Coffee Accessories for Italian Coffee

water.

Water can be divided into soft water and hard water. General mineral water is hard water containing sodium, manganese, calcium, magnesium and so on. The taste of coffee is greatly reduced because hard water releases caffeine and tannins. Ordinary tap water can be used as soft water, but the first tap water in the morning, the water taken the day before and the second boiled water should be avoided as far as possible. If you use a water purifier or a filter with activated carbon, you can also avoid impurities and odors in the water. Therefore, as long as the use of fragrant and fresh coffee beans or coffee powder, tap water can also make mellow and delicious coffee.

The types and usage of sugar.

The purpose of adding sugar to coffee is to ease the bitterness and create a completely different flavor according to the amount of sugar. There are mainly the following kinds of sugar for coffee:

1. Powdered sugar. It belongs to a refined sugar, has no special taste, is easy to dissolve, and is usually easy to use in a small package of 5 Mel and 8 grams. The price is a little higher than ordinary sugar.

2. Sugar cubes. Add water to the refined sugar and solidify it into a lump. The cube sugar is easy to preserve and easy to dissolve.

3. Granulated sugar. White granulated sugar is also a refined sugar, it is coarse crystal solid, white. There are more than 8 grams of small packaging in the market for each use.

4. Black sugar. This is a kind of brown sugar, a bit scorched, and is commonly used in Irish coffee.

5. Rock candy. It is transparent and crystalline, with light sweetness and insoluble. It is usually ground into fine particles for use in drinks such as coffee or tea.

6. Coffee sugar. Sugar used specifically for coffee, brown granulated sugar or cube sugar, coffee sugar has a more lasting sweetness than other sugars.

The types and usage of milk.

Choosing different milk to make crystals can give the coffee a different flavor and enjoy the varied taste.

1. Fresh cream. Also known as whipped cream, this is a high concentration of cream that separates fat from fresh milk. it has a wide range of uses, such as making butter, ice cream, cakes, or making coffee. The fat content of whipped cream is as high as 45% Mel 50% and the lowest is 25% Mel 35%. Coffee is usually made with whipped cream with a fat content of 25% Mel 35%.

2. Foamed cream. Whipped cream turns into foamy cream after stirring and foaming. This cream tastes best with bitter espresso.

3. Condensed milk. The milk is condensed 2.5 times to become sugar-free condensed milk. Generally speaking, canned condensed milk sold in stores is heated and sterilized, but it is easy to rot after opening cans and cannot be preserved for a long time. When brewing coffee, whipped cream floats a layer of oil on the coffee, while condensed milk precipitates into the coffee.

4. Milk and cream. Milk is suitable for blending espresso or fancy coffee. The best refrigerated temperature is 2Mel 4 ℃. Cream is easy to use and easy to preserve.

No matter what kind of dairy products you use, you can make a delicious cup of coffee according to your personal preference. If you add fresh cream to coffee, if there is a feathery oil on the surface, this is due to the phenomenon of fat separation caused by high-fat fresh cream, once sour coffee is added, or stale dairy products are used. So in addition to paying attention to the freshness of dairy products, high-fat whipped cream should be mixed with coffee with a mild sour taste.

Other spices.

There are many different ways to drink coffee according to people's feelings and preferences. At the same time, a variety of additives are used to improve the taste of coffee.

1. Spices. There are cinnamon (powdered or stick-shaped), cocoa, cardamom, mint, cloves, etc., of which cinnamon can be often used in cappuccino.

2. Fruit. Oranges, lemons, pineapples and bananas are used for seasoning and decoration of fancy coffee, enriching the alternative enjoyment of coffee.

3. Wine. Brandy, whisky, rum, mint liqueur, etc., are the magicians of fancy coffee.