What is the difference between the thickness of espresso powder and hand-made powder? Is espresso powder thicker than salt?

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Generally speaking, the way coffee is brewed is to determine the particle size of coffee powder. The shorter the brewing time of the machine you use, the more surface area of coffee powder must be expanded to come into contact with water. The finer the particles are required; conversely, the longer the brewing time, the larger and coarser the particles must be. Simply put, the longer the extraction time, the coarser the coffee beans should be ground, so as not to cause excessive extraction, so that the bitter taste of the coffee itself runs out; the shorter the extraction time, the finer the coffee beans should be ground, so as not to extract insufficient.

With several coffee machines (brewing methods) that are more common in the market and at home, the thickness of hand-brewed powder can be divided as follows:

1. Hand brewed/American coffee machine (filter paper): medium

2. Siphon/French press pot: medium to thick

3. Mocha pot: fineness

4. Italian steam coffee machine: very fine

In summary, each brewing appliance has its own advantages, everyone likes the brewing method is not the same, but in any case, must be aimed at the coffee brewing method, to match the most appropriate grinding degree, so that good beans can present its most appropriate flavor, play a strong effect of one plus one greater than two! If the coffee extraction is insufficient or excessive due to the difference in grinding thickness, it will affect the taste of coffee.

So when you want to brew a good cup of coffee yourself, don't forget to consider the importance of grinding the coffee beans at the beginning!