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Learn to make coffee, starting with espresso

Published: 2026-04-03 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/03, Many coffee lovers may not know how to make coffee, and most of the way to get coffee is to buy it from cafes. If you want to learn to make your own coffee one day, you should start by learning to make a cup of espresso. First of all, let's find out what is espresso. Espresso is coffee powder passing through a semi-automatic coffee machine at 9 atmospheres, between 22 and 28 seconds.

Many coffee lovers may not know how to make coffee, and most of the way to get coffee is to buy it from cafes. If you want to learn to make your own coffee one day, you should start by learning to make a cup of espresso.

First of all, let's find out what is espresso. Espresso is a coffee powder extract extracted by a semi-automatic coffee machine at 9 atmospheres in 22-28 seconds. A cup of espresso is about 30ml, brown in color. It is covered with coffee fat, which is very strong in both flavor and bitterness.

Espresso is the base of all fancy coffee and is the heart. For example, if you want to make cappuccino, you first have to make a cup of espresso and then pour the milk foam into the espresso. The quality of espresso directly affects the taste and beauty of fancy coffee.

Let's learn how to make espresso (semi-automatic).

1. You need to have a set of utensils for making coffee.

two。 Grind the coffee beans into coffee powder suitable for the thickness of this equipment.

3. Put the ground powder into the handle of the coffee machine and press it flat.

4. Screw the handle to the coffee machine

5. Turn on the coffee

The steps may seem simple, but it takes a lot of time and effort to make a high-quality espresso!

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