Comparing Office Coffee Machine Models
Office Coffee Machine comparison
Instant Office Coffee Machines
As the name suggests instant coffee machines combine instant or free dried coffee in powder or granulated form with hot water Granulated milk or powdered milk powder vending chocolate and hot water .
Pros
- Fast vending time 12 sec
- No waste
- small foot print
- easy to move a good mobile coffee machine solution
- No refrigeration required for consumables
- Very economic cost per cup of coffee approx. 10-15 cents
Cons
- Perhaps not for the coffee purist with a taste profile a little distant from the natural bean flavour
Fresh Bean Granulated Milk office coffee machines
The fresh bean granulated full automatic coffee machines grind fresh roasted bean at the press of button. Extracting full espresso flavours as the ground coffee is compressed pre soaked and delivered under pressure to the cup .Granulated milk is then mixed at selected programmed speed i.e slow for low foam flat white or fast for frothy cappuccino .Rich full flavoured chocolate blends maybe added to produce a delicious moccacino or creamy hot chocolate
Pro
- Very close to a barista style coffee
- Freshly ground beans release maximum full rich flavour
- Delivers excellent crema
- Push button cleaning of mixers and Brew group
- Coffee pucks collected internally
- Little storage required of consumables with long shelf life
- Excellent mixing qualities of granulated milk designed for Fresh bean coffee machines
Cons
- Cleaning of puck bin required every 50-70 coffees
Fresh Bean Fresh milk office coffee machines
Fresh bean fresh milk office coffee machines mix freshly ground roasted beans extracted to produce hot coffee crema with steamed hot milk siphoned from a nearby milk fridge flask or milk bottle.
Pros
- Closest to the taste profile of a barista style coffee
- Coffee selections Delivered at the press of a button
Cons
- Thorough cleaning of milk lines and frother unit required to insure key parts are kept bacteria free
- Sufficient Storage capacity of fresh milk on site
- Two deliveries of fresh milk usually required weekly compared to monthly delivery of granulated milk product