The Purpose Of Coffee Maker Reviews?
By tk | November 2, 2008
The purpose of coffee maker reviews used to be a platform that measures the positive and negative aspect of coffee machines, isn't that so? However, with companies giving this guru and that expert incentives, I think is has become more like an advertising platform that a real evaluation piece.
It is very difficult to find good coffee maker reviews that offers unbiased views about machines and would even warn consumers about using the machine. Usually, when I look at review or evaluation, it is always positive, and it led me to think if there are lousy machines around!
I do not know if you have thought about this. Do you think by reading the coffee maker reviews and then ultimately finding the correct coffee machine, would you get the perfect cuppa?
I seriously doubt so. Take starbucks barista espresso machine as an example, bearing the starbucks logo, there are few negative reports about this machine. In fact, it creates an imagery in people's mind that if you want to get starbucks quality coffee, you would have to get this machine.
But, for those of us that have done espresso before, we know that it is not so straightforward. Some skills are involved before you get a good shot of espresso. Do you think the reviews about this espresso machine would be telling you that?
Other than telling you about the good things about branded machine, if you are looking for a good coffee maker by reading the coffee maker reviews, you would missed out those that are not so well known.
Take the dualit coffee maker, it is unlikely that you would find it in any evaluation or reviews. The fact is, dualit is more well known for its toaster than its espresso machine, so you are unlikely to read about it.
This dualit coffee maker can produced a shot of espresso at at least 15 bar pressure, and personally this is something that you would not expect from this lesser known company.
Highlighted are some drawbacks one would have when they are too focused browsing reviews to find the machine to get their perfect cuppa. That is the reason, in the market, there are some folks that highlight coffee is about the experience rather than the taste.
Too much focus has been placed on the right machines, the right variables to deliver the correct type of espresso or coffee drink. One important variable that is missed out is the environment.
Trust me, no matter how great tasting the espresso might be, if you are drinking it to keep you awake in the middle of the night to finish a report, the experience is never good.
And, a simple cup of freeze dried coffee from a vending machine enjoyed in Mount Fuji with your loved one is going to be very tasty, although it is just freeze dried.
Experience can never be found browsing some reports or coffee maker reviews, it has to be created and enjoyed and I hope you can have many such moments...
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