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De’Longhi has been a high profile Italian brand for more than 100 years, providing high quality, efficient, innovative and stylish products. Instantly recognisable, De’Longhi possesses a unique design quality that, when combined with De’Longhi’s technical expertise, creates products that truly stand alone.
De'Longhi Icona KBO3001.B Jug Kettle
Their new Icona Range is no exception to this. The Icona Range comprises of Jug Kettles and toasters in a range of stunning colours.
The Kettle - The Kettle is a 3KW cordless kettle with a 1.7 litre capacity. The Element is concealed allowing easy cleaning and rapid boiling, for when you can’t wait for a cup of tea. Click here to shop the De’longhi Icona Range
De'Longhi Icona CTO4003.R Toaster
The toaster has a retro design in the same colours as the Kettle. Although a 4 slice toaster the slots can be operated in twos either to save energy or to brown the toast to different degrees. It has all the features you would expect to find on a toaster – Reheat, Hi Rise and frozen. It also has a slide out crumb tray for easy cleaning. Click here to shop the Delonghi Icona Range
Not every one’s favourite coffee is from an espresso machine in Starbucks. In the home Cafetieres and Stovetop coffee makers are increasingly popular. But what are they and which should you choose?
Cafetieres
A Cafetiere is a glass or plastic pot with a plunger on top. The brand La Cafetière is most popular but they are also known as a French Press coffee maker or just a coffee maker.
Cafetieres
To use a Cafetiere you take the lid and plunger off, spoon in your freshly ground coffee and then hot water from a kettle. Put the lid on with the plunger up. Then once you have allowed sufficient time push the plunger down to separate the coffee grounds from the coffee.
Cafetieres are simple to use and great when you have guests, they come in all sizes from one cup to 12 cups, so much quicker than making an espresso for every guest!
Stovetop coffee makers are becoming increasingly popular. As the name suggests these are coffee makers for use on the stove / on the hob.
Stovetop Espresso Makers
A stovetop coffee maker has three components. The water reservoir at the bottom. A funnel shaped filter in the middle and the jug top ontop. To use the coffee maker fill the bottom section with water, and the filter with your ground coffee. Then place on the hob.
As the water heats it will produce steam. But with nowhere for the steam to go the pressure forces the water up the funnel and through to the ground coffee. As the water combines with the ground coffee it expands the coffee effectively “self tamping” and means more pressure is required for the water to pass through the coffee. This pressure means that the coffee produced is espresso rather than a standard coffee you would get from a Cafetiere. As the last of the water passes through the coffee it makes a characteristic gurgling sound telling you the coffee is brewed and ready to drink.
The most popular range of Stovetops is the Moka range by Bialetti. You can buy the stovetops in “cup sizes” from just a one cup all the way to a 18 cup.
Dualit have a history of creating timeless designs, which put function first and their Dualit Jug Kettle is no exception.
Dualit Jug Kettle 72400
The kettle has a heatproof handle and a large heatproof ball knob with finger guard on the hinged lid. Features include a removable laser cut limescale filter and large water indicator on both sides. The axis rotary base enables the kettle to be placed back on the base from any angle.
