You’ve been there: standing in line at a local coffee shop waiting for your usual morning cup. You shuffle your feet, adjust your grip on your briefcase, and glance at your watch while the workers at the cash register rush to take orders and accept payment. When you finally get to the front of the line you order your beverage, hand over an amount of money that you know is far greater than the actual cost of the brew, and then move to another area of the counter to wait while the barista prepares each customer’s cup. There’s the latte, the chai tea, the decaf with skim milk...you glance at your watch one more time. Will you be late for your meeting? Finally the barista calls out your drink and you take the cup with a polite smile. But when you get back to your car and take your first sip, you can’t help but shake your head. The coffee’s bitter, or too sweet, or it’s already cold. Or there’s so much froth that you can’t find the coffee.
Despite all of this, you know you’ll be back in line the next morning. It’s part of your routine, and you do love your coffee – whether or not it’s prepared perfectly every time. But wouldn’t you love it more if you could get a good cup prepared just the way you like it – without forking over a ridiculous amount of money?
With the advances in today’s home brew coffee and hot beverage machines, there is no reason to try your luck every morning by purchasing your coffee away from home. At Atherton Appliance & Kitchens and BSC Culinary, we carry the best hot beverage machines available today for use right in your home. We’ve introduced some of the latest home coffee innovations on the blog this month, and today we’re taking a look at Thermador’s Built-In Coffee machine, a luxury to which you will quickly become accustomed. This coffeehouse coffee machine is completely programmable and will prepare your espresso, cappuccino or other coffee drink exactly the way you like it.
Let’s start with the machine’s LCD display, an easy-to-read control panel that provides complete information on every available setting. Thermador also offers a Frothing Aid that takes the mystery out of the milk steaming process. You can steam and froth like a professional barista with the attached steam wand, which will also dispense hot water with just a turn of the dial. And with six levels of grind quality and 12 cup sizes, you can tailor your cup to your personal specifications.
What other innovations has Thermador built into this world-class hot beverage machine? Here’s a list:
- SavorSwirl brewing system for maximum flavor extraction
- Single portion cleaning
- Freshly brewed coffee and espresso at the push of a button
- 215 psi (15 bar) thermo block-pump pressure system
- Rotary knobs for selecting all functions
- High-end steel grinder with fresh coffee bean container for up to 14 ounces (400g)
- Separate container for second ground coffee flavor or decaf
- Removable water tank for 1.9 quarts (1.8 liter)
- 6 cup sizes and levels of coffee strength (grind quantity) - smooth to super strong
- Height adjustable coffee dispenser
- Easy to use multilingual digital display
- Easy programming of all functions
- Automatic descaling program
- Automatic cleaning program
- Fully automatic rinse program at turn-on and turn-off
- Stand-by function: start time, time of day and switch-off time can be programmed
- Includes: measuring spoon, water filter, 2 cleaning tablets
With a coffee machine available that does all of this, why would you stand in line every morning? Stop by one of our showrooms and purchase yours today – you’ll never have to stop at the local coffee shop again and spend a lot of money on a bad cup of coffee!