Coffee basics Coffee spoon selection and usage etiquette

We chose a cup of coffee at the quiet European Classical Cafe. In addition to the fragrant coffee, the waiter usually has a small coffee spoon on the table. Exquisite coffee spoons with bone china coffee cups and saucers suddenly pull time back to the Middle Ages.

Unlike ordinary spoons, coffee spoons are usually small and narrow. Because many friends are not very sure about the way the coffee spoon is used, sometimes they simply put the coffee spoon on the table. In fact, coffee spoons play an important role in traditional coffee drinking habits. The coffee spoon is specially used to stir the coffee. You should take it out when drinking the coffee, instead of using the coffee spoon to scoop the coffee spoon and drink it slowly, and do not use the coffee spoon to mash the cube sugar in the cup.

For those who like to brew coffee at home, when buying coffee spoons, it is best to choose metal coffee spoons with good thermal conductivity: silver, brass or stainless steel are all good choices. In this way, when the freshly brewed coffee is too hot, we can gently stir it in the cup with a coffee spoon to cool it, or wait for it to cool naturally. It is very impolite to try to cool the coffee with your mouth.