Once upon a time, in Italy in the 19th century, coffee was the most desired product. Unfortunately, due to the preparation methods, people had to wait more than 5 minutes for their coffee.
Let's meet Angelo Moriondo , the man who patented the first known espresso machine.
Moriondo was born on June 6, 1851 in Turin, Italy to a family of entrepreneurs who never stopped coming up with new ideas or projects. His grandfather already founded a company that produced alcoholic beverages. Later, he handed it over to his son, Angelo's father, who over time, together with his brother and cousin, founded the popular chocolate factory " Moriondo and Gariglio ".
Moriondo followed in the footsteps of his family and soon bought the Grand Hotel Ligure in the center of Turin and the American bar in the National Gallery, where he wanted to offer Italians their favorite drink, COFFEE . Despite the popularity of this excellent beverage, however, the time spent waiting for the coffee to brew was a source of discomfort for customers. Moriondo came up with the idea that preparing more coffees at the same time would allow him to serve customers faster, giving him an edge over the competition.
That's how he came up with a machine consisting of two boilers . Water vapor was produced in one and traveled over ground coffee to the other, where it was then liquefied again. You could say that it was a kind of bigger cafe. Monriondo presented his invention at the General Expo in Turin in 1884 , where he also received a bronze medal. The machine was patented under the name " New steam machine for economical and immediate preparation of coffee drinks, method of A. Monrionda. "
This is how the first design of today's espresso coffee machine came about.