The way coffee is made, the use of coffee equipment, precautions for the use of mocha pots, electric coffee.

The way coffee is made

Usage of coffee equipment

Drip filter coffee

The method of cooking invented by the Germans. To put it simply, after grinding the coffee, put it in a funnel or add a layer of filter paper and pour hot water on top (the ideal water temperature is between 90C and 95C). Due to the gravity of the earth, the coffee will flow out from below. The amount of coffee is usually 7 to 10 grams of powder can make about a cup of 120ml.

Siphon pot (Syphon)

One of the most popular coffee brewing methods in siphon pot cafes. Principle: under the burning of alcohol lamp, when the water temperature in the lower container reaches 92 ℃, the water is sucked into the upper container with coffee powder, and after soaking and stirring, the coffee is returned.

Degree of grinding: slightly thicker than powder, close to special fine granulated sugar.

Siphon cooking has the feel of a chemical laboratory. Some people say that because it can extract the most perfect part of coffee.

Mocha pot (Moka Pot)

The basic principle of mocha pot is to use pressurized hot water to quickly extract coffee liquid through coffee powder. The earliest mocha pot was made by Italian Alfonso Bialetti in 1933, and his company, Bialetti, has always been famous for producing this kind of coffee pot. Mocha coffee pots are commonly used in Europe.

The mocha pot is divided into two parts: the water is put in the lower part to boil and boil to produce vapor pressure; the boiling water rises and passes through the filter pot containing coffee powder; when the coffee flows to the upper half, turn down the fire, if the temperature is too high, the coffee will smell scorched.

Considerations for use:

1. Water level: use warm water and the water level is 0.5 cm below the safety valve. The safety valve will automatically relieve pressure when the lower pot pressure is too high, in order to prevent safety accidents. If the water level is higher than the safety valve, the function of the safety valve can not play normally.

2. Coffee powder: coffee powder is medium-fine-grained and filled with powder trough. when filling the powder, vibrate the powder trough properly so that the coffee powder is evenly distributed. after filling it, gently press the surface with your fingers to make the powder denser.

Belgian Royal Coffee Pot (Balancing Syphon)

The Belgian royal coffee pot has the characteristics of both siphon coffee pot and mocha pot, and the performance process is full of seesaw fun. It combines several natural forces: fire, steam, pressure and gravity, which make the operation of the Belgian royal coffee pot more visible.

French filter kettle

The French press, referred to as the French press, is a coffee pot with the function of tea maker at the same time. Principle: by the way of soaking, the essence of coffee is released through the stewing method of full contact between water and coffee powder. Suitable for coffee: coffee powder with both strong and light taste. Degree of grinding: coarse granule.

Disadvantages: due to the metal filter can not completely filter fine powder, coffee beans need rough grinding, coffee powder particles become thicker, resulting in a large number of contents can not be extracted. And soaking for a long time will lead to excessive extraction, bitter taste, astringent taste and miscellaneous flavor, so the taste of coffee is slightly inferior.

Electric coffee machine

The common ones on the market are American coffee dripping machine and Italian steam coffee machine. The price of the American drip coffee maker is comparable to that of the siphon pot, which is suitable for coffee roasted in medium or deep depth, with slightly fine grinding particles and bitter taste. It uses electricity to boil the water and soak it. Black coffee is the easiest to do, but it tastes a little worse because it is made from boiling water. The coffee brewed with the Italian steam coffee machine is stronger, the temperature is higher, and the taste is heavier than the coffee brewed by the American dripping machine. The Italian steam coffee maker is a machine that allows steam to quickly extract coffee through coffee powder through high pressure and high temperature. the best temperature for brewing coffee is between 90 and 98 degrees Celsius. Household espresso machines often have a bubbling mouth to make cappuccinos, and often have the function of warming the cup.