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In fact, coffee is very similar to Chinese tea culture, not only has a long history of development (coffee has been recorded since 850 AD), but also from the initial tedious operation to now a few simple steps to enjoy, it is precisely because of people's love, coffee can survive. I believe that if you want to buy a cup of coffee on the street, you will go to Starbucks. After all, it is famous there, but there are also a small number of people who like the taste of Pacific Coffee, or some other brands.

What is a coffee machine?

Coffee machine is a kind of coffee brewing machine, which can automatically control the whole process of brewing coffee, such as grinding, pressing, loading, brewing, removing residue and so on. American coffee machine and Italian coffee machine are the most common. The American coffee machine uses hot water to drop on the coffee powder and extract the coffee, so that the coffee tastes light; the Italian coffee machine uses a mixture of high-pressure steam and water to quickly pass through the coffee layer and instantly extract the coffee, so that the coffee tastes rich and the coffee temperature is very high.

If subdivided:

According to the working mode, there are semi-automatic coffee machines and fully automatic coffee machines, but at present, fully automatic coffee machines are mainly sold in the market. The fully automatic process is to put the beans into the coffee machine and the machine will complete all the remaining processes until a cup of coffee is produced, while the semi-automatic system requires manual grinding of the coffee beans into coffee powder of the appropriate thickness, and then put into the machine to complete the rest of the work.

According to the way of use, there are commercial coffee machines and household coffee machines, of which 80% of commercial coffee machines are Italian coffee machines and 80% of household coffee machines are American coffee machines. Commercial coffee machine itself has a huge boiler, a single head has more than 6L sub-mother boiler design, and the market is mostly 2-head or 3-head or even 4-head structure. The household coffee machine uses low-end heating blocks, or only about 2L sub-mother boiler, the boiler capacity is very small, can not maintain the working quality of continuous multi-cup extraction.

According to the extraction method, there are traditional drip filter coffee machine, high pressure pump coffee machine, capsule coffee machine. Here is a mention of the capsule coffee machine, which is specially designed for people who have high requirements for taste but unfortunately suffer from the early stage of lazy cancer. It throws capsules of various flavors into the machine and presses the switch to produce a cup of high-quality ESPRESSO (espresso, pure coffee and the base of other coffee drinks). ).

The advantages and disadvantages of American coffee and espresso:

Personally, I still prefer the espresso machine, because the espresso machine can also make American coffee ~ American coffee is simple pure coffee, as long as you use the Italian coffee mechanism to make three ounces of ESPRESSO, and then add water, the concentration can be controlled according to the addition of water. The second is the Italian coffee machine can pull flowers, their favorite is to make a variety of styles, and then take a photo to send a circle of friends, full of sense of achievement!

Here, the editor mentions the beating of milk foam. The specific procedure is to put about 3 cups of cold milk (previously with ice in the milk) into the flower cup, and then put the steam stick into one side of the milk to make it whirl. Note here that the number of milk bubbles is related to the number of times and time when the steam stick pulls the milk back and forth, usually 3 or 4 times is enough, and the period depends on the situation.

Cappuccino coffee is generally mainly milk foam, so you can pull out the steam stick as many times as you want. Just stop before filling the whole cup. The finer the foam, the better the taste. After that, you can show your skills. If the grease of ESPRESSO is better, it will be easier to pull flowers. Secondly, it depends on your own technology. This requires practical operation to understand, so there is no detailed introduction here.

Not everyone likes coffee, as mentioned earlier, when you first drink coffee, you really taste only pure bitterness. The editor also thought that the tongue of a person who can drink sweet taste is better, but after a period of contact, you will know from professionals that people can perceive six kinds of taste: sour, sweet, bitter, salty, fresh and fat. Imagine a special feeling when drinking milk), but because the bitter nerve on the tongue is closer to the front than the sweet nerve, and the area is larger than the latter, that's why we feel so strongly about the bitterness when we drink coffee, but then we feel a touch of sweetness. The old idiom "bitter before sweet" also comes from. But what if some people just can't stand the bitterness? Add sugar! As long as you go to the coffee shop, you can usually see the kinds of sugar bags, which may be:

White granulated sugar: at present, the most common sugar for drinking coffee in China, the raw material is sugar cane, because of its sweetness and less miscellaneous flavor and impurities, there must be coffee shops.

Yellow sugar: the raw material is the same as white granulated sugar, but because the production process is relatively complex, so the price is much more expensive than white granulated sugar, but the weight is lighter than white granulated sugar, which is also necessary in coffee shops.

Cotton white sugar: the raw material is beet, so the taste will be a little different from white granulated sugar.

Fructose: the fructose used in coffee shops is generally liquid and is mainly used in iced coffee

Sugar substitute: it's actually saccharin, especially for people with diabetes.

When drinking different kinds of coffee, the temperature is also particular:

Drink espresso such as cappuccino, latte, etc., when made, the milk will generally be heated to 65 degrees 75 degrees, so the temperature of the finished product is generally 50 degrees 60 degrees is normal, try not to drink less than 45 degrees. ESPRESSO requires that as soon as it is made, it should be drunk immediately, usually at about 70 degrees, not less than 50 degrees.

If you drink American coffee, because the water temperature of extraction is generally between 85 and 90 degrees, so the temperature produced is generally between 60 and 75 degrees. As long as it is not hot, the hotter the taste, the better.

Drink iced coffee, the temperature had better be about 3-5 degrees, iced coffee should also be drunk as soon as possible, otherwise the ice inside will fade once it melts.

After talking about so much, how should I buy a coffee maker? First of all, you need to make it clear whether you use it at home or if you want to open a store for commercial use, but I believe that most people basically want to buy a coffee machine for themselves at home, so forget about the tens of thousands of large commercial coffee machines. Such a big machine takes up space at home, and it consumes electricity all day long. If it is not turned on, it takes more than half an hour to turn on the hot engine every time, and it is very inconvenient to clean. If you are not afraid of trouble. Uh. Then why read the article? just buy it, Tuhao!

Then the second is to consider American or Italian, if it is American, there are many choices, such as: drip pot, French pressure pot, Belgian pot, hand filter cup, siphon pot, mocha pot and so on. Prices are generally 500 to 5000, specific how to operate each pot can pay attention to follow-up articles or Baidu. This kind of pot has strong manual operation, so it is suitable for friends who like to be active.

If it is Italian, it can be: Italian coffee machine, capsule coffee machine, Philharmonic pressure, etc. There are more styles of this kind of products, but keep in mind that one thing is a penny at a price, cheap and easy to use, can not be called a coffee machine. Italian coffee machines should be purchased according to espresso's golden rule (espresso is extracted in 25-30 seconds at 90-92 degrees Celsius under 9bar pressure), that is to say, coffee machines should have stable pressure (9bar) and stable temperature (90-92 degrees). Capsule coffee machine and Ella pressure mainly depend on brand certification and reputation. After all, it is more convenient to buy parts if it is broken. Here remind you that you need to buy another capsule without the capsule of the capsule coffee machine. The cost will be a little higher, but it is very suitable for lazy people!

By the way, if the coffee machine itself does not have the function of grinding beans, you should also buy an extra bean grinder. The choice of bean grinder is related to the coffee machine, and different coffee machines are directly related to the thickness of the bean powder:

Fine grinding-suitable for Italian coffee machine and mocha pot

Medium grinding-suitable for dripping coffee machine and hand brewing coffee

Rough grinding-- suitable for pressure kettle

The more uniform the powder produced by a good bean grinder, the less the residual powder; the poor bean grinder can not even reach a certain fineness, and the density is completely uneven.

Notes on buying a coffee machine:

In any case, you should have a thermometer

2. whether it is legal pressure, hand flushing or siphon, control the temperature more and be patient

3. Both mocha pots and Belgian pots have the disadvantage of high water temperature.

4. The mocha pot should drink Italian style with coffee oil and buy a double valve.

Having said that, I would like to introduce several coffee machines that have been pushed before Ju Chao:

Delon EC146.B Italian semi-automatic coffee machine for household use

This Delonghi Delon EC146.B Italian home semi-automatic coffee machine uses a manual cappuccino system: a blend of steam, air and milk to produce rich milk foam to produce the perfect cappuccino coffee. At present, the quotation on SUNING is only 799 yuan.

Mr. Coffee, American programmable steam dripping coffee machine.

Can bear the capacity of up to 12 cups of coffee at a time, the unique intelligent dual-mode 2-hour automatic shutdown function allows your coffee to turn off automatically after two hours of heating, and you can freely choose to brew a cup of coffee or 12 cups of coffee at a time to adjust the thickness at any time. to meet different needs and tastes, intelligent reservation system, 24-hour long reservation.

Multi-fun cool Genio2 Premium capsule coffee machine

Using fresh coffee capsules, you don't have to clean up the coffee grounds, and you can accurately adjust the amount of water according to different tastes of coffee. It is so convenient to make strong coffee at home. 15bar professional high voltage, using Thrmoblock instant heating technology, 1 minute to give you a cup of hot coffee, 8-segment accurate shade choice, 5-minute automatic power outage, security, penguin shape, exquisite dexterity.