Coffee Accessories

Milk frothers

If you’re tired of the same old coffee, liven it up with a milk frother, which heats and aerates milk to produce foam that you can add to lattes, café au lait, cappuccinos, and other coffee-based drinks, or even tea and hot chocolate.

A variety of models are available in finishes like silver and black, made from materials like stainless steel and copper, and shaped like large cylinders or wide jugs that can hold multiple cups worth. Some are electric and use spinning and induction technology with variable temperature settings so you can get hot, warm, or cold frothed milk. Some even include a built-in thermometer to ensure milk is at your temperature preference in just a minute or so. Or, opt for a manual plunger model and pop the frothed milk into the microwave if you want it heated. Some milk frothers have neat features like a spout for creating your own latte art.

Coffee pod storage

If you have a single-cup coffee machine, you’ll need to store single cup coffee pods. There are lots of coffee pod storage options for keeping pods and capsules neat and tidy, including drawers, racks, carousels, towers, stands, and baskets.

Standard drawers fit 30-40 or so pods, some made from bamboo with an acrylic cover for looking good in the home kitchen, or heavy-duty metal, ideal for the office. Upright six-section coffee, condiment, and cup organizers, or capsule racks that can accommodate things like tea bags, ground coffee containers, sugar, and stir sticks as well are great for the office, too, or to use at home for parties or neighbourhood gatherings.

Carousels take up less counterspace and can fit anywhere from 20 to 35 pods, revolving so you can easily see all the flavours. There are also tube-shaped storage towers, tented stands for a funkier way to display Nespresso capsules, and baskets to throw pods in like you would apples in a fruit basket.

Coffee filters

Coffee filters accommodate specific drip coffee machines or are universal, based on size and/or shape. They come in packs of disposable ones from 6 up to 500, or in cloth, bonded, funnels, and stainless-steel permanent filters.

Other filters include water filters for various machines, filters and gaskets for replacement, and K-cup reusable filter cups for using ground coffee in your single cup coffee machine.

Coffee machine cleaners

Keep your coffee machine in like-new condition by periodically using coffee machine cleaner to extend its life, maintain the taste of each brew, and get rid of calcium and lime build-up, or even mold and mildew. Coffee machine cleaners come in various forms, like powder, dissolvable tablets, and liquid decalcifiers, and in packs as small as four up to 100 or bottles of liquid to be used by the spoonful.

Some are made for specific brands while others can work with any machine. Maintenance kits are also available that include the cleaner and items like water filter cartridges and cleaning brushes.