The way to make your iced coffee taste 10 times better-the method and secret of making iced coffee with perfect taste

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The weather is getting muggy, so buying a cup of cold and refreshing iced coffee in a cafe every day has become a choice for many coffee lovers. So, today, let's talk about the ice used to make iced coffee and some knowledge of ice.

What's there to say about ice?

It starts with the role of ice.

The main function of ice is to cool down, on the other hand, to keep the drink cold. It sounds like nonsense, but without ice, there would be no "fresh" ice drinks. This is a very important thing-whether it is tea or coffee, it is necessary to finish it in the shortest possible time in order to maintain the aroma and the best taste of the drink. As a result, ice has become an important link that must be paid attention to-- the shadow protagonist in cold drinks.

In the beverage retail industry, there are several main considerations for the use of ice cubes: 1. The ability to cool down. two。 The ability to keep drinks cold. 3. Cost and capacity of ice cubes. Now let's take a look at what kinds of ice are produced according to these considerations.

1. Ice machine ice cubes

The most productive ice cube, as long as it is connected to power and water, will give you an endless supply of ice.

The ice production capacity of the ice maker is high, but the ability to cool down and maintain the ice degree of the beverage is relatively weak. In order to produce a large amount of ice in a short period of time, the quality of a single ice cube must not be too high (the higher the quality of the water, the longer the freezing time). The ice cube of the ice machine pictured above has been improved, and the ice cube of the traditional ice maker is weaker (usually in small squares, and often hollow when the output is large). Even so, this is the quality of a single ice commonly seen in China at present.

When the ice is in this state in the picture, the temperature is about zero (that is, the state that begins to melt). If the ice in this state does not reach a certain mass, the functions of cooling and ice preservation are relatively weak. Therefore, in order to make the drink achieve enough ice and durability, it is inevitable to give the drink a full glass of ice.

If you use ice cubes in an ice maker, to be honest, it would be unprofessional if the ice cubes are not filled with a full glass. Because it won't be cold enough. It's not just not cold enough. A more tragic state occurs when the ice is not good enough: too much meltwater affects the concentration of the drink. This is also the reason why people buy take-out drinks to order less ice and de-ice.

What can we do? We don't want to drink a whole cup of ice, nor do we want to drink a drink that is too diluted, and the production capacity of ice cubes in the ice maker is so high that it is hard to give up.

The technical approach is to use more ice machine ice cubes (to increase the quality of ice) to cool more beverage liquid, and then fill the already chilled beverage solution into a cup and put the right amount of new ice cubes. If only the ice maker works, it's a way to get a good drink (but it's too much trouble to take out a beverage shop, don't try it with the beverage shop next door to your house, you'll get beat up).

Otherwise, we have another choice of ice, and that's the way we choose:

two。 Freezer ice cubes:

Refrigerated freezer ice, about 2cmX2cmX2cm size

The solution is as simple as that. You can do it in your home. Find an icebox big enough to make solid ice. In addition to the large enough mass, there is an added benefit of keeping the ice in the freezer-increasing the degree of ice. If you take a closer look at the state of the ice in the photo, the state of the ice is different from that of the ice maker: the ice in the photo has just been removed from the freezer, it is about 5 degrees below zero and 10 degrees below zero, and there is a layer of frost on the surface. the freezing effect of this state is stronger-ice will not melt water until zero degrees. As a result, people who like to mix drinks often feel that the perfect drink is always made by themselves-you can pay attention to materials and ice cubes, and few stores will do it.

Our main force is this kind of ice cube, used on iced coffee, two or three pieces of ice can keep 60cc's coffee liquid chilled and cold enough.

And then there is the king of ice-spherical ice.

3. Spherical ice cube

Spherical ice cubes-the king of ice cubes

The kind of ice you'll see in spirits commercials. Generally speaking, only nightclubs that pay special attention to drinks will be used, generally used in spirits. Spherical ice combines the advantages of all the ice cubes, and its cooling effect and ice retention ability are quite good. A spherical ice can probably maintain the ice degree of a drink for more than two hours. The spherical ice makes the contact surface with the liquid smaller, and the melting speed is relatively slower. Make transparent ice to add texture and beauty to the drink, so that sipping a drink can become both visual and auditory enjoyment.

In general, only nighttime bars are common in some drinks and whiskies, and ice concentration may also use secondary spherical ice (less transparent). This kind of ice can also be made at home, basically allowing the water to boil twice, form large chunks of ice and then carve it (discard the opaque parts).

If you are lazy, just get a ball-shaped ice mold.

In the end, what kind of drink you want is actually very subjective, and the practice in each store will be a little different (if nothing else, how sweet is semi-sugar? ). So if you want a cup of taste that you like, the next time you enter a store, you can order a normal version of the drink first, and then you will know how to ask the store to make adjustments. If you order a strange cup of coffee in a professional coffee shop in the face of a milk tea shop, you may miss their original taste!