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Coffee
No longer is it necessary to buy expensive
containers of coffee at a coffee
house. With
the right equipment, you can
brew those delicious
blends and European styles of
coffee in the
comfort and convenience of your
own kitchen.
Coffee beans and coffee making
products are
available in good grocery stores,
at specialty
stores, through catalogs, and
online. The
followings tips should help you
whip up the
perfect cup:
- Roasting determines the flavor of the coffee.
Milder, lighter coffees are the result of
brief roasting, while longer roasting produces
stronger flavor. The best coffee is made
from recently roasted and ground coffee beans
brewed in steaming hot, not boiling, water.
Use filtered water for even better results.
- Store coffee beans in a tightly sealed container
at room temperature. Brew the
coffee about
four minutes. After six minutes
the coffee
will start to become acidic.
- Café au lait is one part brewed coffee mixed
with one to two parts warmed
milk. The milk
should be heated until it is
steaming and
foamy. It is typically served
at breakfast
in large cups.
- Espresso is made by forcing hot water through
finely ground, darkly roasted
beans. Because
of its intensity, it is usually
served in
a very small cup. When a spoonful
of hot
frothed milk is add to espresso,
it is called
macchiato. Espresso is often
served after
a meal.
- Cappuccino is equal parts of espresso and
warm frothy milk. The milk
is added to the
espresso, and some is also
spooned on top.
Cappuccino is a morning drink.
- Caffe latte is one part espresso and two
parts warmed milk, with more
frothy milk
added on top. It is usually
served in a tall
container and is a favorite
breakfast drink
for all ages.
You will have more success frothing milk
if you use cold milk. Skim milk froths better
than whole or 2% milk. |
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