The fully automatic coffee machine is becoming an increasingly popular method of preparing various coffee beverages. Especially professionals at home, but also small and large offices.

What is a fully automatic coffee maker?

A fully automatic coffee machine is a coffee machine that can automatically prepare various coffee specialities such as espresso, cappuccino or latte macchiato. Unlike an espresso machine, which uses manually ground coffee powder, a fully automatic machine has an integrated grinder that automatically grinds the beans before the coffee is prepared.

How does a fully automatic machine prepare the coffee?

In a fully automatic machine, the coffee is prepared by using pressure and hot water, similar to the way espresso is prepared. The differences to espresso preparation, however, lie in the way the coffee is brewed and the amount of coffee used. Whereas with espresso a very finely ground coffee powder is pressed through a portafilter at high pressure, the fully automatic machine uses a somewhat coarser grind and brews the coffee in an internal brewing system.

In contrast to filter preparation, where the water runs slowly through the coffee powder, resulting in a mild but less intense coffee, the coffee in the fully automatic machine is prepared at higher pressure and in a shorter time, resulting in a stronger and more intense flavour.

Another advantage of the fully automatic machine is the ability to prepare various milk drinks automatically by frothing milk and mixing it with the coffee.