A container contains a beverage base material in a beverage base material chamber defined by a chamber bottom and a chamber wall. The container furthermore comprises an elongated handle extending in a direction having a radial component outward from the chamber. The handle is provided with an outlet channel extending from the chamber to a channel outlet provided at the free end of the handle. A beverage preparation system for preparing a beverage includes an automatic beverage preparation apparatus and such a container and is arranged for removably connecting the container to the apparatus such that the handle is positioned vertically with the channel outlet pointing downwards. A method of preparing a beverage using such a beverage preparation system in which the container is connected to the apparatus such that the handle is positioned vertically with the channel outlet pointing downwards for dispensing a beverage from the beverage base material chamber substantially vertically.

Provided is a coffee tamper. The coffee tamper of the disclosure includes a tamper body including a connecting hole communicated in a vertical direction, a guide portion provided in the tamper body and including an inner through-hole communicated to the connecting hole, a central connecting portion of which one side is stopped by the guide portion and of which another side penetrates the inner through-hole and extends downward, a tamping portion provided below the tamper body and configured to couple with the central connecting portion, and a compressing portion provided between the guide portion and the tamping portion and configured to downwardly compress the tamping portion.

A first coffee brewing and dispensing system that includes a removable grounds chamber assembly that includes a basin for holding ground coffee, an extendable dispensing spout, and a valve mechanism for opening and closing the dispensing spout; a brewing chamber assembly positioned on top of the removable grounds chamber assembly; and a lid/plunger assembly adapted to be inserted into the brewing chamber and removable grounds chamber, wherein the lid/plunger assembly includes a press rod, a handle mounted on the press rod, wherein the handle includes a trigger mounted therein, a lid mounted on the press rod below the handle, a wiper assembly mounted on the press rod below the lid; and a filter assembly mounted on the press rod below the wiper assembly, wherein the wiper assembly may be moved independently of the filter assembly by actuating the trigger in the handle.

A coffee extraction assembly and a coffee box are provided. The coffee extraction assembly includes an elastic filter tray and a drip tray. The elastic filter tray is disposed above the drip tray. The drip tray is provided with an extraction groove and a coffee outlet channel. The extraction groove is in fluid communication with the coffee outlet channel. The elastic filter tray is provided with at least one filtering hole at a position corresponding to the extraction groove. The coffee liquid extracted for the first time enters the extraction groove via the at least one filtering hole under pressure. The coffee extraction assembly can be used for coffee first and secondary pressurization extractions. The filtering hole on the elastic filter tray can be elastically deformed and is not easy to be blocked, to ensure the pressure stability of each extraction and improve the coffee taste.

The coffee machine has at least one infusion unit and at least one filter holder that is manually connected to and disconnected from the infusion unit for preparation of coffee, and it comprises at least one added support element of the filter holder for keeping it attached to the coffee machine when the filter holder is not connected to the infusion unit, said added support element comprising heating means for heating said filter holder to a predetermined temperature. The additional support element can be implemented also as a standalone element and, therefore, not connected to the coffee machine.

The device (2) for pressing a dose of ground coffee powder comprises a filter holder cup (3) having a filter (4) for depositing the dose of ground coffee powder, an attaching support (7) in which the cup (3) is separably attached, a grinder (8) for coffee beans comprising a slide (9) for dispensing ground coffee having an outlet (10) positioned above the mouth (5) of the cup (3), a pressing piston (15) for pressing the dose of ground coffee powder present in the filter (4) mounted in the cup (3), and a lifting mechanism for lifting the pressing piston (15) in a position above the outlet (10) of the slide (9).

An apparatus for providing an infused or brewed beverage comprises a brewing arrangement which is configured to brew a beverage according to a selected one of a plurality of brewing processes, at least one being a hot brewing processes and at least one being a cold brewing process. The apparatus includes a controller configured to receive a user selection indicative of a required beverage, and to control the brewing arrangement in dependence upon the user selection. The apparatus may for example be used to provide either hot brew or cold brew coffee as required, without the need for multiple machines.

A system for preparing a brewed beverage from at least one flavorant includes a housing, a receptacle connectable to the housing for holding the at least one flavorant and a reservoir connectable to the housing. The receptacle including a first fluid inlet and a second fluid inlet and a first fluid flow path fluidly connects the reservoir to the first fluid inlet and a second fluid flow path fluidly connects the reservoir to the second fluid inlet.

A tamping device is disclosed herein which measures a tamp force applied to ground coffee in a portafilter and provides feedback to the user when a desired tamp force has been achieved so that the user can stop the tamping step when preparing the portafilter to brew espresso. The tamping device may also have a plurality of force sensors, which measure how even the user applied force is being applied to the ground coffee in the portafilter so that a density of the ground coffee is even throughout the compressed ground coffee formed by tamping the ground coffee.

A filter basket for a beverage machine includes a sidewall and a strainer portion. The filter basket forms a brew chamber into which ground coffee or other products are added. The brew chamber is defined by a sidewall, a strainer surface, and a smooth contour between the tapered sidewall and the strainer surface. The brew chamber is defined by smooth lines to create better fluid flow through the extraction process. A plurality of apertures are formed in the strainer surface to filter out large particles while allowing brewed beverage to flow therethrough. The tapered sidewalls in combination with the strainer surface, the smooth contour, and the unique pozzetto shape, result in a pressure profile and fluid flow characteristics that reduce the tendency of channeling through the ground coffee and result in a more consistent and uniform extraction.