Deep Dive!! Choosing the Right Coffee Machine for Your Shop
Choosing the right coffee machine for your shopWant to invest in opening a coffee shop but don't know what kind of coffee maker to use? What kind is good? Today we have the answers for you. Makro HoRaCa Academy will explain how to use each type of coffee maker. How to use it so that coffee shop owners can deliver delicious, fragrant coffee that coffee lovers will love and make them regular customers.You can choose to read according to this topic.
Principles of selecting a coffee makerChoosing a coffee machine is like the heart of the shop. If you want to open a coffee shop, you must understand the principles of the machine used. Because if you buy a machine that costs hundreds of thousands but its performance is not worthwhile or it is used little, it will cause us to waste our costs. We will recommend the principles and methods for choosing a coffee machine that is suitable for your shop. 1. Brand of the machineEach brand of coffee maker is produced in many countries, but the country that produces coffee makers and is most accepted is probably Italy. However, there are also coffee makers from many other countries that are accepted, such as machines from Spain, the United States, Australia, France, etc.2. Functional characteristics of the coffee makerMost machines have a fairly similar working style, which is to use pressure to send hot water to the brewing head. Another important thing for coffee machines is controlling the temperature of the water in the machine because coffee drinks are very important in the temperature of the water used to brew coffee. Many machine manufacturers have therefore used various technologies to control the temperature of the water as the best selling point of the machine. This is the main factor in deciding to choose a machine. Other factors include the brewing head system, which is controlled to prevent overheating, the materials used to make internal equipment, the external structure, or some models may have a screen or automatic control system, such as a digital screen. Many brands have developed all of these to meet standards that are not very different. 3 .Service and after-sales service of each dealer Coffee machines are electrical appliances, which of course must have a lifespan. Whether it is short or long depends on the maintenance of the user. Therefore, you should check the after-sales service, whether the warranty period is not more than 1 or 2 years, the service time is not more than how many hours, there are repair technicians, spare parts, or if the company has more potential, it may be a service center distributed in each region so that it can provide immediate service, providing a backup machine for free use while waiting for repairs, etc.
Popular coffee machines Espresso Machine Espresso machine is the most popular coffee machine used in coffee shops. The starting price is from thousands of baht to hundreds of thousands, even millions. As for the difference between thousands and hundreds of thousands, it is the design, beauty, stability of coffee brewing, and functionality. Working principle of the machineUsing hot water with steam pressure in a boiler to force water through the ground coffee to extract the coffee with full concentration and aroma.
How are the different types of espresso machines different? There are many types of espresso machines. Depending on the area of use and the size of the structure, it can be divided into many types according to the mechanism of operation, such as the number of brewing heads, the size of the machine, the boiler, the pressure control system, the heating system of the coffee machine, and the espresso machine system.
Types of Espresso Machine Systems
1. Single Boiler type This type of machine has only one boiler that both makes espresso and steams milk.Users must choose whether to extract espresso or steam milk, because steaming milk generally uses a higher temperature than espresso extraction. Since the optimum temperature for steaming milk and extracting espresso is different, users must wait for the boiler and adjust the temperature to be suitable before use, which is considered a disadvantage of this type of machine.
Some single boiler brewers use a pressurized portafilter, which is designed to mimic the resistance of a regular portafilter using freshly roasted, finely ground and properly tamped coffee. This means that when old or coarsely ground coffee is brewed with a pressurized portafilter, the coffee will have a beautiful crema.
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2. Heat Exchange Boiler It is a machine that has been developed from a single boiler.The components still have only one boiler, but there will be a pipe through the middle of the boiler that functions to exchange the heat of the water flowing through the pipe with the hot water in the boiler, causing the water flowing through the pipe to have the same heat. The water flowing through the pipe will head to the group head for espresso extraction. Therefore, the water in the boiler is used only for steaming milk, allowing espresso and milk to be extracted at the same time without having to choose one or the other. However, the problem with this type of machine is that if espresso is extracted continuously, the hot water may not be enough for use, and there may be a problem with unstable temperatures from either water that is not hot enough or water that is too hot from water that has been left in the pipe for a long time.
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3. Double Boiler It is a further development from the heat exchange machine.A machine with two boilers has separate boilers for steaming milk and extracting espresso, allowing for better temperature control for brewing and steaming milk. The espresso can be extracted continuously with a more stable temperature. The only problem with this type of machine is its high price.
4. Heat Exchange Double Boiler It is a design that combines the advantages of a double boiler and a heat exchanger.The water that goes into the espresso extraction boiler flows through the milk steam boiler, causing the water entering the espresso extraction boiler to be hot to make the temperature in the espresso extraction boiler more stable.
5. Multi Boiler It is a boiler system found in larger coffee makers with two or more brewing heads.Multi-boiler heat exchanger, each group head has a separate boiler, and a large boiler for milk steaming, allowing different temperature settings for each group head for brewing different coffees. In addition to the systems mentioned, there are other devices that need to be taken into account, such as PIDs and water pumps, as well as special details of some brands that allow users to independently control other variables.
Choosing the right coffee machine for your shop What size coffee maker should you choose that is appropriate for the size of your shop? The sizes of coffee makers differ because of the different sizes of boilers (water boilers) and conveniences. Large coffee makers have larger boilers than small coffee makers, giving them the ability to brew coffee continuously better because the larger boiler size will help keep the temperature of the water used to brew coffee more stable when brewing continuously. Coffee makers have boiler sizes that are divided into 3 sizes.
1. Small boiler brewing machine (300 cc)If our shop location has customers coming in one at a time, not in groups, and there is a small gap between each customer (about 3-5 minutes),
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2. Medium-level coffee maker (boiler about 1.3 – 2 liters)If our shop location has customers coming in groups of 3-5 people at a time, but there is still a little bit of a gap between customers (about 3-5 minutes),
3. Large-scale coffee makers (boiler 6.5 liters or more)If our shop location has customers coming in all day long or in large groups of 8-10 people or more, with almost no time for the machines to rest,
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How to choose a coffee maker that is worth the investment
The price of coffee we will sellOf course, if we plan to set the price of coffee in the range of 25-45 baht, we may not need to invest in a very high-priced coffee machine because the payback period will be long.
Coffee machine priceCoffee machines suitable for investment in our fresh coffee market will be around 25,000-100,000 baht for a 1-head machine and 90,000-150,000 baht for a 2-head coffee machine. Sometimes, investing once in a good coffee machine that can support high sales will help save a lot of investment.
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