The Clover Coffee Machine
Posted March 21, 2010
By George
Wired.com takes a look at the Clover, an 000 coffee machine hand-built by a team of Stanford engineers.
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I would pay $500 to punch that fag in the face. Now, that may sound like a lot of money but as he implies in the video, you get what you pay for.
Starbucks bought the company that makes them, Coffee Equip. Inc. of Seattle, WA
Hands down, it makes the best cup of coffee I’ve ever tasted. Also, you can choose how much you want to brew. It can do 16oz for sure, not sure how much higher.
That kind of things is what makes you love being an engineer!
it does.
Agreed — hands down the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had. If you are a coffee lover, you will taste the difference immediately. The process has a way of removing any bitterness from a bean and leaving its full complexity. You will only want to drink it black; anything else takes away. It’s a dream.
for 11,000 dollars i could pay a lot of my college debt.
I’m going to head out and try it now at Clover’s Fine Art Gallery and Café. And people bitching about how expensive it is should STFU, because you’re probably only going to buy this if you’re a barista at a café, and anybody who would buy this for home use is an idiot or incorporates their work into their life very well.
If you’re a café owner this is going to be a great investment. If you’re not it isn’t even an investment, it’s throwing money at lavish things that you obviously don’t need.
It’s a coffee siphon that relies on a piston instead of a flame; or an upside down french press. Regardless, you should save your money and get a siphon, french press, or chemex to get equal if not better results for 1 cup at a time. It looks pretty, but an $11,000 tag compared to that of another method is ridiculous.
I wouldn’t call someone an “idiot” for buying this for home use; I think people can do what they want with their money.
But, yeah, this is for commercial use primarily. It’s a long term investment in an awesome machine that hardcore coffee lovers will hopefully help you make a return on.
You’re right about calling people idiots for buying this home use, and I apologize. This is a free country and I don’t call someone an idiot for spending 11,000$ on a home theater system or a car, no matter how idiotic I think that is, but opinions do differ between different people.
And yes it makes an awesome cup of coffee. No sediments whatsoever and a much bolder taste. Still not that much of a coffee connoisseur to buy one for my kitchen
Ha! Yeah, I’m not THAT much of a coffee connoisseur either.
Nothing special…for $11,000 I can take my family holiday to Europe
the Standford engineers forgot to include an “also sucks your dick” module for eleven grand!?
I heard that this coffee machine even got an IP address!
die
Stanford engineers are awesome
for 11,000$ that thing should wipe my arse ( also look you have to stir and squeegee it i think the y could have made it do it by itself)
This guy is stupid. Stop comparing it to a press. A press is between $20 and $80 roughly. This thing is $11,000. If it’s not better than a press, you should off yourself for buying one. Secondly, very subtle the way you’re attacking Starbucks you subtle douche.
Put another way, it makes amazing quality press/vac style coffee, direct to cup, no filters, no press pots to wash/break.
A La Marzocco FB80 is $14,000 + and that just an espresso machine, but not one you can compare to your $10 moka pot.
fyi they have these at ritual coffee shops in SF. Its $4 for a cup of coffee, so you don’t have to spend 11,000 to enjoy it. This is the only coffee where the caffeine truly made me stay up for a good 6-8 hours
That guy is not stupid. He didn’t compare it directly to a press, he compared the method indirectly to a press. Price is irrelevant. Starbucks is a shit place to go for a memorable coffee; however, they have an amazing business model and I will give credit to Starbucks for awakening a good majority of the world to a few sides of coffee, though nonetheless.. Starbucks is shit. No subtleness about it.
Good thing your opinion isn’t fact. I thoroughly enjoy coffee from many high end establishments. I myself am part owner of a coffee company. Our regional coffees are better than Starbucks, but a couple of my favorite coffees come by way of 2 of Starbucks blends.
your coffee company sucks.
great video