See coffee not just as a morning pick-me-up, but an experience? Then you need a bean-to-cup machine in your life. Fully automatic models are as good as – if not better than – having a coffee house in your kitchen, since you can experiment with a world of bean blends, tweaking the length, strength and milkiness until you discover your perfect drink. Many models will then remember that recipe forever more.
Visit Currys this Christmas, and you can take your pick from a huge range of machines, with something to suit every wannabe home barista. And what's more, when you buy a bean-to-cup coffee machine for over £350 at Currys, you'll receive up to a year's worth of free coffee to go with it.
Take your pick from these dream machines
We've picked out some of our favourites from the Currys range. And remember you get up to a year's worth of beans thrown in if you spend £350 or more...
- Get 2 months' worth of free coffee when you spend £350 - £599
- Receive 6 months' worth of free coffee if you spend £600 - £999
- Enjoy 12 months of free coffee when you spend over £1,000
Why bean-to-cup beats the rest
So why is bean to cup the crème de la crème of the coffee machine world? It’s simple really – a bean-to-cup machine will grind your coffee beans fresh to order, then force water through the grounds at high (often 15 bar) pressure, before they’ve had chance to lose any of their flavoursome oils or aromatics. This makes for delicious drinks with a thick crema on top, which is everything, especially if you’re into shorter, unadulterated espressos and caffè macchiatos.
Compare that to a pod coffee machine, where you'll have a pile of used pods to deal with, or a percolator that uses pre-ground coffee, and you'll see that bean-to-cup comes out on top when it comes to fresh flavour, convenience and sustainability, not to mention choice of drinks.
Top-of-the-range machines can serve up a dozen or more espresso-based drinks, from americanos and ristrettos to milky cappuccinos and lattes. You can usually select the strength of your coffee and – if you’re a true coffee aficionado – some models give you the option of creating your own profiles.
Now, you can fine tune every element of your drink – the level of froth, the size, the temperature of the milk or water. It’s a level of service your high-street barista will struggle to beat, even if they do draw a smiley face on your cup…
Can't wait to 'espresso' yourself with some latte art? Head online or in store to Currys today.
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