Industrial coffee machines

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Businesses and restaurants that offer coffee need more than just a conventional coffee maker like the one you might have at home. The ideal is a industrial coffee machine, a type of coffee maker with a larger capacity that allows you to prepare more coffees simultaneously in a working day, and offer more optimal solutions for professionals dedicated to it.

If you are determined to open a new hospitality business and you feel helpless before the options of industrial coffee machines that you have for your business, this article will interest you. This way you will be able to know which are the best options, the highest quality brands, and what parameters you must take into account to choose the most suitable one for your business.

The best industrial coffee machines

In the market you can find a large number of brands, models, types and sizes of industrial coffee machines. Choosing the right one is not easy, but here are some good examples of machines that recommend , with different types and prices to adapt to the needs of various scales and volumes of hospitality business. These are our 5 favorite industrial coffee machines and the ones we recommend to all professionals:

SAGE SES875

Siemens TI97578X1DE EQ.9 Plus Connect s700

SAGE SES990 Oracle Touch

Melita Barista TS Smart 860-100

Breville Barista Max VCF126X

Cheap industrial coffee machines (less than €1000)

Industrial coffee machines are usually quite expensive, even more so if they are large-capacity professional machines intended for the production of coffee in restaurants, cafeterias, etc. But there are also cheap industrial coffee makers and quite compact. Setting up a coffee shop business does not always involve spending thousands of euros on the coffee machine.

These cheap industrial coffee machines for the hotel industry can have a price range very wide. You can find them for a few hundred euros up to €5000 or more. I do not advise you to buy second-hand machines, since you do not know in what condition it is. You should also not opt ​​for those with a price below €200, since it is very likely that they are selling you a domestic espresso machine as an industrial one. The result will be a coffee maker that will not have the durability and features suitable for a business.

Lelit PL042TEMD

Other industrial coffee machines

as always, too we analyze some models more in depth. These are some of our favorites, regardless of the ranking and taking into account its main features and functions:

Nespresso Gemini CS200 Pro

ERICOFFEE printer

Types of industrial coffee machines

One of the most important things you should know is the types of industrial coffee makers that you can find, since not all of them offer the same benefits or satisfy all needs. Within this type of coffee maker for the hotel industry these guys exist:

• Manual: they are industrial coffee machines used by barite professionals. The problem with these coffee machines is that they require a longer preparation process (you grind the coffee yourself, place it in the machine, start it up, control parameters, prepare the milk...). The result obtained is the best, but it is not recommended if you are not a barista or if your business has enough customers to not make them wait too long to offer you the coffee they ask for. The best thing about these coffee machines is that you have control over the pressure, time, quantity, etc., but that is not always an advantage...
• Automatic: they are very practical and fast, easy to use if you are a beginner in this subject. You don't have to worry about the parameters to control, so you don't need to be a barista. She will take care of everything and offer you a ready coffee quickly. As simple as loading the coffee, water and pressing the button. While you can serve your customers or perform other tasks in your business. Although they can be impractical in some hospitality businesses.
• Semiautomatic: is a solution between the first and the second. It is usually very balanced for that, with advantages from both worlds. That is why they are the most used in cafes, bars and restaurants. In this case you will not have too much work, simply press a button to start the preparation, and another to stop it and thus obtain the precise amount (dosage) of coffee for the preparation you are making according to the customer's demand. You can have control over some functions, such as grinding, extraction time, water pressure, etc.
• Super automatic: It is a somewhat rarer type than the previous ones, and it is not usually found in many businesses. However, it is another option. They are similar to the automatic ones, but they have an integrated grinder to grind the coffee bean, saving you that work.
• Printers of coffee: 3D printers have become fashionable, but more and more businesses use computer technology in their cafes and stores. With coffee printers you allow your customers to print images and photos they want on the cup. Customers themselves with an app or a memory card can enter the image to be printed to create the design on the surface of the coffee. Something that can be an important claim to attract curious people to your business.

How to choose an industrial coffee maker for the hotel industry

Knowing the types of industrial coffee makers that you can come across when buying a machine is not enough. You should also know the most notable features so that you can choose between one model and another, since there may be key differences. The features to consider are:

• finish material: Avoid buying too cheap coffee machines that have a plastic body, since they are not easily disinfected surfaces. This is especially important now in times of pandemic. You should always choose a stainless steel or aluminum coffee maker. This cannot be offered by the extremely cheap <€200 coffee makers that are sold to you as industrial…
• Capacity: Some cheap industrial coffee makers are small, with a single head body. This may be enough for a business that does not usually serve a large number of customers. But if you serve many coffees, then it is preferable that you buy one with at least two heads to prepare several coffees simultaneously.
• Extras: some cheap industrial coffee makers also include a vaporizer to generate foam and heat milk, and even for infusions. Others also have an integrated grinder, which will allow you to grind the coffee at the moment to improve the flavor and aroma. All these additions will help and improve the quality of your service.
• Ease of use: will depend on the type of machine chosen. In some cases you may need some knowledge or training if it is a manual to offer quality coffee to your customers and not leave your hospitality business scared. Achieving the texture, consistency, milk foam, etc., manually can be an art only within the reach of baristas.
• Cleaning: You must observe how the industrial coffee maker is cleaned. Some are a bit more complicated than others. Keep in mind that cleaning must be daily, maintaining proper hygiene and preventing the machine from being damaged. If the arms are easily removable and easy to clean, then it will be a good coffee maker in this regard.
• Water filter and softener: if you are going to use mains water and not low-mineralized water, you must have a good softener so as not to clog the ducts of your coffee machine. It is a very important thing. Also, the harder the water, the worse the coffee will taste. Good coffees are made with low mineralization water or water passed through osmosis filters, and even distilled using stills.
• self-service: if you think of an establishment with self-service, that is, that the customers themselves serve their coffee as in buffets, etc., then you should think of it as automatic. A complicated coffee maker cannot be handled by any customer and you will end up having to assist the customer, which will eliminate self-service…
• Size and weight: the size and weight only matter if the space you have is reduced or if you are going to use it for a mobile position.
• Number of head groups: some industrial coffee machines can make one coffee at a time, others can make two at the same time, and some even more. Take into account the volume of business that you are going to have, since the number of heads will increase the price of the machine considerably and if you do not take advantage of it later, it will be a useless investment. In addition, the number of coffees per day and the amount of demand for water and coffee will also be higher in the case of having more heads. To give you an idea, about 50 coffees a day could serve you with a single group.
• steam wands: monitor the number of steam wands for each group of heads that your industrial coffee machine has. If for example you have a single rod and two groups, then you can only work with one at a time. The other may be ready to work with it right when you finish one off, but not simultaneously. On the other hand, if several waiters or baristas work in your business, it is better that you have more rods to work with several groups at the same time. Especially if you have a lot of customers waiting.
• Water heater: the more demand the coffee maker has, by having more heads, the larger the water heater it will have to have. That will mean more water and more energy. Please note this. For a group of heads you can have one of 4-6 liters, for two groups it goes up to 10 liters and for three groups to 14 liters approximately.
• Power: the industrial coffee maker must have adequate power for the scale of work. But higher power also means a higher electricity bill. It is good to look for the best compromise according to the volume of clients you have.
• Budget: you have to take into account the scale of your business, carry out studies and analyze the amount of profit and clients that you could have. Also, you have to see the money you have. Industrial coffee machines have very different prices depending on the type and size, and range from €500 to €10.000.
• Service and warranty: having an industrial coffee maker from a well-known brand will allow you to have a better technical service. This allows you to have the confidence that if something happens your business will not be paralyzed for too long, and a technician will assist you as soon as possible to solve your problem. Time out of service is time that there is no profit, remember that...
• SecurityNote: Don't buy cheap machines, as they might not have passed the proper security checks. And even if they have the appropriate certifications, it guarantees to respect the manufacturer's safety recommendations so that there are no damages or problems.

Is it safe to buy an industrial coffee maker on Amazon?

Amazon It has become a benchmark for electronic commerce. A platform through which many small and large businesses in Spain and other countries sell. They are not a store, but they are the intermediaries between you and those sellers, in addition to managing all the logistics for shipments.

Buyers have it as one of the safest and most reliable stores in which to buy, knowing that they will always receive what they really ask for. And in case something is wrong, they will have the maximum guarantees of full money back, even before they have received the package back. But those are not the only ones advantages of buying on Amazon, there are also others.

Technical service and customer service

If you have bought an industrial coffee maker for your business and it is damaged, damaged, or it is not what you have ordered. Then you can use the service of Amazon Customer Service to be able to report the incident and return the product. All this communication will be online, easy and effective. No problems, the customer is the boss, and Amazon takes that very seriously.

In addition, the return costs will be free if it is their mistake. That also includes the pick up service of the package, so it doesn't cost you a single penny. You will not have to leave your home/workplace for this, in the same place that they delivered it, they can pick it up.

Ellos They take care of the entire incident process.. You will not have to do anything, nor will you have to give explanations, or you will have problems. Even after the 30-day term, you can do it, returning your money and changing the industrial coffee maker for another without problems. The truth is that few companies offer such a deal.

Another possibility is that you have ordered your industrial coffee maker and don't be satisfied with the product. In that case, you also have a comfortable period of 30 days to return it. If you have not passed that maximum period, then you can deliver it to a post office and pay only €2,99.

If you are worried about the tax issue for your company, you can get invoices anytime. So you can have the receipt so that your manager or tax advisor can include this as your business expenses. Therefore, the investments for your business will be in good hands if you trust Amazon. Investing large amounts of money in expensive products can always cause some concern, but with the guarantees offered by this platform, they should be dissipated. You will always be covered.

For contact the SAT from Amazon, you just have to access your web page. From there, you can click on the option corresponding to the problem you have had or directly on Contact, enter your Amazon account credentials and you will get everything you need to access the contact channels:

• By phone: You can call a free telephone number yourself, which is +34 900 803 711 or +34 800 810 251. They are service telephone numbers entirely in Spanish. You will only have to have in front of you the data of your order that is sent to you by email or on the invoice, so that they can identify the order in question. In addition, you can also choose to have them call you.
• Chat / Email: other contact options, if you do not want to do it by phone, it is through their live chat service or by sending an email. These options are available from the Amazon service website, although if you want the direct email address you can write your problem to cis@amazon.com, although it is best to use the web methods.

Whichever method you choose, remember to keep in mind the order details with which you have had the incident: tracking number, order number, name of the seller, payment methods, etc. All of this is in the email that Amazon sends you when you place the order, or you can also see them in your Amazon account, in your order history.

Amazon Deals

In the previous point I have highlighted the prices that you have, but in addition to that, they usually make offers flash of some of their products, and there are key days when the price can be much lower. This will allow you to save a lot to dedicate the money to other purposes for your business and get a professional industrial coffee maker for less. What are those days? Here are the highlights:

• Black Friday: It is usually the last Friday of November, the day after Thanksgiving. This 2020 is Friday, November 27. On that date, Amazon will have offers that can exceed 25% discount in some cases. A great opportunity to get your cheapest industrial coffee maker.
• Prime Day: October 14 of this year was the famous day in which there are exclusive discounts on Amazon. It is an event dedicated to members of the Amazon Prime service, who will have a multitude of products of all kinds discounted just for being members.
• Cyber ​​Monday: The Monday after Black Friday always comes Cyber ​​Monday, in this 2020 it is Monday, November 30. A day where you can see a lot of very succulent offers to get real bargains in the Amazon store. Therefore, if you ran out of your product in the previous offers, take advantage of Cyber ​​Monday.

Other advantages of buying on Amazon

If you are an individual or have a business, buying an industrial coffee maker on Amazon can be a good idea. The reasons are the following:

• Pricing: you can choose between the best prices. As I said, Amazon is not an online store, but a platform through which many stores sell. Therefore, you can find the same product with several different offers and choose the one that best suits your budget. Even some second hand.
• Catalog and stock: Amazon's catalog of products and stock is usually very good. Therefore, you will surely find the specific model and brand of coffee maker you are looking for, and it will surely be available to send it quickly. Other stores only carry certain makes and models, so you are much more limited in finding what you want.
• Security: If Amazon has gained the trust of many users, it is not the result of doing things wrong. It is a secure platform that leaves its customers satisfied. If this is not the case, the refund of the money will be done quickly and with all the guarantees. In addition, it has a good customer service department that will solve all the problems.
• Fast shipping: Parcel shipments are among the fastest due to its logistics mega-warehouses with sophisticated computer systems, robots, and an advanced cataloging system. In fact, it is one of Amazon's best kept secrets and one that is not usually shown on camera. Therefore, the shipments will be quite fast, even if the product comes from another country. It also has a tracking system for your order, to know where it is, as well as free deliveries if you have Amazon Prime.
• Reviews: Its product review system also allows you to have an idea of ​​what you are buying (both the quality of the product and the seller). In addition, you can even ask questions about a product and other users who have bought it usually answer.
• Comfort: buying on Amazon is very comfortable, you can manage your order from wherever you want. No need to waste hours in a physical store browsing the aisles or looking for what you want. In a few clicks you will have it ordered... And that includes that you can buy when you want, whether it is 6:00 in the morning, or 00:00 at night.

Other considerations

In addition to everything said above, there is another series of recommendations and details What you should know about the industrial coffee maker for your business.

Advantages of buying an industrial coffee maker

Professional coffee machines not only have larger size and higher pressure (2, 4, 6, 9 bars) to extract the maximum aroma to prepare rich coffees. They also allow easier cleaning, work more intensively without damaging the machine, etc.

Using a home coffee maker for a business is not a good idea. You will end up regretting the decision. In addition, they allow you to grind the grain and prepare various types of coffee, as well as milk. Something that some domestic coffee machines do not allow. Likewise, having to load and prepare a coffee pot domestic for each client can be tedious and a waste of time.

How to clean properly?

Un good maintenance It is the ideal thing to keep your industrial coffee maker always in perfect condition. It is not a waste of time to clean it every day after use, on the contrary, it can save you money and time in the future by preventing breakdowns. To properly clean a coffee maker you must follow these steps:

• Always follow the manufacturer's recommendations for your model.
• Clean the coffee pot every day. Do not leave it without cleaning or do it less periodically.
• You must wash the key parts, such as the percolator, heads, filters, portafilters, etc.
• Wash them with water. In the case of water tanks or reservoirs, you can use a little vinegar and a sponge to wash them well, and even soap and water. But the vinegar will prevent scale or lime from building up inside.
• If it has a decalcifying filter, you must remove it and remove the accumulated lime so that the water passes better.

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Tricks to make a good coffee in your business

Making a good coffee is not an easy task. The same thing happens with industrial coffee machines, the generic steps to prepare a good coffee and some tricks to improve the result are:

• Grind the coffee beans at the moment. Make sure it's a quality bean. You should always have good suppliers. Customers really appreciate having good coffee and they will come back to your business.
• Compress the ground coffee well to achieve greater density in the groups and thus achieve a more powerful flavor.
• Place the glass or cup under the handles of the groups.
• Activate the machine to start and cut when you have the required amount. This may vary depending on the type of machine.
• Prepare an evaporated milk with the function of the machine itself. The cream of the coffee, its color, texture and persistence is one of the characteristics that differentiate a good coffee from a bad one.
• Serve it to the client's taste. He is always right!

If the customers leave satisfied, they will return. Surely you have gone to a bar, cafeteria or restaurant that has served you a bad coffee and you have not gone back for that reason. If you don't want the same thing to happen in your business, you know what you should do...