Coffee Dictionary

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This coffee glossary defines around two hundreds of words in the coffee lexicon, and it’s growing up. Most of our articles link to specific terms in this dictionary, so it’s easy to find the reference immediately. You can also search for a specific term, if this is easier for you. The glossary is split in a few sections for easier browsing:

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Rancilio

Rancilio is an espresso machine manufacturer, founded in 1927 by Roberto Rancilio in Parabiago, Milan, Italy. Rancilio would become best known for its innovative distribution networks, effective use of industrial design and reputable reliability. Rancilio’s earliest well-known machine was ‘La …

Peaberry Coffee

Peaberry Coffee was a coffee shop chain that was started in Denver, Colorado in 1990 by Bill Tointon. The store’s concept was founded on serving a variety of coffee from all over the world and roasting it in Denver. It …

French drip is a manual coffee brewing method that uses a special carafe. The carafe has a filter and a lid that are placed on top. The brewing technique is similar to other manual drip coffee brewing methods. Coffee is …

Aerobie

Aerobie, Inc. is the company founded by Alan Adler, a consulting engineer and teacher at Stanford University. Aerobie’s creations include various toys and the manual coffee maker the AeroPress. The earliest creation of Alan Adler, the Aerobie flying ring, was a great market success, …

Bodum, Inc. , (also known as BODUM) is a tableware and kitchenware company founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1944 by Peter Bodum. In 1978, the son of the founder and new chief executive officer, Jørgen Bodum, moved the company to …

Bunn-O-Matic Corporation is a manufacturer of coffee and tea-making equipment headquartered in Springfield, Illinois with a sister plant in Creston, Iowa. Founded by George Bunn, who invented the fluted coffee filter, its customers are primarily institutional foodservice providers. The company …

KitchenAid is an American home appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation. The company was started in 1919 by The Hobart Corporation to produce stand mixers; the “H-5” was the first model introduced. The company faced stiff competition as rivals moved …

Senseo is a registered trademark for a coffee brewing system from Dutch companies Philips and Douwe Egberts. The three main characteristics of the system are its coffee pods (called pads in some countries), its design and its easy to use …

Mr. Coffee

Mr. Coffee is a owned by Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer Solutions and is a registered product of Newell Brands. The Mr. Coffee brand manufactures automatic-drip kitchen coffee machines as well as other products. The Mr. Coffee company was …

Hamilton Beach Brands

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. is an American manufacturer of home appliances, air purifiers, and commercial restaurant equipment marketed primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico including: Blenders, Mixers, Toasters, Slow cookers, Irons and Air purifiers. Until sometime in the …

A single serve coffee maker is a coffeemaker that can be used to brew a single cup of coffee. The concept of single serve is usually related to automatic drip coffee brewers, since the classic automatic drip coffee machine cannot …

Philips

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics, commonly known as Philips) is a Dutch multinational electronics company headquartered in Amsterdam. It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891 by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik. It is one of the largest …

Keurig, is a North American manufacturer of coffee brewers for both home and commercial use. It is a part of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR). Keurig is based in Massachusetts. Their best selling products are the single serve coffee …

Cuisinart is a brand for small kitchen appliances, especially the food processor of the same name, one of the first to become popular in the United States. Cuisinart is owned by Conair Corporation. The company was founded in 1972 by …

group head

A group head is a component of an espresso machine. A grouphead is the receiver for the removable portafilter, and it is composed of the shower and the portafilter. A consumer espresso machine has only one grouphead, while professional machines, …

E-61

E-61 is a class of espresso machine, defining a standard size and fitting for the portafilter which holds the ground coffee. E-61 is a common standard for commercial espresso machines. The name E-61 comes from the Faema E-61 espresso machine, …

Alan Adler is an American inventor. His inventions include aerodynamic toys, such as footballs with fins and flying rings and discs. His Aerobie Pro flying ring set several world records for the farthest thrown object. In 2005 he invented a …

What Is an AeroPress The AeroPress is a manual device for brewing coffee. The AeroPress method consists of steeping coffee for 30-60 seconds and then forced through a filter by pushing a plunger through a plastic tube. AeroPress was invented in …

A coffee substitute is a substance that is consumed instead of coffee. It will normally have coffee like properties such as taste and appearance. Coffee drinkers will often drink coffee substitutes if they are trying to avoid coffee but want …

Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons, or for roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used for …

Automatic espresso machines automate a few aspects of the espresso coffee brewing. They can automate the brewed volume, or brewing time. This is obtained by using an in-line flowmeter attached to the grouphead, for volumetric control. Or they can have a timer for a timed extraction. Grinding and tamping are still manual.

The moka pot, also known as a stovetop espresso maker, is a coffee maker which produces coffee by passing hot water pressurized by steam through ground coffee. It was first patented by inventor Luigi De Ponti for Alfonso Bialetti in …

A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot, typically metal, specialized for boiling water over a heat source, with a lid, spout and handle, or a small kitchen appliance of similar shape that functions …

Home appliances are electrical/mechanical machines which accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleaning. Home appliances can be classified into: Major appliances, or White goods, Small appliances, or Brown goods Consumer electronics, or Shiny goods. The consumer electronics division …

Jura Elektroapparate AG is a Swiss developer and distributor of home appliances, headquartered in Niederbuchsiten, Canton of Solothurn. The company was founded in 1931 by Leo Henzirohs. Formerly, Jura ran its own factory, but outsourced production to outside companies in …

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Rancilio

Peaberry Coffee

French drip

Aerobie

Bodum

Bunn-o-Matic Corporation

KitchenAid

Senseo

Mr. Coffee

Hamilton Beach Brands

single serve coffee maker

Philips

Keurig

Cuisinart

group head

E-61

Alan Adler

AeroPress

coffee substitute

Chicory

automatic espresso machines

Moka pot

Kettle

Home appliance

Jura Elektroapparate