The SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) certifies coffee machines that meet rigorous standards, ensuring quality brews. However, the Café Specialty Grind and Brew by GE, though massive and promising with its built-in grinder and various brewing controls, presents mixed results. It brews from a cup to a carafe, allowing adjustments in coffee strength, water temperature, and grind size. Despite its versatility and innovative features like a bloom function and a user-friendly app, it suffers from issues like messy grounds after brewing and a bulky design that demands significant counter space. Moreover, smaller brewing options yield disappointing coffee, highlighting that even machines meeting SCA standards can have significant downsides.
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