Questions and answers about Coffee for beginners

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Is there a certain way to make coffee?

There are filter bag type, siphon type, steam pressurized type, dripping type, boiling type, water immersion type and electric type, etc. All kinds of utensils have a certain order of use, the most basic thing is to be familiar with these procedures, and how to make delicious and mellow coffee all depends on the infinitely wide space to play, even if it is a simple filtering method, it is also necessary to select coffee beans to determine the degree of baking, grinding, pay attention to the temperature of water, the way of water injection, stuffy time and the time of flavor release and other important steps. To make a full-bodied cup of coffee.

Second, is drinking black coffee the so-called "expert"?

Some people think that drinking black coffee without sugar and milk is the right way to drink, but for example, the French like to drink coffee with enough milk, while the Italians like to drink steam pressurized coffee filled with sugar, so there is no fixed way to drink it. As long as you like it, it is good coffee.

If you want to taste bitter, sour and sweet coffee with a balanced, mellow, mellow and excellent flavor, it is also the best way to enjoy its original taste with black coffee.

Third, there will be a sweet feeling when drinking black coffee. Where does the sweet taste come from?

Raw coffee beans contain 5 to 6% sugar. Due to high temperature baking, part of the caramel (substances that produce tea-brown and bitter taste) forms the source of coffee flavor and bitterness, while the remaining sugar is sweet. In addition, tannin released from baking high-quality beans can also feel slightly sweet in its astringent taste. In the three major tastes of coffee: bitter, sour and sweet, the tongue is more sensitive to bitterness and sour taste.

Does coffee have an effect on the skin?

It is said that drinking coffee will blacken the skin, but in fact, the melanin in the skin has nothing to do with the coffee pigment, on the contrary, coffee can promote the metabolic function and activate the digestive organs, so it has a great effect on constipation. Once the constipation is cured, the roughness of the skin will be improved.

I heard that coffee has the function of relieving alcoholism.

Indeed, coffee will activate the liver or kidneys. Drinking coffee after drinking alcohol will transform the alcohol sugar into acetaldehyde, which is quickly oxidized and decomposed into water and carbon dioxide and excreted out of the body. Black tea and green tea also have the same function.

Does coffee contain nutrients?

Nicotinic acid in coffee contains vitamin B, and roasted coffee beans contain more than raw coffee beans, and other free fatty acids, caffeine, tannins, etc., although coffee contains calories, but its own content is low. Calories will be increased only after the addition of sugar and milk.

Can coffee recover from fatigue?

In order to restore fatigue, we must supplement nutrition, rest and sleep, and promote metabolic function. Coffee has a third function, which can promote the function of the heart, make the blood circulate smoothly, quickly supply oxygen and nutrients to the whole body, and help dispose of body waste excreted from the kidneys. This metabolic function can effectively eliminate fatigue. When you can't get enough rest and sleep, you can also use chocolate and coffee to help you refresh yourself.