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how to brew the perfect cup of coffee - if i only knew how you brew
Here are the basics to brewing a great cup of coffee : add hot water to coffee beans. But how are you adding the coffee beans
Here are the basics to brewing the perfect cup of coffee: You take some coffee beans from a coffee plant. Roast them as desired. Grind them a lot or a little. Add hot water, ideally around 195 - 200 degrees F. Wait. Either filter to remove the grounds or leave them to settle to the bottom. Optionally add spices, milk product, chocolate, sugar, fat free lactose milk falsa; then SIP; Drink. Smile . Wasn’t that easy?
First we must determine how you are brewing the coffee – most people know about their own method but there are one very common and six less - common methods. The most common is the plug in drip coffee maker which most of us grew up with or currently have. The key to the aut drip coffee maker is: keeping everything clean; making sure the water is heated to the right temperature and that everything is clean.
Here are the other six:
The first method, which I refer to as “Turkish Coffee” is popular in both the middle east and my house. It involves using extremely finely ground coffee boiled in water, typically with sugar. Some choose to add various spices to the coffee, such as cardamom. There is no straining nor filtering, the coffee, grounds and all, are poured into cups for an excellent drinking experience. Great for surprising an unexpected house guests.
The French press method is typically chosen by “gourmet coffee tasters”, and as well as coffee snobs. It actually gives the maker a lot of control over the final product. Coarsely ground coffee is placed in a glass carafe. Hot water is added and a lid with a plunger is placed on top. After approximately 5 minutes, the plunger is pushed down, taking most of the grounds with it. The coffee is then immediately poured into cups. The French press can make a perfect cup of coffee.
Percolation is one of the oldest ways to make coffee and luckily its not used much anymore. One way to destroy a perfectly good coffee bean is to boil the grounds. Then keep boiling. Then boil some more. This is percolating and ends up with a thin and bitter drink. Obviously, this is not my “cup of tea” but there are those who, for some reason, like this result. Like bus drivers and security guards.
The Far East or Vietnamese Coffee is an excellent coffee when its only you or a special friend drinking coffee that morning or evening – its also an excellent after diner coffee. An excellent way to brew a single cup of coffee that is unique in many ways. The final product is often described as “drinking a cup of melted coffee Häagen-Dazs ice cream.” Made with condensed milk, it is great hot or served over ice for a summer drink
Some folks have purchased expensive home espresso coffee makers. Espresso is made when fine ground coffee is infused with hot water at high pressure for a short time. The resulting coffee is full bodied, strong flavored, and typically has a “crema” or foam on top. Combined with steamed milk for a latte or cappuccino, espresso is quickly becoming an American favorite. High density intense coffee.
Our sixth method is Vacuum brewing is definitely cool to watch. The method uses a device composed of two globes, one on top of the other, with a filter between them. Coffee grounds are placed in the upper globe, water in the lower. When heated, the water, due to pressure from the resulting steam, travels up a tube into the upper globe, mixing with the coffee. As the device is allowed to cool, the water (now coffee) filters into the lower globe. A mediocre cup of coffee usually ensues.
So the key to all these types of coffee brewing: Use good quality gourmet Arabica beans – I prefer Columbia; Costa Rica or Brazil beans. Use whole beans and only grind them right before you brew them. Keep them in a tightly sealed tuber-ware like container. Use fresh bottled or mineral water. Heat it to 200 degress. Now sip the perfect cup of coffee.
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Boake Moore is an IT Testing Specialists by trade and founder of Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee - a non profit dedicated to helping children around the world: www.missiongrounds.com
Here are the basics to brewing the perfect cup of coffee: You take some coffee beans from a coffee plant. Roast them as desired. Grind them a lot or a little. Add hot water, ideally around 195 - 200 degrees F. Wait. Either filter to remove the grounds or leave them to settle to the bottom. Optionally add spices, milk product, chocolate, sugar, fat free lactose milk falsa; then SIP; Drink. Smile . Wasn’t that easy?
First we must determine how you are brewing the coffee – most people know about their own method but there are one very common and six less - common methods. The most common is the plug in drip coffee maker which most of us grew up with or currently have. The key to the aut drip coffee maker is: keeping everything clean; making sure the water is heated to the right temperature and that everything is clean.
Here are the other six:
The first method, which I refer to as “Turkish Coffee” is popular in both the middle east and my house. It involves using extremely finely ground coffee boiled in water, typically with sugar. Some choose to add various spices to the coffee, such as cardamom. There is no straining nor filtering, the coffee, grounds and all, are poured into cups for an excellent drinking experience. Great for surprising an unexpected house guests.
The French press method is typically chosen by “gourmet coffee tasters”, and as well as coffee snobs. It actually gives the maker a lot of control over the final product. Coarsely ground coffee is placed in a glass carafe. Hot water is added and a lid with a plunger is placed on top. After approximately 5 minutes, the plunger is pushed down, taking most of the grounds with it. The coffee is then immediately poured into cups. The French press can make a perfect cup of coffee.
Percolation is one of the oldest ways to make coffee and luckily its not used much anymore. One way to destroy a perfectly good coffee bean is to boil the grounds. Then keep boiling. Then boil some more. This is percolating and ends up with a thin and bitter drink. Obviously, this is not my “cup of tea” but there are those who, for some reason, like this result. Like bus drivers and security guards.
The Far East or Vietnamese Coffee is an excellent coffee when its only you or a special friend drinking coffee that morning or evening – its also an excellent after diner coffee. An excellent way to brew a single cup of coffee that is unique in many ways. The final product is often described as “drinking a cup of melted coffee Häagen-Dazs ice cream.” Made with condensed milk, it is great hot or served over ice for a summer drink
Some folks have purchased expensive home espresso coffee makers. Espresso is made when fine ground coffee is infused with hot water at high pressure for a short time. The resulting coffee is full bodied, strong flavored, and typically has a “crema” or foam on top. Combined with steamed milk for a latte or cappuccino, espresso is quickly becoming an American favorite. High density intense coffee.
Our sixth method is Vacuum brewing is definitely cool to watch. The method uses a device composed of two globes, one on top of the other, with a filter between them. Coffee grounds are placed in the upper globe, water in the lower. When heated, the water, due to pressure from the resulting steam, travels up a tube into the upper globe, mixing with the coffee. As the device is allowed to cool, the water (now coffee) filters into the lower globe. A mediocre cup of coffee usually ensues.
So the key to all these types of coffee brewing: Use good quality gourmet Arabica beans – I prefer Columbia; Costa Rica or Brazil beans. Use whole beans and only grind them right before you brew them. Keep them in a tightly sealed tuber-ware like container. Use fresh bottled or mineral water. Heat it to 200 degress. Now sip the perfect cup of coffee.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Boake Moore is an IT Testing Specialists by trade and founder of Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee - a non profit dedicated to helping children around the world: www.missiongrounds.com
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The Best Commercial Coffee Grinder For Your Money
If you've ever thought about the best way to grind coffee beans you've found the answer in this article. However be prepared to spend a little bit of cash to get the best grinder for your needs. Many models that lay below the $50 mark may be cheap imitation of the real coffee grinders and may only have a fraction of the life span. If you want to grind the best coffee at a fraction of the cost of the most expensive coffee grinders this may be just for you. Be ready to spend more than $50 however.
There are so many Commercial coffee grinders on the market which ones are the best? We've found one coffee grinder that ranks high up in the upper echelon. Some of the top quality coffee grinders are going for $1000 or more and while good are not the best because their price is simply to high. For around $300 a great alternative to the thousand dollar Commercial Coffee Grinders can be found. Ready to find out what model is right for you?
La Pavoni Jolly Commercial Burr Coffee Grinder is a great coffee grinder at around $299. These are great for two things either you own a small little diner that wants to offer the freshest coffee without spending a fortune or having the coffee taste like a store bought rip off or you love home coffee and want something that grinds easy and quickly on a professional scale making only the freshest coffee. Standing about 12 inches high this commercial coffee grinder can hold about a 1/2 LB. of whole coffee beans. This coffee grinder also features a 100 volt / 95 watt powered motor and grinds quickly and easily with little mess or clean up. Similar models can be found for around $1000-$1200 and still do not offer the warranty that we offer on this product. This La Pavoni Jolly Commercial Burr Coffee Grinder comes with a one year warranty and the model comes in black or chrome.
If you love fresh ground coffee and want to grind and brew your own then do so at an affordable price. Watch spending over $500 on a coffee grinder as you may be over paying for an only slightly more powerful model. Another similar model we have seen that we felt was over priced (we will not name the product by name) only offered a slightly more powerful motor at 110 watts and was over $395 more expensive! Although it preformed almost as well it was over double the price. Don't pay for a name pay for the best quality for the right price.
To find this model visit Best Commercial Coffee Grindersor Find more Buy Coffee Grinders and Coffee Makersor Coffee Wine and Gifts Home page at Buy Premium Gourmet Coffees
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael BrownLover of Coffee and fine Wines.
There are so many Commercial coffee grinders on the market which ones are the best? We've found one coffee grinder that ranks high up in the upper echelon. Some of the top quality coffee grinders are going for $1000 or more and while good are not the best because their price is simply to high. For around $300 a great alternative to the thousand dollar Commercial Coffee Grinders can be found. Ready to find out what model is right for you?
La Pavoni Jolly Commercial Burr Coffee Grinder is a great coffee grinder at around $299. These are great for two things either you own a small little diner that wants to offer the freshest coffee without spending a fortune or having the coffee taste like a store bought rip off or you love home coffee and want something that grinds easy and quickly on a professional scale making only the freshest coffee. Standing about 12 inches high this commercial coffee grinder can hold about a 1/2 LB. of whole coffee beans. This coffee grinder also features a 100 volt / 95 watt powered motor and grinds quickly and easily with little mess or clean up. Similar models can be found for around $1000-$1200 and still do not offer the warranty that we offer on this product. This La Pavoni Jolly Commercial Burr Coffee Grinder comes with a one year warranty and the model comes in black or chrome.
If you love fresh ground coffee and want to grind and brew your own then do so at an affordable price. Watch spending over $500 on a coffee grinder as you may be over paying for an only slightly more powerful model. Another similar model we have seen that we felt was over priced (we will not name the product by name) only offered a slightly more powerful motor at 110 watts and was over $395 more expensive! Although it preformed almost as well it was over double the price. Don't pay for a name pay for the best quality for the right price.
To find this model visit Best Commercial Coffee Grindersor Find more Buy Coffee Grinders and Coffee Makersor Coffee Wine and Gifts Home page at Buy Premium Gourmet Coffees
Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael BrownLover of Coffee and fine Wines.
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