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It is hard to believe that the espresso has been in existence for almost 100 years. Espresso is better defined as coffee that is brewed by forcing hot water through ground roasted coffee beans. The coffee espresso machine seems like a simple contraption originated to produce a foam based or "creama" coffee. No one thinks about all the strenuous labor and years of preparation that came into perfecting this wonderful timesaver.
A common misconception is that the first machine was invented in Italy. This is not the case, rather, in 1822, a French entrepreneur named Louis Bernard Rabaut first developed a fast coffee machine. This machine passed pressurized steam and water through a filter lined with coffee beans. In 1855, Mr. Edward Loy Sel de Santias took his newly developed full-size espresso machine to a Paris Exposition. While at the event he brewed "fast coffee" at a rate of 2,000 cups per hour.
In 1901, Luiggi Bezzera of Italy received a patent for his coffee machine. The machine was a simple contraption that forced boiled water through fresh coffee beans; this machine, clearly being a replica to Louis Bernard Rabaut's original invention.
Desiderio Pavoni purchased the patent for this new invention in 1903 and began making this contraption through his company in 1905. Americans received their first taste of this foam coffee in 1927. Americans were not impressed with the burnt flavor the machine gave to the coffee beans.
In 1938, the taste problem of the espresso was fixed by adding a piston pump to the design. The pressure the spring lever applied to the beans changed the taste to a more enjoyable taste that we all enjoy now.
M. Faema supplied the finishing element to the evolving espresso machine in 1961 by adding an electric pump which would change the way we drink coffee all together. With this advancement to the espresso machine the way was paved to have the machines introduced to households worldwide. In 1991, the first ever espresso machine was able to be purchased by ordinary households.
Before you enjoy that next sip of espresso or cappucino, think back to those pioneering inventors. Inconsequential as a first cup of coffee may seem, it took their creativity and and vision to bring about an a marvel of ingenuity and still serves its purpose more than a hundred years later.
In a world where things are so simple and fast paced. It's almost amazing to ponder about how the early pioneers who brought us foam coffee had such a struggle to do so. All their hard work and dedication however did pay off in the long run. Today people from all over the world can now take advantage of this great invention all in the comfort of their own home.
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