There are several things you should know when choosing a coffee machine for your office such as capacity, design, color and size of the coffee machine. Which one is fit to your working space and your budget?
There are several things you should know when choosing a coffee machine for your office such as capacity, design, color and size of the coffee machine. Which one is fit to your working space and your budget?
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in Vietnam since it was brought to Vietnam during the 19th century. You can see coffee everywhere, from a tiny corner of the cafeteria on the street, which local people call it “Cà Phê Cóc”, to a luxury restaurant. Many type of coffee from Pha Phin coffee, Cà phê sữa đá (traditional Vietnamese coffee), to Espresso, Latte, Cappuccino. Among different types of people drinking coffee, there is a significant group of office workers who consume a lot of coffee to refresh and focus during a long working day.
It would be interesting when you have a relaxing time to sit next to a window or a little corner (quán cóc) of the cafeteria in the morning and enjoy your own cup of Pha Phin coffee, which takes 7-15 min to brew. However, for those who have to go to work early and do not have time to make coffee at home, it would be easier when they can brew coffee with a coffee machine right at their office in a few minutes. With an office coffee machine, you will have a quality and delicious cup of coffee within 1 minute, helping you save time and work more productively.
An office coffee machine usually has a small size and compact design. It can automatically make a cup of coffee within 1-2 minutes by pushing a few buttons such as choosing the recipe, amount of coffee, water, ect.
When looking for an office coffee machine for your workplace, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the different options to choose from. There are so many varieties of coffee with different functions, design and price these days. Moreover, your employees prefer different types – from traditional blends of filtered hot coffee, to seasonal blends, to espresso, to iced coffee. To make sure you’re making the wisest decision, let VinBarista guide you how to find the best coffee machine for your business!
What is an office coffee machine?
Before we decide to buy something, we need to understand it. So what is an office coffee machine? Basically, an office coffee machine is an appropriate appliance for working spaces. It needs to have utilized functions and compact design to save spaces and fit the workplace aesthetic.
Automatic coffee machine - Melitta Passione OT
Especially, when your clients or customers come to your office, insteading of serving a cup of instant coffee, you can properly impress them with a high-quality cup of coffee within just a few minutes. It would be more convenient and professional in the eyes of your business partners.
Type of coffee machines - Best suits for the workplace
Capsule coffee machines and automatic coffee machines are the most 2 common choices for the working places. Depending on your business’s scope (number of employees, space, etc), you can find the right one for your office.
If you want to extract coffee containing a specific amount of caffeine, you could consider capsule coffee machines. Each capsule has been dosed with a particular amount of coffee such as a Carro Primo capsule includes 50% of Robusta and 50% of Arabica per capsule or a Carro Single Origin Ethiopia capsule has 100% of Arabica per coffee capsule. So, you can look at the ingredient behind the package of each coffee capsule to consider which one is your best choice.
Here are some of the best coffee capsule that you can find on Vinbarista website -> at here
When you are a homebarista, you want to create your own cup of coffee according to your favorite coffee beans, colors of roasted coffee beans and tastes, an automatic coffee machine will be a perfect match for you. An automatic coffee machine allows you to customize your cup of coffee by just one button and it will be ready to be served in a few minutes. It saves more time than the traditional brewing like hand pour-over technique, ect.
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There are a lot of coffee machine brands with various designs, features and functions. But which one is suitable for your office? How to pick the best brewing system for your workspace? Believe me! Beginning with searching for some well-known coffee machine brands can be a good strategy to solve your problem. There are a lot of famous brands with high quality products that you can take a look at, such as Nepresso, Melitta, Scishare, Solis, Lelit, etc.
So why would an automatic coffee machine suit your office?
Automatic coffee machine
Automatic coffee machines will provide all of the functions to grind beans, compress, extract coffee with the best taste and timing you set, so that it makes the coffee extraction process more quick and convenient just by one button. So, it can be the best suit for offices because of its optimal functions and friendly-use.
Capsule coffee machine
With the reasonable cost and easy to use, capsule coffee machines fit with small offices, families and individual use. But remembering that a capsule coffee machine is specialized for coffee capsules only, you have to check the type of coffee capsule which is compatible with your capsule coffee machine.
How to choose a coffee machine for your office?
When deciding to buy an office coffee machine, you need to consider these factors: capacity of machine, design, color and size of machine, cost which are suitable to the demand and budget of the company.
Besides, brand reputation, origin and providers of the coffee machines also play an important role. You will feel more secure when buying a coffee machine of a famous brand name at a reliable store, which ensures the quality of products and warranty policy.
Capacity of office coffee machines
First of all, you need to answer this question “How many people and cups of coffee does the machine need to support daily?”. Based on that information, you choose your right capacity for your office coffee machine. Here are some names you can consider:
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Small offices, maximum 30 cups/day: Lelit Anita, Melitta Avanza, Solis Barista Perfetta Plus Stainless, etc.
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Medium offices, 30/60 cups/day: Lelit MaraX, Nuova Simonelli Oscar Mood, etc.
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Huge offices, above 100 cups/day: Lelit Bianca, Appia Life, etc.
In fact, those machines which have small capacity can serve more than its limit; however, it causes a decrease of the quality of coffee, even the problem of cold coffee machines because of lack of temperature, weaker steam wand; burned roasted coffee, etc. Therefore, you need to choose a suitable capacity based on your demand for longer use.
Size of office coffee machine’s boiler
A boiler provides water and steam to brew coffee. Size of the boiler depends on the capacity of the coffee machine. The more the capacity can cover, the larger the boiler is. Therefore, when you decide your demand of capacity, you need to check the size of the boiler whether it suits the capacity or not.
Design and size of office coffee machine
Design and size of coffee machine are the two important things you need to consider because they can affect the lay-out of the office. Design and size of a coffee machine need to meet the aesthetic of your workplace, ensuring the elegance and balance between furniture in the office.
Cost of office coffee machine
Cost is one of the main considerations when people decide to buy a product. In the marketplace, there is a wide range of prices for coffee machines; however, you should be careful when investing money into a low price product, checking origin, function and brand thoroughly before buying it. The price will depend on brand, functions and assemble process.
Origin and brand of coffee machine
Brands with sustainability, optimal functions and high quality espresso shots can be in your highly recommended list. You should research carefully about the brand before making a purchase.
High-quality automatic coffee machine brands for offices: Melitta, Solis, Breville, Delonghi.
High-quality capsule coffee machine brands for offices: Nespresso, Scishare.
Recommendation for office coffee machines
Capsule coffee machines - price from 2 - 10 million VNĐ
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A capsule coffee machine usually has a small size, weight from 5 - 6kg, even about 2kg. This coffee machine will suit a company which has about 20 employees because its capacity only serves from 10 - 15 cups of coffee per day. It can make some specific type of coffee such as espresso, americano, lungo, etc. Besides, a capsule coffee machine is appropriate not only in the workplace but also at home.
Automatic coffee machine - price from 15 - 20 million VNĐ
An automatic coffee machine will be suitable for a company which has more than 20 employees, with the demand from 30 - 40 cups of coffee per day. It can brew Espresso, Cappuccino, Crama, Americano, etc.
Melitta Caffeo Solo is one of the suitable choices with its useful functions and reasonable price. This coffee machine is a product of Melitta, a top brand in Germany, So that you can ensure that the quality of the product will meet your demand.
Another product of Melitta is Melitta Purista, an advanced version of Melitta Caffeo Solo. Inheriting all the significance of the old version, Purista also enhances its productivity by innovative technologies such as Melitta Companion app, etc.
Beside the above products, you can consider other coffee machines at here
Checklist when buying an office coffee machine
Generally, using an office coffee machine can be simple because most of them are automatic. However, each machine has different operations, you should read the instructions carefully before assembling and using it.
Vinbarista suggests that you should not set up the machine by yourself if you do not have experience. Even though setting up a machine is not too difficult, some unpredictable situations can happen, which can affect your safety and quality of the machine.
Moreover, you should check the machine every month to make sure its operation is still good, especially the water pump. Besides, you need to clean the machine correctly to ensure its quality for a long use.
If you want to know more about coffee machines for offices, don’t hesitate to contact us!
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