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{{short description|Coffee brewing device}}
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'''Sowden SoftBrew''' (or '''SoftBrew''') is a [[coffee]] [[coffee preparation|brewing]] device by the designer [[George Sowden]] in 2010.<ref name="Green_2010"/>
The device uses an infusion method for brewing coffee with a [[stainless steel]] [[coffee filter|filter]] and a ceramic pot.<ref name="Sowden_2014"/>
== Method ==
The SoftBrew [[coffee preparation#Brewing|brews coffee]] by [[infusion]] (through [[steeping]]) in a perforated cylindrical stainless steel filter cup, which can be washed and reused.
Devices similar to the SoftBrew include [[manual drip coffee maker]]s, [[French press coffee maker]]s, the [[Empot]], and, to a limited extent, other [[pour-over coffee|pour-over]] and [[drip coffee]] filters.
==References==
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<ref name="Green_2010">{{cite news |title=George Sowden, an Industrial Designer |author-first=Penelope |author-last=Green |date=2010-09-19 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |publisher= |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/garden/30qna.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104221202/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/garden/30qna.html |archive-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
<ref name="Sowden_2014">{{cite web |title=Sowden SoftBrew Coffee |date=2014 |website=Sowden at home |language=en-GB |url=https://www.sowdenathome.com/sowden-softbrew-coffee |access-date=2024-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104221100/https://www.sowdenathome.com/sowden-softbrew-coffee |archive-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite news |title=Sowden SoftBrew: A Brewer Disguised As A Teapot |date=2010-06-28 |author-first=Kevin |author-last=Sinnotts |url=http://coffeecompanion.com/2010/06/sowden-softbrew-a-brewer-disguised-as-a-teapot/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104223259/http://coffeecompanion.com/2010/06/sowden-softbrew-a-brewer-disguised-as-a-teapot/ |archive-date=2024-01-04}}
* {{cite news |title=How to Make a Simple Cup of Coffee |author-first=Corby |author-last=Kummer |date=2014-03-01 |issue=March |volume=2014 |newspaper=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/java-script/357562/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104223356/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/java-script/357562/ |archive-date=2024-01-04}}
* {{cite news |title=Sowden Softbrew: Immersion Coffee Brewing |date=2016-01-25 |work=StarbucksMelody |url=http://starbucksmelody.com/2016/01/25/sowden-softbrew/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104224137/http://www.starbucksmelody.com/2016/01/25/sowden-softbrew/ |archive-date=2024-01-04}}
==External links==
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* [http://www.sowdenathome.com/ Sowden SoftBrew Website]
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