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Office coffee machine - which to consider? Options
CoffeeBoy
#1 Posted : Friday, June 11, 2010 11:38:37 AM
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Hello all, I am hoping to get a bit of advice in regards to purchasing an office coffee machine.

I make the majority of the coffee in the studio being the junior and have hinted at getting a proper coffee machine as we all drink a lot of instant and spend a lot of money on starbucks runs.

Our main buying points are speed, cleanliness and ease of operation.

I have a budget of up to £1500 but the choice is a bit overwhelming so I thought I'd ask the experts!

Do we go for separate grinder and machine? Or a bean to cup coffee machine?

Also how much coffee do you think an office of 8 will get through drinking 6 cups each day. We want to order enough for the month.

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Roberto
#2 Posted : Friday, June 11, 2010 6:37:19 PM
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Hi there,

Bean to Cup will cost you around £1800 plus VAT, and you will need to get it plumbed in if you can to avoid filling the water tank, and regular decalcification. That would be around £350 extra. It will make you espressos, cappuccinos with a one touch operation and be minimal maintenance. This is by far the best choice. Don't go for a domestic Bean to Cup for an office environment to save capital cost, it will cause reliability problems.

Next alternative is a pod machine that works with ESE pods and has a separate steam arm. Not great to use unless you are a keen Barista.

Finally you could go for a domestic capsule machine system, very cheap outlay around £130. We can provide biodegradeable capsules. Have two machines, then you haven't got queues. The only issue is that they dont produce frothy hot milk, which you need to do from a separate device. Again quite cheap around £60.

In the end Bean to Cup are better from the cost point of view because capsules cost more than beans- can be twice as much.

Do you want to know more?



jeffkarsondo
#3 Posted : Wednesday, January 12, 2011 1:45:38 PM
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You could always go for the simple route and get a Keurig. The k-cup system makes sense in an office environment, especially a small one like yours. However, the coffee isn't exactly high end but it's still good in my opinion.
Russell Peach
#4 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:35:39 PM
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Flavia coffee machines offer a variety of bean to cup options. Most of the household favorites are available.
The klix 450 is ideal for smaller office spaces and we have one in our office. You can choose your 8 different drinks and this is a viable option.
Bob
#5 Posted : Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:42:55 PM
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Flavis is one of the vending systems available in the market for instant coffee and other drinks, but I have never heard of a Flavia Bean to Cup machine.

There is no comparison in quality between Vending machine coffee and real bean to cup espresso based drinks.
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