Coffee Making Essentials

Enjoy a great cup of coffee, but can’t justify the price of a daily takeaway? Be your own barista with these 10 home-friendly gadgets.

1. KETTLE

The humble electric kettle is not merely a tool for your instant variety—it’s fundamental in crafting the perfect plunger cuppa too.

Up your coffee-making skills with a stovetop option, or consider a sophisticated cordless kettle.

2. PLUNGER

Delightfully travel-friendly to accompany you to work or a weekend away. A plunger, or French press, is compact, easy to use and with its own built-in filtration, preparing coffee is simple and the taste is smooth.

3. FILTER COFFEE MACHINE

Onto the big guns now.

A filter coffee machine allows you to prepare an aromatic, richly flavoured coffee. Modern, digital models give you the option to select your desired intensity at the touch of a button. And the glass jug has the capacity for quite a few cups of coffee, so you can treat others too.

4. BEAN TO CUP

Simply add your favourite coffee beans to the vessel and this little beauty will deliver a fresh, deliciously aromatic cup of Joe in a flash.

Smeg’s Bean-to-Cup Automatic Coffee Machine is sleek, user-friendly, and won’t take up a ton of space on your counter. It also comes with a steam function and genius milk-frothing capabilities, ideal for cappuccinos and creamy lattes.

5. POD COFFEE MACHINE

If no-fuss coffee convenience appeals to you, invest in a coffee machine that uses a pod or capsule. Insert your chosen pod, press a button, and voila, flavourful coffee at home.

6. COFFEE BEANS

An authentic cup of coffee begins its journey as a bean. Whether you’re using them in an espresso machine or turning them into ground coffee for your plunger, you won’t find a fix any fresher than from whole coffee beans.

7. COFFEE GRINDER

When it comes to must-have coffee gear, a grinder ranks tops. Sure there are manual tools, but this 150W coffee grinder is our favourite for high-quality grinding in the comfort of your home.

8. GROUND COFFEE

Well-balanced ground coffee beans wrapped for freshness. With plenty of flavour profiles and intensities to choose from, you’ll find one that’s just right for you.

Browse our ground coffee selection.

9. MILK FROTHER

Create light, fluffy, foam-topped milk in seconds with this nifty apparatus.

Check out our milk frothers.

10. DOUBLE-WALLED GLASS MUG

A surprising entry on the list, but a coffee essential we deem worthy of note.

A double-walled glass mug is specially designed to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cool—think steaming Americano or a yummy cold brew. The dual wall also means you can handle it without scorching your fingertips.