What is the historical origin of Melita filter cup | brief introduction and understanding of Melita filter cup

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Coffee is an art that takes advantage of a variety of senses: the temperature of the cup, the aroma, taste, and visual enjoyment of the coffee. Visual enjoyment can be a latte, a way and equipment for making coffee by hand, or the focus of a barista.

Compared with the popular espresso (latte, cappuccino, mocha, etc.), individual coffee generally uses manual brewing, so the technical requirements for baristas and coffee beans are higher.

The historical origin of Melita

The official appearance of the filter cup is related to Mrs. Melita, a German housewife. Mrs. Merita was born in a small town in Germany in 1873. Mrs. Merita invented the world's first coffee filter cup at home in 1908. Melita filter cup was officially put into production in Germany in 1912 and patented in Germany in 1937. Since then, drip coffee cups have changed the history of coffee in the world, and hand-brewed coffee has flourished in Japan, Korea and China.

The first filter cup in the world

Hand filter cups are loved by many coffee enthusiasts in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China because of their low price, simple conditions, playability and strong controllability, so they are loved by many coffee enthusiasts in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and domestic. no matter it is the ashes level veteran or the rookie of preliminary coffee, all will choose one to several coffee filter cups, and some even do not hesitate to have a full set of coffee.

Filter cup function

The filter cup is made of ceramic, glass, copper, resin and so on. Generally speaking, the more holes the filter cup has, the higher the flushing skills are required, so it is best for beginners to start with single hole and three holes.

Material: ceramic

Design: front trapezoid, side cone, vertical pattern, single hole filter

Extraction mode: semi-immersion

Extraction features: easy to plug single hole, uniform extraction; long contact time between hot water and powder, rich extraction.

Suitable for grinding: fine (otherwise easy to lack of extraction)

Suitable water temperature: minimum 85, recommended above 90

Suitable for baking: medium to deep

With the pace of life getting faster and faster, more and more people are trying to slow themselves down in the urban way of life. Hand-made coffee seems to represent a refined new way of life at this time.

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