QUESTION: Can you tell me where Curtis coffee makers are made? I am interested in purchasing one of their coffee makers, but I want to make sure my dollars are going to a company whose products are made in America. — Silas D.
ANSWER: Curtis coffee makers are made in house by the Wilbur Curtis Company, which class Los Angeles, California, its home. Wilbur Curtis makes almost every component of its coffee makers in house at the factory in Los Angeles. Keep reading for more information about how Wilbur Curtis Company manufactures its coffee makers and more information on the company in general.
According to writer Katrina Yentch for sprudge.com, the Wilbur Curtis Company produces “nearly every element of their product line in-house, from raw steel to state of the art brewers.” The factory is equivalent in size to several airplane hangars added together.
The factory includes the following areas:
- A showroom, which displays samples from the company’s early cappuccino machines from the 1990s and other pieces, including commercial tea brewers, custom automatic drip machines for Japanese convenience stores, and automatic pour-over brewers for use in premium cafes
- A warehouse that holds completed pieces that are on their way to consumers
- The “Death Lab,” where Wilbur Curtis Company’s products are tested over and over again to ensure their quality is consistent and meets customer expectations
- A training facility with a microscope connected to a television, also outfitted with red lights to remove the sense of sight for coffee tasting sessions
The lab is 95 percent Specialty Coffee Association of America certified. “In addition to their lab-required red lights (part of the sensory evaluation), Wilbur Curtis has posters, literature, documents, and lighting that align with the SCAA guidelines for training labs,” Yentch writes. “While the room acts as a space for SCAA classes and customers, it’s also a place for customers to bring their customers and taste test coffees.”
Now you’ve learned that not only are Curtis coffee makers made in America, they’re almost completely made by Wilbur Curtis Company at the factory in Los Angeles.