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- Description
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The Braun Aromaster KF 20 (1972), designed by Florian Seiffert, comes from time when even Braun was ope to pops of brighter colors. Dieter Rams pushed for a more sculptural design reminiscent of a Samovar: the vertical water reservoir gives the KF its totemic silhouette and required a split heating layout to make it work.Our KF 21 (an update by Hartwig Kahlcke) adds an adjustable hotplate.We fed our Fellow grinder a bag of Meyer’s Manx coffee, hit the switch, and the machine quickly bubbled to life. Four minutes later we had... the sourest cup I’ve had in years. A thermometer showed 150° F water, about 50°F below the recommended brew range so the extraction was likely undercooked. A finer grind lengthened contact time a bit, but couldn’t overcome the low temp. Still: it runs! Next, I disassembled the KF21 to find a simple layout; heating element that boils water through a raised tube, check valve on one end, and almost no electronics. All very clean.
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Color
- Yellow
- Seller
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LifeisaSims presents 10 Principles
It all started at a computer lab in South Pasadena in 2009; a lost flash drive, a shared shift, then a lifetime of memories, jokingly so unreal that it can only be a simulation. For the past 15 years, we have had the privilege of creating within the worlds of gaming, automotive, advertising, and space travel. Our journey includes a passion for vintage collectibles and iconic products of the past, namely Braun, Hasselblad, BMW. As we traded physical items in for screens, the design of complex mechanical items have become a dying art, appreciated, but not understood. Our goal is to make these products more accessible to others through events, education, and recreations.
- Vintage
