Drip coffeemaker The first non-electric
drip coffee maker, using notebook paper as the precursor to the paper coffee filter, was developed by German entrepreneur
Melitta Bentz in 1908. The same year, she founded the
Melitta brand, specializing in coffee and coffee-making products.
Vacuum brewers On 27 August 1930, Inez H. Peirce of Chicago, Illinois, filed her patent for the first
vacuum coffee maker that truly automated the vacuum brewing process, while eliminating the need for a stovetop burner or liquid fuels.
Cafetière A
cafetière (coffee plunger, French press in US English) requires coffee of a coarser grind than does a drip-brew
coffee filter, as finer grounds will seep through the press filter and into the drink. Because the coffee grounds remain in direct contact with the brewing water and the grounds are filtered from the water via a mesh instead of a paper filter, coffee brewed with the cafetière captures more of the coffee's flavour and
essential oils, which would become trapped in a traditional drip-brew machine's paper filters. As with drip-brewed coffee, cafetière coffee can be brewed to any strength by adjusting the amount of ground coffee which is brewed. If the used grounds remain in the drink after brewing, French-pressed coffee left to stand can become "bitter", though this is an effect that many users of cafetière consider beneficial. For an cafetière, the contents are considered spoiled, by some reports, after around 20 minutes.
Single-serve coffeemaker A single-serve or single-cup coffeemaker brews coffee from a single-serve container, with several popular variations existing. These gained popularity in the 2000s. == See also ==