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Starbucks Is Slowly Reviving The Coffee Nerding Of America

12:00PM June 29, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The Clover was a nerd’s way to make coffee. Every parameter precisely, digitally controlled, for the most of tweaky of experimentation – or you can make the exact same cup over and over. Then Starbucks bought the company. More »


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Unnecessary: Spending $13,000 on a Coffee Machine

1:10PM January 3, 2008 | Sean Fallon

People love coffee, I get it. But spending $US11,000 on a machine that produces one cup of “heavenly” coffee at a time is just plain stupid. It pours water over a bean people. The device was developed by Clover for cafe owners looking to charge a premium (like $25 apparently) for a regular cup of coffee. The machine works using an extremely fine filter on top of a piston that sinks into the machine. Over time, the piston will rise creating a vacuum that forces water through the grounds. More info and an additional pic after the break.

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