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Coffee Machines for the lazy
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There are those who believe half the pleasure of a great cup of coffee comes from the ritual of making it. The details of the ritual vary from person to person and place to place, but the desired effect is the same: a perfect cup of hot, rich, fresh coffee.
"Perfect," of course, is quite subjective. Among people who take coffee very seriously, there is a great deal of disagreement as to what types of bean, roast, and grind make the best coffee, how concentrated the grounds should be, whether the coffee should be infused into the water by dripping, steeping, or steaming, and many other details. Regardless of the precise outcome, however, coffee purists will insist that if you want coffee done right, you must make it by hand, with a great deal of care and attention to detail.
If you're in the market for a fancy coffee machine, but are terribly terribly lazy and can't be bothered to learn all the proper tricks of the barista trade, then possibly Siemens or Nespresso have the machine for you.
First off, the Surpresso S75 is Siemens' latest fully-automatic espresso maker, taking coffee beans and fresh water then grinding, pre-moistening and finally delivering espresso. The built-in milk frothing tool takes away all that "hold the milk jug at such-and-such an angle" with a hose that goes directly into the milk carton; all you need do is flick the switch and it's drawn up, frothed and dispensed into your cup.
If you're too lazy even to be bothered touching coffee beans then perhaps a ready-ground solution is more in order. Check out after the cut for Nespresso's solution to easy coffee in an instant.
Secondly, Nespresso's Gemini CS220 is a freakishly industrial looking beast that uses the pre-ground coffee pods that are growing in popularity. Pop in a pod, make sure the water tanks are filled (or plumb it in to the water supply) and - if you want a milky drink - that the 1-litre thermally-insulated milk container is full, and you can make two drinks simultaneously with spent pods dropping into one of the pair of internal bins. Multiple pre-programmed sizes are available.
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