There are four important elements of brewing good espresso, and the four M of espresso is

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Coffee cups are also important.

In addition, many people ignore the importance of coffee cups, but when you cook a perfect espresso, the shape of the coffee cups is also important, which will affect the taste and heat preservation effect.

Italians only use their index finger and thumb to hold the handle of the coffee cup gracefully, making the situation of drinking coffee leisurely. The design of the solid thickness of the coffee cup edge is also very different from that of the general coffee cup, just so that the lips can drink every mouthful of strong coffee, while the opening size of the coffee cup is just enough to cover the nose when drinking coffee. full aroma of coffee between nose and wing.

Fancy coffee such as cappuccino is derived from espresso. A good espresso can be seen from the color of the crema above and should have a mirror-like oily feel without white spots.

Make a good espresso 4m

To make a good espresso, Italians sum up four important elements, which are also called the four M of espresso by coffee lovers:

Mano

The coffee bar master, that is, the skill of the modulator, is of course the most important link. The modulator must understand coffee and constantly study it in order to make coffee brewing an art.

Macinazione

When the coffee beans are ground and the coffee powder is too fine, the coffee will become more bitter because the hot water is left in the filter for too long. On the contrary, if the coffee powder is too thick, it will make the hot water flow too fast, and the coffee will taste lighter.

Miscela

The formula of coffee beans, espresso is made from a mixture of different proportions of coffee beans. Italians think that only in this way can coffee with unique flavor be conditioned. As for the formula and proportion, it depends on the modulator's own ability and hobby.

Macchina

Italian espresso machine can be divided into commercial coffee machine and household coffee machine. The main difference is the mechanism of steam pressure and the control design of brewing time, which can be divided into semi-automatic and fully automatic.