I was watching a documentary about the history of coffee, coffee production & it's cultural importance a few months ago.
They said in this program that because the water in espresso machines is passed through the coffee grinds under pressure, it results in a drink with a stronger flavour but with a lower caffeine content. The drip style brewing machines stew the coffee which increases the caffeine level. Cheers, Dave (running behind schedule) On 6/1/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you were to drink as much espresso as most of us drink restaurant cofffee > they would have to pry you off the ceiling with a crowbar. Six or eight cups > of that watery stuff is bad enough. > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > David Savage wrote: > > On 6/1/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> From: > >>> "David Savage > >>> PS The coffee served in North American eateries sucks. Luckily they > >>> can't mess up a tea bag and hot water > >> Same as the coffee I was served in Scotland. Made with the same brand of > >> coffee maker. > > > > I know. I'm just trying to wind people up :-) > > > > You also have to take into account that where I live the main street > > is refereed to as the Cappuccino Strip. On a busy day, walking down > > the street, passing all the cafes and restaurants the predominant > > sound is the hiss of espresso machine milk steamers. > > > > > > I've not seen one of those drip filter things anywhere in Fremantle, > > since I was a little kid. I think the local Coffee Mafia put out > > contracts on those business owners that tried to pass off the rocket > > fuel produced by those drip machines as coffee. > > > > :-) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dave > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
