Analyze the correct use of the mocha pot and teach you how to use the mocha pot to make coffee oil

As coffee enters people's line of sight, it slowly becomes a part of life. The taste of coffee is not limited to the happiness brought by hand brewing. There are many ways to drink coffee, in addition to simple hand brewing, espresso is everyone's favorite. Maybe you often hear it in a coffee shop: have a latte, or a cappuccino, and so on. These are espresso. Espresso is a coffee with mellow oil extracted by a semi-automatic coffee machine under air pressure. Espresso is a very long history of coffee, is the soul of all coffee drinks, in fact, in addition to the semi-automatic coffee machine can make espresso, there is another appliance to make espresso, that is, the mocha pot.

The following is an introduction to the front street: mocha pot.

What kind of mocha pot is it?

Since the mocha pot can make such a delicious espresso, let's take a look at what the mocha pot looks like. The mocha pot was invented by Italian Alfonso Bayerlati (Alfanso Bialetti) in 1933. It brews coffee by heating the pedestal. It is a kind of distilled coffee. It is one of the most civilian machines for brewing Italian coffee and is widely used in Italian families.

The mocha pot, or Moka Pot, is a brewing appliance often used by Italian families to extract espresso. Its structure has never changed, but its appearance, shape and use of materials are constantly changing. The earliest traditional mocha pots were made of aluminum, scratched easily and could only be heated by open fire, but could not be heated to brew coffee with an induction cooker. Not only that, aluminum is easy to interact with the acid in coffee, producing a bad taste. So later, the mocha pot was gradually changed to stainless steel or even heat-resistant glass. In recent years, the shape design of the mocha kettle has become more and more diverse, so many people can't help but buy a few and put them at home. They are not only practical but also can be used as decorations, killing two birds with one stone. Mocha teapot is widely used in Europe and Latin American countries, and is called "Italian drip filter pot" in the United States. With it, you can easily make coffee and drink it at home.

The structure of the mocha pot

Since the mocha pot can make such delicious espresso, let's take a look at the structure of the mocha pot, which is divided into three parts: the upper pot, the powder trough, and the lower seat. The lower pot is a sink for holding water, the powder trough is used to hold finely ground coffee powder, and the upper pot is to hold the extracted coffee liquid. The principle of the mocha pot to extract coffee is very simple, that is, using the vapor pressure produced in the next pot, when the vapor pressure is high enough to permeate the coffee powder, it will push the hot water to the upper pot and brew the strong coffee.

Through the following picture of coffee in front of the street, you can see it at a glance and clearly show its internal structure and the principle of extracting coffee.

The mocha pot can be divided into single valve and double valve, and the double valve mocha pot can produce more coffee oil than the single valve. A single valve means that the coffee liquid flows directly from the two small holes at the end of the hollow tube of the mocha pot. Double valve refers to the hollow tube on the basis of a pressure valve, this pressure valve will usually plug the hollow catheter out of coffee liquid hole, need to achieve a certain vapor pressure to flush it up, so that coffee liquid ejection. Single-valve and double-valve brewing coffee flavor is also different, single-valve mocha pot coffee concentration is relatively low, oil is relatively low, while double-valve concentration will be higher, oil will be higher.

The mocha pot is heated directly on the fire and extracted by steam pressure, which is often called a direct espresso pot. The mocha pot attracts a lot of people because of its beautiful and exquisite appearance, and it can make enough strong coffee. The coffee made by the mocha pot still has the concentration and flavor of Italian coffee Espresso.

Advantages and disadvantages of mocha pot

The principle of the mocha pot to extract coffee is very simple, that is, using the vapor pressure generated in the next pot, when the vapor pressure is high enough to permeate the coffee powder, it will push the hot water to the upper pot. The coffee extracted with mocha pot has a strong taste, sour and bitter, and has oil. Therefore, the biggest advantage of mocha pot is that it is small and convenient, easy to carry, necessary for people who like to go up the mountain and sea, resistant to exercise and collision, and can brew coffee of good quality, easy to operate, and ordinary people can grasp the skills of making coffee. And it is easy to brew strong coffee with golden grease.

But its disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, the coffee made with a mocha pot has a low flavor limit, that is, it is not as clear and bright as hand-brewed coffee, nor is it as rich and delicate as an Italian coffee machine. As a result, there is almost no mocha pot in boutique coffee shops. But as a home coffee utensil is a 100-point appliance.

The principle of extracting coffee from mocha pot

The mocha pot extracts coffee by using the vapor pressure produced in the next pot (about 1.5-3.0 atmospheric pressure). When the steam pressure is high enough to permeate the coffee powder, the hot water will be pushed to the pot. The hot water will pass through the coffee powder in the filter on the way to the pot, and the essence of the coffee will be extracted very quickly. The extracted coffee essence, with a strong, sour and bitter taste, is the closest coffee utensil to espresso.

What does it take to make a cup of espresso from a mocha pot?

1. Mocha pot 2, gas stove and stove frame or "induction cooker" 3, coffee bean 4, bean grinder

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[cooking method]

(1) put the lower seat in cold water first.

(2) put the coffee powder into the powder trough, fill it to about 9 minutes, and tap the edge to make the coffee powder dense and smooth.

(3) tighten the upper and lower seats to prevent coffee liquid from spilling in the process.

(4) place the mocha pot on a small gas vaporizer or induction cooker and heat it over medium heat at first. When you hear a hiss, turn the fire into a small fire, and the coffee will flow out slowly.

(5) when the sound changes to a slight boo-boo, the fire can be turned off to avoid excessive extraction. The mellow coffee is finished.

[pay attention to small reminders]

(1) the mocha pot belongs to the brewing method of Italian coffee, so the concentration is relatively high, and it is usually paired with milk foam or fresh milk.

(2) the coffee powder which is suitable for fine grinding will boil it better.

(3) avoid empty burning of the mocha kettle so as not to damage the structure of the kettle.

(4) the used mocha pot must be cleaned so as not to affect the filter hole and rubber structure.

(5) the brand new mocha pot must not immediately make a pot of coffee to taste, it is best to boil the water twice before starting to use it to make coffee!

Now it's time to taste the delicious coffee.

The most basic way to drink is the American style mixed with water. Sugar-free and milk-free coffee is the best way to reduce fat.

Of course, you can directly add fresh milk, that taste is the coffee shop latte flavor, if you want to add fresh milk, then you have to heat the milk to about 60 to 65 degrees, will show the perfect fusion of milk and coffee. In this way, a perfect latte is made.

Of course, it's not a problem to imitate Vietnamese coffee with some ice and condensed milk. Mix espresso with condensed milk and add ice. Add condensed milk directly in winter and add appropriate amount of boiled water according to the thickness.

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