The Secrets of the Coffee Pot

After grinding the beans, choose a suitable coffee pot to make the taste you like. The French filter coffee maker is relatively the simplest and lightest one, using a filter to filter out the coffee grounds cleanly to get a crisp quality coffee. The French coffee pot is easy to operate and can be pressed and brewed with fine coffee powder ground by the graphite bean grinder. If you have a preference for deep-roasted espresso, you can choose a mocha coffee pot, which is usually small and delicate. The fragrant coffee liquid extracted by high temperature steam is very suitable for drinking before going out in the morning. As for having time to slowly play with handmade coffee, you might as well add a siphon coffee pot, which uses the principle of steam pressure to mix hot water with coffee powder through two containers, a siphon and a filter cloth to completely extract the ingredients from the coffee powder. The process of coffee liquid rising up and down makes people feel full of experimental fun. In addition to the coffee pot, female coffee lovers who love cappuccinos will also need a milk foamer to make delicate bubbles.

Many people know that drinking Kungfu Tea's cup is fastidious, but they do not know that there is also knowledge in the coffee cup. The cup that drinks tea has a shallow bottom, a wide mouth and high light transmittance, so that people can appreciate the color of the tea soup, and the aroma of tea can spread, while the mouth of the coffee cup is narrower, the material is thicker, and the light transmittance is low, it is better to keep the coffee hot for a long time, and it is usually white inside, so that people can clearly distinguish the grease of the coffee itself and the layer of milk foam. If you take a closer look at what kind of cups are used in frequent coffee shops, you can not escape the two materials of pottery and porcelain. Pottery cups are more suitable for deep-roasted, rich coffee, while porcelain cups are suitable for light-tasting types. The shape of the coffee cup is also important. Espresso and macchiato usually drink in small cups of less than 100 milliliters, while coffee with high milk and cocoa content, such as lattes and mochas, can use mugs without cup holders.

Lao Mai, a veteran coffee expert, runs a retro-style coffee shop and grocery store, and helps his friends do some interior design in his spare time. In the past, Lao Mai used to make coffee at home, and the small bar was decorated by him as a mini family cafe, which did not cost much money, but made the countertops, walls and lights very warm. He shared with us the practical experience of building a family coffee bar.