Archive for May, 2008

Aeropress Added to Product Line

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

CoffeeMakersEtc is proud to announce that we have added the Aeropress Coffee and Espresso Brewer to our home model product line. The Aeropress was invented by Alan Adler, the same guy who invented the Aerobie flying ring. Numerous reviews by prominent coffee big-wigs tout the quality of coffee that the Aeropress produces. I had my first coffee made by an Aeropress a few weeks ago, and, since then, we have managed to jump through the hoops and become a full-fledged dealer.

Our first shipment will arrive in a few days. At that time, we’ll make a few cups of coffee and post a review.

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Pasquini Announces Price Increase

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Effective immediately, Pasquini has announced a price increase on all of the products. Due to increased costs of stainless steel and transportation, prices have gone up 15-25% on their espresso machines, grinders and accessories.

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Bunn Iced Tea Brewers

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Bunn invented the first iced tea brewer in 1978. Before that, many people brewed tea in coffee brewers, which resulted in the tea being contaminated with residue oils from the coffee. If tea was prepared on the stove in a large pot, it became a laborious process.

With the advent of the Bunn TL-3 and TL-6 (3 and 6 gallon brewers, respectively), people were able to produce tea in a dedicated brewer at the correct temperature (195-205F) and steep time (3-7 minutes). The hot tea was brewed into a dispenser that filled with ambient temperature water and the correct 5:1 ratio of ambient water to tea concentrate.

As iced tea has become more popular, Bunn Iced Tea Brewers have evolved to become more productive and stylish. Bunn now offers quick-brew, regular and low-profile models and can brew up to 26.7 gallons per hour. They also have included their infusion technology in a line Infusion Tea Brewers.

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Bunn Price Increase Coming Soon

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Bunn-O-Matic Corporation has announced a global price increase of approximately 3% will take effect July 1, 2008. The pricing change will affect all products and parts.

In the last 5 years, Bunn has only increased prices about 1% per year, so this move is probably well overdue and not unexpected. With the costs of stainless steel and transportation increasing dramatically in recent months, we would expect other equipment manufacturers to follow suit with their own prices increases in the coming months.

Current prices on Bunn products will be honored until June 1st.

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Baratza Vario Coffee Grinder Coming Soon

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

With an update to the Baratza website, and an ad in the current Roast magazine, Baratza has introduced the digital Vario coffee grinder. Now scheduled to be available in August, it will feature Mahlkönig ceramic flat Burrs, dual-cam grind adjustment, programmable digital control and super quiet operation.

We look forward to offering it on our web site. In the meantime, we have the current line-up of Baratza coffee grinders available.

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