing coffee and tea at home or in cafes. Whether it’s your first time trying this method or you’re looking for an upgrade, Hario sells products that work for everyone’s taste. The Hario immersion dripper switch is the perfect way to experiment with your coffee’s body and sweetness by experimenting with time and extraction levels. With a two-minute brew time, this dripper is great for adjusting the strength of your coffee. It includes a detachable silicone base, a stop tap, and 50 paper filters to start you off.
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Acacia brings what we all desire to the coffee industry; design and technology, and it does so by producing seamless software with visually pleasing designs that yield the oh-so necessary quality for each cup. The Acaia Pearl Scale is the only coffee scale that monitors the rate, time and flow rates as you brew your coffee. Made for the ultimate coffee drinker, this award-winning product prioritizes precision and teaches you to control your pouring in real-time for the ultimate ratios desired for each brew. Both for use at home and for baristas, this technology saves coffee makers a significant amount of time while maintaining precision and allowing you to achieve your desired coffee taste.
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While you may have never put much thought into your coffee grinder, here's a sign to look into it more. The Lagom P65 Coffee Grinder by Option O is a high-precision coffee grinder that releases just the right amount of grounds before being brewed. With a unique bean feeding system and a custom-made motor driver board, this grinder is extremely powerful and precise in producing perfectly fine grounds to your taste. Its strong metal construction means it has a long-lasting life and will produce great results with each use.
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Ember was created to solve that pesky loss-of-temperature problem when drinking heated beverages in a regular mug. Perfect for a warm cup of joe on the go, Ember mugs can also be used anywhere from your kitchen to your office. The Ember Heated Coffee Mug is a technological wonder that maintains the heat of your coffee and ensures it stays set to the specific temperature of your liking. Sounds too good to be true, but with customizable temperature options, long-lasting battery life, and other effects that can be controlled from your smartphone, the Ember mug is an innovative way to ensure your coffee remains at the perfect temperature for up to eighty minutes, depending on the size purchased.
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