How to brew professional coffee with a household Italian coffee machine

Follow the steps:

Step 1: spoon the coffee powder into the coffee filter cover, use the visual coffee powder to exceed the level of the lid, and then use a flat knife or spoon to cut off the excess coffee powder.

Step 2: knock the coffee filter cover, which is why the better Italian coffee machines use heavier metal to make the coffee filter cover, because if it is of other materials, it may not be able to withstand too many heavy knocks.

Step 3: press the coffee powder in the cover with a pressure bar. When pressing the coffee powder, it is best to keep the level of the coffee powder surface, otherwise the steam will pass unevenly. It is best to use the muscles under the thumb to press, it is easier to apply force evenly. Generally speaking, if the coffee powder is thicker, it will be pressed slightly; on the contrary, if the coffee powder is finer, it can be pressed a little tighter.

Step 4: knock off the coffee powder on the edge of the surface of the coffee powder just pressed (knock horizontally), press it again, and turn 90 degrees with your wrist at the same time.

Step 5: lock the filter cover, make sure the temperature of the water is enough, press the switch, and the steam will pass through the coffee powder.

Tip Amure-choose to match the fineness of your coffee maker's ground beans:

Italian coffee uses pressure to quickly pass the steam through the coffee powder to extract the best ingredients in the coffee powder, so the time for the steam to stay in the coffee powder directly affects the quality of the coffee brewed. A relatively simple and practical approach is to pick up the coffee filter cover in the coffee machine, spoon in a small spoonful of ground coffee powder, and gently press the coffee powder with your fingertips. If the coffee powder cannot pass through the filter cover at all, the beans may be too coarse; on the contrary, if the coffee powder runs down through the filter cover at once, the beans are ground too fine. This method can help you find the fineness of the ground beans in your coffee machine.

The reason why a household Italian coffee machine can't brew coffee well is mostly due to the pressing stick. You can check the pressure bar that comes with the coffee machine.

1. Is it just the size of the coffee filter, and will it leave a large protruding edge after pressing the coffee powder? If so, your pressure stick may be too small.

two。 In contact with coffee powder on that side, is not horizontal, or a curved surface, professionally speaking, the horizontal plane will be easier to use.