Garraways coffee company supply a wide range of coffee machines throughout the UK for both domestic and commercial use. In recent times coffee machines in both markets have become more diverse, providing a wider choice of coffees and other beverages. Simple pour and serve coffee machines where the main way of providing coffee during the past thirty years. Pour and serve coffee machines filter coffee through a filter pan or filter holder containing freshly ground coffee. These machines provide up to 12 cups of filter coffee per filtration and are ideal for situations where one or more cups of coffee are required at any one time.   

With the evolution of the high street coffee bars people’s requirements have changed and more sophisticated methods of producing coffee have become more popular. From small volume espresso coffee machines to the more complex bean to cup automatic coffee machines it is possible to produce a wide range of high quality espresso based drinks very simply.   

Espresso coffee machines produce espresso coffee and have steam wands fitted to provide steamed and foamed milk for cappuccino and lattes. Most light use espresso coffee machines can be used with either freshly pre- ground espresso coffee or with coffee pods. Coffee pods are individual pods that contain freshly ground espresso coffee.   Probably the most popular brand of light use coffee machines are made by Gaggia. Gaggia have been producing espresso machines for over fifty years launching the first steam less coffee machine in 1938. Amongst their most popular range of light use coffee machines are the Gaggia evolution espresso machines.

Made of highly durable ABS plastic these machines have user friendly removable front water reservoir and heavy duty chromed brass group heads. Other popular makes of light use coffee machines include the stylish retro designed Francis francis and Inova espresso machines. Breil coffee machines are highly acclaimed and are recommended by which magazine.   

The more complex bean to cup automatic coffee machines have built in coffee grinders and internal milk foamers, capable producing high quality coffees at the touch of a button. Bean to cup coffee machines have between three and eight drink selections depending on the model. All the drinks are pre-programmed meaning that each drink make up can be changed including drink strength and volume to suit the customer’s requirements.   

Some of the most popular bean to cup machines produced today include Jura coffee machines which are manufactured in Switzerland, and again Gaggia coffee machines probably the most famous of all coffee machine manufacturers. The most popular Jura coffee machines are the Jura impressa range. From the entry level Jura C5 coffee machines which can provide two coffees at a time, through to the more diverse Jura Z5 machines, which provide five different drink options. These coffee systems have internal milk foamers and cup warmers.  

The most popular gaggia automatic coffee machines are Gaggia synchrony bean to cup machines. These machines provide three different choices of drinks with three different cup sizes. They have external milk foaming arms providing steamed and foamed milk ideal for producing cappuccinos and lattes. New additions to the domestic coffee machine market are machines that use coffee capsules. A choice of capsules allows you to produce different varieties of high quality espresso coffees from the same unit.