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Originally Posted by billdan
I just use a simple electric coffee percolator, so why are these coffee machines better?
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It's not a matter of better coffee, but of one's preference in coffee extraction method, and variations within that method as to what one likes.
Some people prefer espresso - extracted under high pressure, usually with a good crema on top.
In most of Italy, people prefer coffee extracted at a much lower pressure in a stove-top Moka machine.
Percolators, drip machines, plungers and aeropress machines extract through either immersion or infusion without pressure, and some people like those best.
And some people don't like any of the above, preferring instead their favourite instant coffee.
In our house, we have all the methods except for a percolator.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. I forgot Robert Timms coffee bags - quick and nice smooth coffee.