Coffee cloth powder gesture pictures show you how to distribute powder correctly and effectively

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Espresso Espresso can be called the soul of Italian coffee and the foundation of all fancy coffee and flower drawing art.

Many friends have been asking the editor how to make milk foam and how to pull flowers, but they seldom ask how to extract Italian concentrate and how to make a delicious espresso in a cup.

Doesn't everyone drink Espresso?

After watching the videos sent by many friends, the editor found the most easily ignored and error-prone link-cloth powder and powder pressing.

Today, let's explain:

Cloth powder

In the daily operation of most baristas, the following seven methods of powder distribution are mainly used:

one

Square cloth powder method:

Tilt your palms forward, tilt about 30 to 45 degrees, relax and straighten, touch the coffee powder pile with the flattest part of your index finger, then gently push the surface powder layer back and forth, left and right, so that the coffee powder fills the bowl evenly. The action essentials of the four methods are simple and easy to master, and they are the commonly used way of distributing powder.

Comments: many newcomers will use this cloth powder method, but in fact, what you wipe out is only the surface part of the coffee powder, and the coffee powder in the lower layer and the edge is still unevenly distributed. After pressing the powder, the density of different parts is different.

two

Rotating cloth powder method:

The action is similar to the four methods, but it changes the action of pushing the powder pile in a straight line, instead of rotating with both hands, pushing the powder pile to rotate in the powder bowl, and finally completing the cloth powder. The rotation method requires a certain degree of hand coordination and movement accuracy, and has the advantage of making the powder pile more tightly on the ground to cover the edge of the powder bowl. In practice, many baristas like to use the combination of the first four methods and then the Wechsler method to get a uniform powder distribution result.

Comments: this method is a little better than the four methods: at least the edges are more evenly distributed, and the effect and efficiency will be improved, but the above defects still can not be solved: the coffee powder in the lower layer is not as smooth as it looks.

three

Tap up and down:

After receiving the powder, gently knock the handle down on the handle bracket once or twice to make the powder pile in the powder bowl more dense. It is an auxiliary action before the cloth powder. This method makes the coffee powder pile denser and helps to increase the amount of powder that can be contained in the powder bowl. When tapping the handle lightly, be sure to go straight up and down, and the strength and times of each operation should be the same, so as to avoid causing additional variables, otherwise it will interfere with the evaluation of the extraction results.

Comments: this method can effectively eliminate the large "gap" in the upper and lower powder layers, making the density of coffee powder in the upper and lower layers close to the average. This is a real and effective cloth powder method.

four

Patting cloth powder method:

Quickly pat the bottom of the handle and shake the powder pile evenly. The main point of the action is gentle and dense, excessive slapping strength will cause cracks in the powder pile, and water channels will appear during extraction. This kind of cloth powder method is not easy to master, and there are high requirements for the uniformity of the bean grinder and the skill of the barista, so it is recommended to be used by skilled veterans.

Comments: many master baristas will use this technique because they can keep their hands clean and have a lot of points in terms of cleanliness and hygiene. However, if you want to ensure the uniform distribution of the powder layer, you still need to cooperate with the up and down light bump method.

five

Side tapping powder bowl method:

After the cloth powder is finished, hit the side of the powder bowl with a powder hammer to shoot down the loose powder sticking on the inside of the powder bowl. This method can shake off the loose powder, but it is also easy to cause cracks inside the powder pile. For extracted coffee, the variables caused by cracks in the powder pile are obviously greater than those with a small amount of loose powder on the edge of the powder bowl. Therefore, although this method was once popular, but with the popularization and progress of coffee extraction knowledge, it has been abandoned by most coffee practitioners today.

Comments: this is a novice, no, many not new "novice" will also have the bad habits, bad operation. Look at whether the barista in a cafe is professional or not, and see how many knock marks are on the edge of the handle.

six

Scraping and ending method:

At the end of the cloth powder, there is still some excess powder that cannot be paved. You can use tools such as a scraper or directly with your fingers to remove the excess powder and scrape the surface of the powder pile at the same time. Throwing away the scraped powder will cause waste, and if you pour it back into the powder bin to keep it, it will lose its aroma. Therefore, the powder scraping method is a method that can be avoided as far as possible, and it is recommended to use a quantitative bean grinder that can produce powder accurately, or to strengthen training to improve the visual accuracy of baristas when receiving powder.

Comments: many baristas have used the lid of the powder bin of the bean grinder to scrape the excess powder back to the powder bin, and even extend the methods of "flat scraping" and "concave scraping" to different powder quantities and bowls. However, when it comes to quality, this is naturally a very bad operation.

seven

Funnel assist method:

Put the funnel on the powder bowl to help pick up the powder, then shake it in a circle to shake the powder pile flat. This method is recommended when using a quantitative bean grinder. Skillfully mastering the funnel method can avoid flying powder, and the fingers do not have to touch the coffee powder directly, which is a way to distribute powder with many advantages. But only if you find a funnel with the right feel and size.

Comments: most professional contestants will choose this method, and it has become more and more popular in recent years, but in the final analysis, relying too much on "external objects" is not good for baristas to improve their basic skills.

Small summary

In fact, there is a misunderstanding. Cloth powder does not just mean leveling the powder in the powder bowl-coffee powder is cloth powder from the bean grinder falling into the powder bowl to the distribution process before pressing the powder. Never ignore the step of powdering.

The ultimate goal of the cloth powder is to spread the coffee evenly in the whole powder bowl before pressing the powder, not only the surface is smooth, but also there is no gap inside and on the edge of the powder bowl. Do not ignore the process of cloth powder, because it will affect the stability of your coffee extraction.