Coffee Accessories for Home Baristas
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Essential coffee accessories for making and serving coffee at home
If you are setting up a home coffee bar, you’ll love these useful coffee accessories. You will need different coffee making accessories depending on what coffee machine or maker you use. There are many coffee gadgets on the market and you may wonder, do you really need all of them? The answer is: probably not. Let’s see which accessories are essential and which are optional.
Useful and functional coffee accessories
What coffee accessories do you need for home coffee brewing?
Here we present to you a list of coffee making essentials that coffee lovers need to make great coffee at home. We’ve organized the list by the types of coffee makers and what accessories come handy with:
- all types of coffee makers
- espresso machines
- pour over coffee makers
Essential coffee tools for all types of brewing
Coffee grinder
There aren’t many things which can enhance your brew the way that grinding coffee beans just before the brewing. Out of all coffee gadgets this is the one definitely worth having. If you want to know how to choose a good coffee grinder, in this article you can find more about choosing a coffee grinder for home.
Manual coffee grinders
Electric coffee grinders
Coffee grinder cleaning brushes
Coffee grinder cleaning pellets
Thermometer
Coffee thermometer helps you to brew the perfect cup of coffee, every time. It comes handy to measure the temperature of water for brewing, the milk froth etc.
Timer
You will need a coffee timer for timing your manual coffee brewing at home. As the duration of extraction has a huge impact on the flavors in your coffee, it will help you to get the perfect cup.
Airtight coffee container
An airtight container is one of the best options to store your coffee properly. It helps you retain the aromas in your coffee beans or ground coffee.
Airscape Stainless Steel Coffee Canister – Coffee Storage Container with Patented Airtight Lid
Water filter jug
If you live in a place where the water is hard, you may need a water filter jug to use good quality water for your home brewed coffee.
Coffee cups
Here are some examples of classic coffee cup designs in different sizes which you will need to present different types of coffee drinks.
Set of Porcelain Stackable Espresso Cups with Saucers and Metal Stand, White Stackable Espresso Cups
Cappuccino Cups with Saucers, Ceramic Coffee Cups for Au Lait, Double Shot, Latte, Cafe Mocha
Electronic weighing scale
If you want to achieve a good level of precision in your coffee to water ratios, then a coffee scale is your friend.
Coffee Scale with Timer, Digital Hand Drip Coffee Scales, Scale with Precision Sensors and LCD Display
Dish towels
Dish towels are a functional addition to your coffee making station but can also enhance the visual appeal of your kitchen.
Coffee accessories for espresso machine
Coffee tamper
Espresso machines sometimes come with tampers, if yours didn’t you will need to get one to make a good cup of espresso. Coffee tampers come in different sizes to fit different diameter portafilters, so check the size of your portafilter before buying a tamper.
58mm Espresso Tamper – Premium Barista Coffee Tamper with 100% Flat Stainless Steel Base
Espresso tamper mat or espresso portafilter tamping stand
Coffee knock box
A knock box is a really useful gardet, you can easily dispose of used coffee grounds without making a mess in your kitchen.
Milk pitcher (milk frothing jug)
If you love milky coffee, you can’t go without a milk jug to steam your milk in it. Especially if you want to draw beautiful latte art you need a good quality milk pitcher with a narrow spout.
Milk pitcher
Milk Frothing Pitcher for Milk, Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte Art. Barista Steam Pitcher, Milk Jug with Decorating Pen
Espresso machine cleaning brush
Pour over coffee making accessories
Gooseneck kettle
The ability to pour hot water over the coffee grounds with high precision is vital, if you want to have a good control over extraction. Here come handy gooseneck kettles designed for pour over coffee with long and narrow necks.
Electric Gooseneck Kettle, Variable Temperature Pour Over Cofee Maker. Kettle with Coffee Dripper.
Milk frother
A milk frother is a quick and easy way to froth up milk for coffee. You can find battery operated or USB chargeable milk frothers.
Non-essential but great to have coffee accessories
Milk frother and warmer juge
If your way of making coffee is a French press, espresso stove or pour over and you love the creamy texture of foamy milk, this gadget is certainly worth considering.
Automatic Milk Frother – Electric Milk Steamer, Hot and Cold Foam Maker, Milk Warmer for Latte, Cappuccinos, Macchiato
Coffee spoons
Coffee glasses
Irish Coffee Mug, Tall Coffee Glass, Latte Cups, Cappuccino and Hot Chocolate Mugs with Handle
Instant coffee cooler
Coffee signs and decor
Coffee cup stand
A coffee cup stand not only makes your coffee bar look great, but it saves space too!
Cleaning and descaling products
Soft Absorbent Non-Abrasive Micro Cleaning Cloth for Barista to Clean Steam Wand or Coffee Machine
