What kind of coffee beans does the Italian semi-automatic coffee machine use? is the espresso a waste of individual coffee beans?

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In fact, many of their own baked coffee bean suppliers, they do not understand what kind of coffee is good, everyone is just following others. So the author's advice to my friends is to choose only the right one. Many rookies who think they have drunk some "authentic" rookies, when choosing coffee beans, will look at other people's comments and check other people's reputation levels. in fact, as you all know, some credibility may have been painted in the first place. What's more, if it is a true evaluation, Xiaobai's evaluation still does not have reference value for you, but the small do not understand the church big do not understand, people still do not understand.

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When buying coffee beans, you should pay attention to the following points:

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Let's see what kind of equipment you use to make it.

You go to find some beans.

For example, when you have a fully automatic espresso machine, you have to buy medium-and shallow-baked beans, especially beans such as Blue Mountain and Rosa, which will not produce the taste you want. Of course, if you are a tuhao and you like it, it's a different matter.

I categorized it and sorted out a comparison table:

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Only look at the baking date, not the shelf life.

This is one of the most difficult problems for many rookies. Coffee beans are not as fresh as possible, and they need to have a breeding period, so generally speaking, it will be fine within a month after you choose to bake a single bean, unless the roasting level is really bad. The freshly baked beans have the best flavor when you open them in a week or so. At this time, the scorched taste and barbecue flavor of the baked beans are basically gone, and the flavor of the coffee beans themselves is revealed, which is a good time for formal tasting. On the other hand, Italian coffee beans tend to stabilize about 2 weeks after baking. Beans within 3 months will be very full regardless of freshness, aroma and taste. Coffee beans contain oil, which can be stored for 12 months without deterioration at room temperature according to national standards. It's just that it doesn't go bad, but the flavor is almost gone, especially in summer, when improperly preserved beans are easy to taste, they are no longer worth drinking. After the expiration date, be determined to throw it away. After oxidation, the oil is easy to produce aflatoxin, which has a direct carcinogenic effect on the human body.

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Merchant recommendation is for reference only

Choose the flavor you like.

Merchant recommendations are sometimes professional and sometimes just a marketing gimmick. What flavor of coffee do you like, go to a merchant that can give you this flavor. For example, if you like the light scent of flowers, the soft acidity of citrus, and the aftertaste of honey and cream chocolate, you can't accept the dullness of Manning, or even the impartiality of the Blue Mountains. If you are not sure whether the coffee is roasted properly and to your taste, you can buy a minimum amount of packaging to try it. And the most reliable way is that almost many third-tier cities have their own baked cafes, you can go to the store to try, find a few you like, and then become his regular customers. Businesses like loyal customers most, and I believe that those who seriously make coffee will give you more and more satisfied taste.

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The temptation of 100% Arabica

In the past, many coffee packages were marked "100% Arabica". We should be clear that this should not be a guarantee of quality. Not all Arabica beans are of high quality, let alone fine ones. It's not Robusta beans, so we should spit on them. If there are high-quality Robusta beans mixed into Italian coffee beans, it can increase the greasy feeling and mellow thickness of coffee, and make the fusion of coffee liquid and milk appear more obvious color contrast, you can still add points to Italian coffee beans.

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Put the money that was originally intended to buy sugar and cream

Add it to the coffee beans

This is a concept of health. As long as you drink freshly roasted coffee beans during the best taste period, I do not suggest you add sugar or even creamy additives. Drinking coffee is originally a very healthy habit. If you add sugar, you will have excess calorie intake. It is easy to get fat, and it is more likely to cause metabolic diseases, such as abnormal blood sugar. The fully industrialized products such as cream are far more frightening than the monosodium glutamate and chicken essence we eat. If you add it to the coffee, it will taste good. Although it will not be as serious as drinking dichlorvos, there must be health risks. Because, when you buy coffee beans, it is undoubtedly a wise choice to add the money you originally intended to buy sugar and cream to the coffee beans in order to improve the quality of the coffee beans.

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See clearly the packing material

Do not hoard goods, keep them well

Here, it is suggested that Xiaobai should pay attention to the amount of coffee beans you buy. One cup a day, 20 grams at most, and 600 grams a month is enough. Hoarding can easily deprive your beans of the delicious flavor they should have. Now the logistics is so developed, in fact, you should pay attention to it. You can order the goods once every half a month. However, when buying beans, the packaging capacity and packaging material of the beans are very important. Avoid light, have an one-way valve, environmental protection, not excessive packaging, is every coffee lover should pay attention to the profession, but also the embodiment of public morality. I have seen some people sell coffee beans in glass bottles, and it is estimated that they can only "hehe". Coffee beans are most afraid of oxygen, moisture and sunshine. After choosing the right material, if the coffee bought is not unsealed, it can be preserved at room temperature. If after unpacking, it is recommended to drink as soon as possible, really can not finish at once, please seal with a sealing clip, then fresh bag packed, put in the refrigerator, in order to prolong the flavor to prevent excessive loss.

Decaf does not represent health

It's just artificial removal of caffeine.

You want coffee, but you don't want caffeine to interfere with your heartbeat and your nerves, so choose decaf. But this is not to say that caffeine is not healthy, without caffeine is healthy. Let me give you an analogy. You want to eat rice very much, but you don't have any rice. Someone took out some popcorn. Would you like to use popcorn as rice? After the raw coffee beans are treated with Swiss water and other methods, the flavor is much reduced and the taste is very boring.

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