New Brewed Coffee Technology - $20,000 Halogen-Powered Coffee Maker

If you are an incurable coffee connoisseur, who enjoys the flavor, aroma, and brewing dynamics of making coffee, you will love this fascinating halogen-powered brewer at the Japanese siphon bar, at the Blue Bottle Café in San Francisco. The entire process of brewing a cup of coffee “is invigorating and lasts 45 to 90 seconds. The whirlpool, it messes with your mind,” said Mr. James Freeman, owner of the café, who practiced stirring plain water for months to develop muscle memory before he brewed his first cup of siphon coffee. “There’s no way to rush it.” The key to a cup of siphon coffee is the temperature variation, the flavor changes as the temperature changes. The flavor is “kaleidoscopic.” If you want to own a brewer like this, the price tag is $20,000.

Just between us, if your wallet isn’t that big, you can go to Wal-Mart and buy a popcorn maker with a center that spins, turn off the smoke detector, add some green coffee beans (you can buy a 5 lb. bag on eBay), and turn on the appliance - seven minutes for breakfast blend, nine minutes for French roast, and 10 minutes for some dark roast that will grow hair on your chest. Then, reset the smoke detector and grind up the beans. All of this for just over $20.