Making a truly great espresso takes a bit of practice, even if you have an automatic espresso coffee maker.
Here are the basics to get you started:
You must start with a high quality espresso bean and the beans should be fresh. Grind the beans with a high quality burr grinder. Check to see if your machine comes with one.
1) Start with cold, clear water. Pour this into your water compartment and make sure the top is on well. The rule is one shot of espresso is about 1 ounce. So if you want a double do 2 ounces and so on.
2) Put in your coffee grinds. Your machine should have some type of sign or line that tells you how much to put in. Or for a really easy way to make espresso use a machine that uses espresso pods.
3) Put your cup or carafe under the spout.
4) Remove the cup as soon as the "cream" starts to turn white.
Make sure to clean your espresso machine well after each use.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)