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Carbon footprint - pump espresso - 2007/03/08 08:52We have stove top espresso coffee at the moment.
I'd really, really like to have a pump espresso machine - something like the Gaggia Baby - I've not seen one in life, but from what little I've read, they are quite greedy on power - 1300KW seems to be average - ??? Do they take a while to get up to heat then drop back on their power demand?
Is there info anywhere out there about what machines are the 'greenest' while still having enough welly to do the biz.. I've seen lots of adverts and reviews but haven't traced this sort of spec.
We have horribly hard water also - does this make a difference? Use filtered water?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated
Jenny
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Re:Carbon footprint - pump espresso - 2007/03/08 11:27Use filtered water, there is no doubt about that. With respect to the power usage, it is quite similar to an electric kettle. And in that respect, a stove element. There is more water to heat up and cool down then a stovetop unit, but where do you think that extra energy goes? Do you heat your house with electricity? The extra energy is heat energy, so after you heat the water inside the unit, and then turn the unit off after you are finished, the water cools down, heating the rest of the house. Unless you are using it outside, the extra energy is not wasted.www.currentcoffee.ca
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Re:Carbon footprint - pump espresso - 2007/03/08 13:08Jenny, I don't believe I've ever seen anyone take carbon footprint into account when selecting an espresso machine. Bravo! Let's hope you're the leading edge of a movement.
As you suspected, an espresso machine will use the most power to get up to temperature and then less to maintain its temperature. I imagine the Gaggia would be a good choice as it has a fairly small boiler so you're not heating water unnecessarily.
In any case, I suspect most of the carbon footprint associated with a cup of coffee lies in transporting the beans halfway around the world (or more!). Agriculture Canada's 'Hardy Roses of the North' breeding program was a huge success. Maybe we should lobby for 'Hardy Coffee of the North' as their next project?
Failing that, Rose Hip Latte anyone?
Cheers,
Robb
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