Thing of the day: PortaPresso - full size coffee maker with thermos
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Unlike other available on the analogue market, PortaPresso - it is completely self-contained unit. Controlled from a smartphone gadget independently grinds beans, boils water and brews coffee, adding milk if necessary, and you can only enjoy the fragrant drink.
Minimalist coffee in size and appearance comparable to conventional thermos. The main differences lie inside. The top of the grinder is installed, wherein the grains are crushed and compressed into a tablet. After it passes under pressure in a heated water reservoir, and the finished coffee is poured into the cup in a removable bottom part PortaPresso. If the selected recipe milk or cream is present, then at the right moment, they are fed from a separate reservoir.
The grain compartment placed 57 g of coffee, which would be just sufficient to three cups of beverage. Brewing process itself takes about 30 seconds. The water is heated to 98 ° strictly C. and fed under a pressure of 17 bar. The milk is heated to 65 ° C and added in the desired quantity specified in the recipe.
On the mobile app PortaPresso have ready recipes for different drinks, which you can change or add your own if you wish. Selection and setup is done from a smartphone or using the control buttons and the display on the body. Ibid displays the battery level and the amount of carbon dioxide in the tank, which is required to create pressure. On the reverse side is water indicators and milk in the respective reservoirs.
PortaPresso can be ordered at Indiegogo for $ 165. In case of successful completion of the campaign, sending the first copies will begin in April of 2018.