Bah...Sacrilege hehehhe -----Original Message----- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 10:38 To: cf-community Subject: Re: Coffee & Espresso
I never 'got' the coffee obsession. I find coffee, in any form, to be the most foul tasting liquid I have ever ingested. To each his own.... On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sam wrote: >> >> OK I'll start. >> >> French press coffee sux. Drip coffee is so much better. >> >> As for espresso, get a $10 old fashion espresso pot. It makes by far >> the best espresso. As for the grinder, I don't know. >> >> > > Well, based on what I've been reading, for any of them it's all in the grind. > > French Press for example likes the grind relatively coarser but all > particles of similar size whereas espresso goes finer but likes some > variation in particle size - but equally distributed! > > I mean the fact that a shot of espresso - done right - can taste like > a snickers bar or a lemon cookie is awesome. But to get there you > have to: > > 1.) Have the right beans > 2.) Use them between usually 4-8 days after roast; no more no less > when right > 3.) Have a grinder that you can dial in: e.g., Baratza Vario on the > lower cost side, Mazzer Robur on the higher > 4.) Grind the right "dose", and tamp it into the portafilter correctly > 5.) Pull the shot at the right temperature, pressure, and # of seconds > > Do all that, with the right equipment, and viola! Snickers bar. no > bitterness, no sour, just velvety sweetness. > > With the right equipment and daily practice I've read that a noob home > barista can get there in about 2-3 months. > > See? Total geekdom. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:333873 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
