{"id":100155,"date":"2023-05-30T10:18:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=100155"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:42:03","slug":"the-fully-automatic-coffee-machine-only-for-lazy-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeeprep\/the-fully-automatic-coffee-machine-only-for-lazy-people\/","title":{"rendered":"The fully automatic coffee machine \u2013 <i>only for lazy people?<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"100155\" class=\"elementor elementor-100155 elementor-98743\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b74f75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30b74f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760f390a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760f390a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4001cb11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4001cb11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af5e6e8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2af5e6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" 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href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/tags\/respect\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Respect<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bd7253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56bd7253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tphoto: nathan dumlao on unsplash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c3d4436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c3d4436\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b464969\" data-id=\"4b464969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-430e346e\" data-id=\"430e346e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8f723c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8f723c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Recently in our editorial office.<\/strong> <\/em>We are discussing the blog posts for the upcoming month \u2013 which requires a lot of inspiration, energy, and many cups of coffee. Different ones. Espresso and cappuccino are quite similar. But then: Americano, drip coffee, and a latte. Here you go. We are glad to have the automatic coffee machine, which prepares everyone\u2019s favorite coffee in no time <em>(if the milk does not happen to be empty. Or the brew group needs a clean-up, which \u2013 by the way \u2013 is something the machines does by itself.)<\/em> A portafilter would take up much more of our time. Which leads us to the advantages of the fully automatic coffee machine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-790ceb9a\" data-id=\"790ceb9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec34fd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec34fd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f914507\" data-id=\"5f914507\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36009847\" data-id=\"36009847\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de21337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de21337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A no brainer. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6777da19\" data-id=\"6777da19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d241e25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d241e25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43f298\" data-id=\"c43f298\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c71c5ba\" data-id=\"c71c5ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9320f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9320f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>It is really easy to handle.<\/strong> <\/em>It prepares all kinds of coffee specialties within seconds. The quality is consistent, the grinding, tampering, and brewing is done automatically by the machine. You just have to push the button. <em>A no brainer.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Besides all of the comfort, the consistent quality is another nice advantage.<\/strong> <\/em>For each cup, the beans are freshly ground, the brewing temperature is preset <em>(but can still be adjusted)<\/em>, and the brewing process is the same as the one of a portafilter machine: The freshly ground coffee is compacted, the water runs through it with a certain pressure and extracts the aromas. <em>Done.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>What you cannot do with it is a larger amount of drip coffee<\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 Even though some manufactures claim it is possible <em>(which makes sense, if you look at the functionality).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ed6bd\" data-id=\"53ed6bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fe1d1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fe1d1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a3dcde\" data-id=\"7a3dcde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-875d03e\" data-id=\"875d03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869060f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"869060f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the disadvantages?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4e12fc\" data-id=\"e4e12fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cdb47b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cdb47b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-604aaf0\" data-id=\"604aaf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-904b8ef\" data-id=\"904b8ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b373d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b373d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Well, an automatic coffee machine is a bit like package tourism.<\/strong> <\/em>You go on vacation, it is nice and comfortable, but\u2026individuality? Negative. Compared to the portafilter machine the fully automatic coffee maker does not offer any kind of ritual, no steam, no hissing sounds, no smell, and usually no tiger-stripe crema. But <em><strong>most importantly:<\/strong><\/em> With a portafilter machine it is much easier to determine the quality, the personal touch, and to finely balance the coffee beans, grinding level, and water temperature <em>(not to mention the latte art).<\/em><\/p><p><em>But of course, you don&#8217;t have to do all that. Not everyone is as crazy about their coffee as we are.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9341fb\" data-id=\"f9341fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f140d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f140d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0868084\" data-id=\"0868084\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637e14b\" data-id=\"637e14b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f6ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5f6ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to look out for when buying a fully automatic coffee maker?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-653657e\" data-id=\"653657e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28f8428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28f8428\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f287f5b\" data-id=\"f287f5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f4c8f2\" data-id=\"4f4c8f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ad3ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ad3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Let&#8217;s start with the grinder:<\/strong><\/em> It is basically just the same as with a good coffee grinder. It is usually made of ceramic or stainless steel. Which material you should use is a perpetual debate &#8211; you can read more about it in our article on coffee grinders: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeeprep\/the-indulgence-of-grinding-coffee-yourself\/\">\u201cThe indulgence of grinding coffee yourself\u201d<\/a><\/em>. In any case, you should make sure that it is a flat or conical burr grinder and NOT a blade grinder. The latter slices the beans <em>(as the name suggests)<\/em> instead of grinding them.<\/p><p><em><strong>Let&#8217;s look at the brew group.<\/strong><\/em> It should be removable so you can clean it regularly. This is not just a matter of hygiene, <em>the coffee simply tastes better, and the machine lasts longer.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Now the milk system<\/strong><\/em>. Most fully automatic coffee machines have a milk hose system, which means nothing more than: The hose is inserted into the opened milk carton. This usually lowers the initial price of the machine, but it also means that you should or must clean the hose quite often. The other option is to have an external milk container that is attached to the machine. <em>Advantage:<\/em> You can just put the container in the refrigerator at night. Thus, it does not need to be cleaned so often. <em>Disadvantage:<\/em> Fully automatic coffee machines with an external milk container are usually more expensive. For purists, there are of course also fully automatic machines without a milk system \u2013<em> we are just mentioning this to provide you with the full information.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>And then there&#8217;s the cocoa function.<\/strong><\/em> Long story short: No. No, fully automatic coffee makers do not have a cocoa function. Which makes sense because coffee is brewed quite differently than cocoa. But<em> (yes there is a but)<\/em> you can, of course, make cocoa with the milk frother: Simply stir the cocoa powder into the hot milk. <em>And one more advice:<\/em> Never put cocoa powder into the bean compartment of an automatic coffee machine &#8211; it will clog it and ruin the entire machine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b7d27\" data-id=\"32b7d27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b7b1b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b7b1b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b912078\" data-id=\"b912078\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ab9b4\" data-id=\"51ab9b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e17fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e17fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The big question remains: Which is better? Portafilter machine or fully automatic machine?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6caa266\" data-id=\"6caa266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1514a0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1514a0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efcb20d\" data-id=\"efcb20d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9edb82c\" data-id=\"9edb82c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b5737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b5737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Both.<\/strong> <\/em>For our editorial team, the fully automatic machine is perfect. Everyone gets their favorite coffee without much effort, in a decent quality. At home, however, the portafilter is a must for me personally. That&#8217;s where I get creative, make mistakes, learn, train my palate, improve. <em>Drink better coffee.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>And you? Write us about your experience with fully automatic coffee machines. Or portafilter machines.<\/strong><\/p><p>If you&#8217;d like to know more about these shiny chrome machines, there&#8217;s a blog post solely dedicated to portafilter machines. Check out <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeeprep\/portafilter-not-a-male-preserve\/\">\u201cPortafilter \u2013 (not) a male preserve?\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca160d3\" data-id=\"ca160d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><I>Isn\u2019t this wonderful?<\/I> You simply push a button \u2013 and there comes your cappuccino, espresso, latte, or caf\u00e9 au lait. Sounds perfect. And for many it is. The so-called fully automatic coffee machine is very popular \u2013 also in private households. <I>But is it really this great? <b>We have put together the advantages and disadvantages of automatic coffee machines.<\/b> A short guide for coffee aficionados to help with the decision making. <\/I><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[69],"custom_tag":[279],"class_list":["post-100155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffeeprep","tag-respect","custom_tag-barista-tip"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100155"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tag?post=100155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}