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- The Behmor Connected Brewing System ($170) allows you to pre-program and control multiple aspects of the brewing process via smartphone app, or you could even link the coffee maker to your Amazon Echo.
- A large showerhead-style drip system ensures full saturation of your coffee grounds, extracting superlative flavor and caffeine content.
- Different users who share the same Behmor coffee maker can create profiles that record their favorite settings, so the device is ready to make custom cups at the tap of the app.
I'm not what you would call a coffee snob. Oh, I hung around in a coffee shop all the time during my later high school and early college years, sipping dark roasts and gabbing about Existentialist literature (which, having read two and a half books on the subject, I was of course an expert). And oh, last week I did this blind coffee-tasting flight thing from Angel's Cup and found out that I love Ethiopian coffee more than I would have thought. And yes, maybe we grind our own beans daily. But you wouldn't call me a coffee snob, because that would be rude, man. And also while I know what I like, I frankly don't know all that much about coffee on any sort of expert level.
But I know this: I like the smart app-enabled Behmor Connected Brewing System. I like it because anything that makes an action I was already going to complete that much easier is a welcome addition to my day. Here's what the Behmor coffee maker can't do for you: It can't grind your beans, it can't fill its own reservoir with water, and it can't clean itself out after your brew a pot of coffee.
Now here's what this Amazon Alexa-compatible smart coffee maker can do.
It can be programmed to start the brewing process at any time. It can be set to pre-saturate your coffee grounds for as long as you prefer for ideal flavor and caffeine extraction. Its brew temperature can be controlled so your pot of joe is at any temperature you want between 190 and 210 degrees Fahrenheit. And all those functions can be controlled via an app that can be shared among various users so you and your family, coworkers, or housemates can each enjoy a personalized Behmor brewing profile that brews custom pots whenever you want.
Beyond the smarts of it all, the Behmor coffee maker is also simply a fine piece of hardware.
The double-walled steel carafe can keep coffee hot for several hours, while the overall device has a sleek, minimalist design that looks great in any kitchen. Oh, and you don't have to use the smart function of this thing; you can just push the big circular button on the front of the appliance to brew a pot of coffee any ol' time.
Buy the Behmor Connected Customizable Temperature Control Coffee Maker from Amazon for $170
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