Amsterdam Coffee Shops

Rules in Amsterdam Coffee Shops
Executive Summary about Amsterdam Coffee Shops by David Urmann

Amsterdam is one of the most visited places by tourists every year. It is famous for a lot of its beautiful and scenic spots. It is also well known for its many coffee shops.

Amsterdam offers hundreds of welcoming and relaxing coffee shops. Tourism continues to bloom with the help of many coffee shops in the state. All types of coffee shop can be found here, along with brightly painted psychedelic colors and loud music. The more popular coffee shops are located in the canal city districts and by the suburbs.

The city tourist center offers an easy guide in finding the best coffee shops in the city. There are direct stops to familiarize one with the spoken and unspoken rules inside.

There are a few verbal and non-verbal rules that each customer should consider upon entering the casual ambiance of Amsterdam's coffee shops. Here are some of them:

Shops often check if visitors have IDs and should be 18 years old and above. Coffee shops rarely sell alcoholic liquors for they have no license. Some prefer to sell beer. Visitors can bring their own bag to smoke as long as you buy food or drinks at the shop. Selling goods and loitering are not allowed inside.

Amsterdam coffee shops are not just a place where you can sip a cup of coffee, but also a place where you can legally purchase or openly sell small amounts of cannabis like marijuana (for personal usage). Smoking is also allowed inside the premises.

Most shops sell pre-weighed bags at 5, 10, and 12.5, usually amounting to about 25 euros. Some will even weigh the stuff during the course of the transaction.

4 Cup Coffee Maker

Braun 4 Cup Coffee Maker
Executive Summary about 4 Cup Coffee Maker by Ebenezer Heng

The Braun 4 cup coffee maker, or as it officially is called the Braun KF12WH Aromaster, is one of the more popular 4 cup coffee maker on the market. It is the perfect coffee maker for the one or two person household. Whilst there is no debate about the quality of, for example, its 12 cup coffee maker, the amount of coffee brewed is simply too much.

It does, however, require some degree of experimentation to get the portion of coffee grounds correct. Filling the water reservoir for 4 cups is simple enough. To get the portion of coffee grounds right is far more difficult. That is why it might be more prudent to obtain a 4 cup coffee maker for one or two person households. You still get all the great features that have been built into the larger Braun coffee makers. This coffee maker has a glass carafe that can be put into the dishwasher.

More coffee experiences have been spoil by unclean filters and carafes than through operating mistakes. It is absolutely essential that these components of your coffee machine are absolutely clean. If these items are not absolutely clean one then runs the risk of a previous brew tainting a subsequent brew. Therefore, if the items are dishwasher safe then there is no reason why they should not be placed into the dishwasher on a regular basis (it make it so easy to clean, don't you agree?).

The Braun 4 cup coffee maker is also compact in design. This means it will fit in small kitchens typical of one or two person households with out taking over the limited kitchen counter surface area typical of such kitchens. The whole machine is easy to clean and to maintain. All in all the Braun 4 cup coffee maker is the right type of coffee maker for small households.