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• Tips

1 Select the degree of roast of the coffee. Espresso can be made from beans of varying degrees of roast. Each country has its own preferences. In northern Italy they like medium roasted coffee, in southern Italy they prefer stronger, darker roast. In America, they also tend to dark roast, since most coffee houses (the same Starbucks) buy beans in southern Italy.

2 The fresher the better. The freshness of the roast is very important. When choosing coffee, look at the roast date, the later it was made, the fresher the coffee. Ideally, no more than three weeks should elapse from the date of roasting.

3 Grind the beans yourself, but do not use a cheap electric coffee grinder. It can "burn" the beans, after which the consistency of the coffee powder will not be uniform. Better to use a good coffee grinder made specifically for espresso, or buy freshly ground coffee from a specialty store. Ask how fresh the grains are and when were they ground? A good espresso should have a consistency similar to granulated sugar. A grind that is too coarse will allow water to pass through too quickly and it will not have time to capture the desired properties of the coffee. Grinding too fine (in powder form) will take too long to brew, making the coffee taste bitter. Well-brewed coffee shouldn't taste bitter.

4 The water must be purified, free of minerals or contaminants. Heat it to 90 degrees, do not use boiling water, it will ruin the taste of coffee. However, insufficiently heated water will also not add flavor to the drink.

5 The amount of coffee. Use 7 g of coffee for a regular portion or 14 g for a double portion.

6 If coffee is coarsely ground, then it should be tamped more tightly, but if coffee is finely ground, then additional efforts are not needed during tamping (the water temperature must also be correct).

7 Pour coffee into the horn, seal with a tamper (ramming tool). A tamper is a flat, horn-sized object used for tamping coffee (tamping). When tamped tightly, a lot of caffeine and other tasteless oils will get into the coffee. The coffee will taste very bitter, roasted and the coffee will be frothless. If tamped lightly, the taste will be too sour. All the most delicious and useful will remain in the coffee tablet, without having time to dissolve in water.

8 If everything is done correctly, the first droplets will appear in 5-10 seconds. In general, it will take 20-25 seconds to prepare the drink. Follow the instructions for making a delicious drink. Place the cup in the space provided for it. At the end of the preparation of the drink, a red foam will appear, it will be distributed over the surface of the drink.

Tips

• If your coffee maker ramps the coffee in the cone by itself, then additional ramming can lead to clogging of the coffee maker. Read the instructions for use and see if the coffee can be tamped with tamper.
• A wide variety of coffee makers are produced. It is important to learn how to use your type of coffee maker. Practice is also important.
• Espresso fizzles out quickly, so drink it fresh or add milk or other flavors.
• Always add cold water.
• Use freshly ground coffee.
• Grind the coffee to the consistency of granulated sugar, again depending on which consistency is right for your particular coffee maker. For home coffee makers, the consistency of fine sugar is suitable. This will make the coffee ready in 25-30 seconds.
• You need to be patient to get delicious coffee. This process is like art. The process of making coffee should be enjoyed, not just standing there thinking about it. By practicing making coffee, you will become a master.
• You can find out more about espresso by following the links provided or use the search engines.