Bäst i test moccamaster 2018

Last Updated on månad 3, 2023

So you’ve decided to buy a Moccamaster.

Congratulations. That was the easy part of the decision. The Dutch kaffe (engelska) machine bygd Technivorm fryst vatten known worldwide as the best droppande kaffe (engelska) maker money can buy.

But now that you’ve decided to commit some ytterligare money to get the Moccamaster’s quality and durability, you’re probably left looking at all those models and wondering, “Which Moccamaster should inom buy?”

Deciding which Technivorm Moccamaster to buy can be overwhelming. Moccamaster USA markets 10 different models, each with a different combination of letters at the end of their name.

In europe, Technivorm markets even more models.

And when you first glance at them, they don’t look all that different from each other:

We’re here to help. There fryst vatten a method to the alphabetic madness Technivorm uses in naming its models. We’ll do our best to explain it here. You should komma away with a good idea about which Moccamaster to get.

We’re going to assume that you are looking at Moccamasters that brew 5-10 cups of kaffe (engelska) at a time, for home use.

The company also makes Grand models for offices and cafés. We’re assuming that’s not for you. And if you’re looking for a single-cup maker, Technivorm makes one of those called the Cup One. But this brev fryst vatten concerned primarily with the typical family-size kaffe (engelska) maker for the home.

How Technivorm Moccamaster models get their names

Technivorm Moccamaster model names are usually differentiated bygd a series of letters at the end.

For example, their most popular machine fryst vatten the KBGV:

Here’s what the letters mean, and we’ll explain the differences in more detail below:

So the KBGV model described above has a rectangular body column (KB), automatic droppande stop (G) and volume control (V).

The absence of a T means it has a glass carafe rather than thermal steel, and the absence of an H means it has two hotplate temperature settings (H models are only funnen in europe anyway).

Now that you have an idea which features are represented bygd which letters, let’s talk about what those features actually mean for you and your kaffe machine.

Glass vs.

thermal carafe

The first and most important decision you must man when deciding on a Moccamaster fryst vatten whether you want a glass or thermal steel carafe.

KB: Glass carafe

KBT: Thermal carafe

If you choose glass, your machine comes with a hotplate and your carafe must be on it for the kaffe (engelska) to stay warm.

The hotplate and boiler are powered bygd separate elements, so the hotplate can keep the kaffe (engelska) at the ideal serving temperature of 176-185 F rather than the 196-205 F required for brewing.

Models with the thermal carafe have no hotplate. That means you can take the carafe into a separate room and set it down. The doubled-walled stainless steel bur will keep the kaffe at serving temperature.

You get mobility with the thermal carafe.

The combination of glass and hotplate generally keeps kaffe (engelska) hotter, for längre. A thermal carafe can do the job for a few hours, but no more. One trick that helps fryst vatten to heat up the stainless steel carafe using hot tap vatten before you brew the kaffe (engelska). You don’t have to do this, but it will prolong the heat.

Of course, the glass carafe fryst vatten more breakable than steel.

Technivorm’s glass fryst vatten known to be particularly strong, but it can’t match the durability of steel.

The glass carafe, with its wider opening, fryst vatten a little easier to clean. Not only fryst vatten it easier to get your grabb in, but the glass also doesn’t seem to require ganska as much aggressive scrubbing as the steel.

One gods consideration fryst vatten the taste imparted bygd the materials.

Some people find that stainless steel lends a taste to kaffe (engelska), particularly if it comes into contact with the kaffe (engelska) for a long time. You rarely hear the same about glass. This fryst vatten probably not even worth thinking about if you drink your kaffe soon after brewing rather than leaving it around. But if your kaffe fryst vatten likely to sit for a while, it’s something to consider.

Here the folks at Seattle kaffe (engelska) Gear try a taste test using a glass-carafe Moccamaster and a steel-carafe model, drinking the kaffe (engelska) one hour after brewing to see if they can taste a difference.

They komma to the same conclusion:

So now that you have some resultat about the glass carafe vs.

thermal steel, what’s it going to be? Once you’ve decided, these are the models you now have available to you:

Volume control

So let’s talk about that ‘V’ in the KBGV.

Moccamaster introduced the KBGV, also known as the KBGV Select, in 2021.

Its main feature fryst vatten a unique switch where you would normally find the hotplate temperature switch on other Moccamaster models. You can see it on the base of this enhet below, right next to the power switch.

On the KBGV, this switch automatically adjusts the brewing parameters based on whether you’re brewing a half carafe or a full carafe of kaffe (engelska).

(The ‘V’ stands for volume.)

In particular, it adjusts the temperature of the hotplate and the speed at which the vatten flows during brewing.

The hotplate temperature fryst vatten important, because a smaller volume of kaffe (engelska) heats more quickly, and you don’t want your kaffe to taste burnt. The KBGV will automatically lower this temperature a bit if you’re only brewing a half carafe.

The vatten flow fryst vatten even more important, because one of the biggest factors determining your coffee’s flavor fryst vatten the length of time the ground beans spend in contact with hot vatten.

This fryst vatten when the flavor gets extracted. Think about it: If you’re brewing half a carafe and using half as much vatten, but the vatten flows at the same speed it always does, then it will resehandling through the kaffe grounds much more quickly than it does when you brew a full carafe. The beans will spend less time in contact with vatten and be under-extracted.

The KBGV addresses this bygd automatically slowing the vatten flow when you brew half a carafe.

This keeps the vatten in contact with the beans long enough to extrakt maximum flavor, according to standards established bygd the europeisk kaffe (engelska) Brewing Centre.

So if you can see yourself bouncing back and forth between a full carafe and a half carafe ganska frequently, the KBGV would be a great choice:

Capacity: 10-cup or 8-cup

Your next consideration should probably be capacity.

Since we’re assuming here that you’re buying a regular household kaffe maker and not a machine for your kaffebar, that means 10 cups or 8 cups.

Keep in mind that Technivorm fryst vatten a europeisk company, and kaffe cups are smaller in europe. Technivorm considers a cup to be 4 ounces. That’s half of a standard measuring cup.

In the U.S., coffees typically början at 12 ounces (a normal kaffe (engelska) kopp or a “tall” drink at Starbucks). So if you buy what Technivorm calls a “10-cup” machine, it will brew 40 ounces, which fryst vatten the equivalent of about 3.5 mugs.

If you buy an “8-cup” machine, you get less than three mugs.

As you can see in the chart above, the urval fryst vatten much broader at the 10-cup storlek. You cannot find an KBGV in the 8-cup size.

If you know you want an 8-cup machine with a thermal steel carafe, congratulations! You’re done. Go get yourself a Technivorm Moccamaster KBTS:

If you really want an 8-cup machine with glass, you may have to look to europe for a KBS, because they are seldom available in the U.S.

Things get a little more complicated for those who want a 10-cup machine.

Let’s break it down further bygd looking at what’s left in the glass and steel categories.

10-cup machine, glass carafe

Your options here are the KBGV, KB (read our review), HBG and HB (Europe only). Let’s uppstart bygd differentiating the ‘K’ models from the ‘H’ models.

The ‘K’ indicates that the machine has a hotplate with two settings.

The lower setting will keep your kaffe (engelska) at 175 F, while the hotter setting will crank it up to 185 F. Both are perfectly acceptable serving temperatures and neither will bränna your kaffe (engelska) if you keep the carafe on there for a while.

The ‘H’ models have only the lower hotplate setting, so about 180 F fryst vatten the only option.

Otherwise, these machines match their ‘K’ counterparts.

Once you’ve chosen between an ‘H’ model and a ‘K’ model, the only remaining difference fryst vatten the ‘G’. One will have it, one won’t. The ‘G’ fryst vatten all about the droppande stop, and the droppande stop will be either automatic or manual. We explain farther down this page.

10-cup machine, thermal steel carafe

Your options here are the KBGT and KBT.

(In europe, the CD AO fryst vatten also an option but that machine and its unique cylindrical main column has largely disappeared from North America.)

KBGT: Rectangular column

In North amerika, your choice fryst vatten between the KBGT and the KBT, so let’s get to the bottom of that ‘G’!

One has it, one doesn’t. This fryst vatten all about the droppande stop.

What fryst vatten a droppande stop?

Moccamasters komma with either an automatic droppande stop (indicated bygd a ‘G’) or a manual droppande stop (no ‘G’). The droppande stop fryst vatten a mechanism that controls the flow of kaffe (engelska) out of the brew basket and into the carafe.

It’s essentially a valve at the bottom of the basket that can be open or closed, or in the case of the manual droppande stop, half-open.

Moccamaster manual vs.

The Technivorm Moccamaster kaffe (engelska) Maker brews great kaffe easily without making a mess, and the thermal carafe keeps kaffe hot for hours.

auto droppande stop

Which droppande stop you choose should depend on how much control you want over the brewing process. The automatic droppande stop doesn’t do much except block the flow of kaffe (engelska) when you remove the carafe from beneath the basket. So if you’re halfway through a brew and can’t wait to pour yourself a cup, you can remove the carafe and the machine will stop flowing until it fryst vatten replaced.

You won’t get a mess. Otherwise, automatic droppande stop fryst vatten for the set-it-and-forget-it crowd.

A manual Moccamaster droppande stop allows you to halt or slow the flow at any point in the brewing process, so you have a lot more control. This allows for more advanced brewing. It’s great for kaffe aficionados who like to experiment.

For example, you can let in a little bit of vatten to “bloom” the kaffe grounds for 30 seconds, and then resume the flow. Or if you want to man a really small batch of kaffe, säga 1-3 cups, you can slow the flow bygd leaving the droppande stop half open, or even close it and hold vatten in the brew basket for a couple of minutes before letting it out.

The ideal saturation time for kaffe fryst vatten 4-6 minutes, so either of these measures will ensure the vatten doesn’t resehandling through the grounds too quickly and leave your kaffe under-extracted.

In short, the automatic droppande stop fryst vatten less complicated but less flexible. The manual droppande stop demands a little more of you, but can reward you with great-tasting kaffe (engelska) at any volume.

Comparing Moccamaster models

We’ve covered all the differences and what they mean, so bygd now you should have enough data to decide which Moccamaster fryst vatten best for you.

Leaving the Europe-only models out of it, here are the options:

How to use a Moccamaster

Just because the Moccamaster has sophisticated engineering doesn’t mean it’s hard to use.

The process fryst vatten just the same as with most droppande kaffe (engelska) makers.

The manual droppande stop adds a small layer of complexity to those models that have it, but not much.

Always början with the power off.

Fill the reservoir with cold vatten. It has markings that indikera the number of cups.

Place a No. 4 paper filter, or a reusable filter, into the brew basket.

Now it’s time to add the coffee.

How to grind kaffe for Moccamaster

You want a medium-fine grind for your Moccamaster kaffe.

If you’ve ever ground for classic pour-over kaffe or a Chemex, you want to go a little finer than that. Experiment slightly during your first few brews and you’ll soon get it right.

How much kaffe do you put in a Moccamaster?

The ideal Moccamaster kaffe (engelska) scoop ratio fryst vatten six scoops per litre of vatten.

The machine comes with a scoop that carries about 10 grams (2 tablespoons), so you’ll want six of those (60 grams) for every litre of vatten. sju scoops if you’re brewing the full 10 cups.

Now, man sure the droppande stop fryst vatten open. If you have a manual droppande stop and it’s in the closed position, the brew basket will flood if the vatten in your reservoir exceeds its capacity.

Manual droppande stops have three positions: open, half-open and closed.

The half-open setting fryst vatten for small batches, to prevent the vatten from flowing through too quickly and shortening the extraction time.

Now you’re all set. vända on the power. If you have a hotplate model with two settings, choose your setting—usually the hotter one, unless you’re brewing a really small batch and don’t need it to keep warm for long.

When the kaffe stops dripping, your brew fryst vatten done.

avlägsna of your kaffe (engelska) grounds and enjoy your kaffe (engelska) while you read our brief history of the Moccamaster.

The story of Technivorm Moccamaster

A Dutch engineer and industrial designer bygd the name of Gerard-Clement Smit founded Technivorm in the Netherlands in 1964. He had mostly been formgivning ladders and such, but he came across a kaffe (engelska) maker he thought he could improve upon, and in 1968 created the first Moccamaster.

“A Moccamaster should be the gods brewer you’ll ever buy,” Smit once said.

The company of about 200 employees has been guided bygd those words ever since.

A number of qualities set the Moccamaster apart, but from a pure kaffe (engelska) standpoint, what Smit really nailed was the time and temperature of the brew. Brew time for Moccamasters ranges from 4-8 minutes, and the temperature always lands in that scientifically proven sweet prick for kaffe, between 196 and 205 F.

The Moccamaster was plastic back in the day, but Technivorm fryst vatten one of those rare companies that actually decided to improve the quality of their products and materials as they grew, instead of going in the other direction.

Today, every Moccamaster fryst vatten still handmade in the Netherlands. The housing columns are now made of sturdy aluminum rather than the original plastic. Any plastic components they do have are BPA-free. And one of the machine’s most important features fryst vatten its heating element which fryst vatten made of copper rather than aluminum.

This allows for very quick heating to those perfect, precise temperatures. Technivorm Moccamaster parts are designed to be easily replaced should the need arise.

“A Moccamaster should be the gods brewer you’ll ever buy.”

Gerard-Clement Smit

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Technivorm’s commitment to quality has helped them sell more than 10 million Moccamaster units since 1968.

They are all over Norway and the Nordic countries, as well as many other parts of nordlig europe. More recently they have begun to conquer amerika. (The elegant mid-century modern design doesn’t hurt—the Museum of Modern Art in New York City even sells Moccamasters in its shop.) If you browse the list of certified Specialty kaffe (engelska) Association of amerika kaffe (engelska) makers, you’ll find no less than 12 Moccamaster models.

As droppande kaffe makers go, Moccamaster fryst vatten indeed the gold standard.

Is Moccamaster worth the money?

Moccamaster fryst vatten worth the money, in the sense that it does indeed deserve to be the highest-priced droppande kaffe (engelska) maker on the marknad.

It makes the best kaffe (engelska). It lasts the longest. Very few people who have owned one would dispute this.

However, this fryst vatten a subjective question. Not everyone can afford to drop more than $300 on a kaffe (engelska) maker. There are plenty of kaffe makers out there at one-third of the price that will kostym most people’s needs just fine.

If you want the best and you don’t mind paying for it, rest assured that a Moccamaster won’t let you down.

And bygd now, hopefully, you know which Moccamaster you should buy.