It's True: You Really Can Make Great Coffee And Here's How

If you are in the market for a Vacuum Coffee Maker, you might want to take a look at the Bodum Santos Stovetop. It simply makes a great cup of coffee for the coffee lover who wants to be an active participant in the coffee making process. This gem of a coffee maker comes to us courtesy of Copenhagen, Denmark and I have to tell you once you get the process down, you will be enjoying one absolutely fantastic cup of coffee. It will taste as good as the aroma that we all love and without the bitterness that we often get from other types of coffee makers.

Since vacuum coffee makers are relatively new and many coffee lovers have never seen one, this is how they work. They are based on the scientific principle of the expansion and contraction of water vapor. Here is the process, its all about the laws of physics.

1. When the pot is placed on the range, the bottom globe is heated which will create water vapor.

2. The water vapor will then be pushed up through the tube into the top globe.

3. When most of the water is pushed into the top globe, some will remain in the bottom, the heat is then turned off. With the heat off, gravity takes over. the water will eventually move back to the lower globe because as the lower chamber begins to cool, it will create a vacuum sucking the water vapor back down through the filter into the lower globe.

In less than 10 minutes, you'll be drinking the best cup of coffee you've ever had. Provided of course, that you set up the vacuum maker correctly.

Here are a few tips for using the Bodum Santos Stovetop Glass Vacuum Coffee Maker. It seems the most important tip is that you prepare your beans correctly. Since you don't want the filter to clog in this machine, you want to avoid grinding your coffee into dust. If you are in the habit of keeping your beans in the freezer, don't. This will cause your beans to be too brittle and when you grind them, you will end up with dust, no matter what the setting. What you want to do is store them in an airtight container in your pantry. Grind them as you use them, do not grind a full pound in advance. Secondly, when you fill the pot, make sure there is a good seal; this will ensure the vacuum process is not compromised by leaking air. Lastly, when you turn down the heat move the vacuum coffee maker to a cooler surface, this will accelerate the cooling of the bottom globe. You don't want place the pot on a cold, surface, a towel on top of your kitchen counter will do just fine. Remember to be careful when moving the the Bodum Santos, it will be top heavy!

If you decide to buy a vacuum coffee maker, the Bodum Santos is an option that will cost around $80. You will never have a cup of coffee quite like it, enjoy.