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Coffee Recipes
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Espresso
Brewing the perfect cup of espresso is truly an art
form. It is learned through practice, experience, and
by responding to one's senses. The espresso connoisseur
can distinguish the taste of a cup with a mere whiff
of its aroma or a glance at its color.
In your quest for the perfect cup of espresso, you should
learn these basic rules.
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Use a strong coffee
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Grind the bean to a fine powder at the last moment
before brewing
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To make a 1.5 ounce cup, use 1 1/2 teaspoons
of coffee
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Temp the grounds so that the water will percolate
through them evenly
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In 20 seconds, the water should have percolated
through the grains and yielded 1.5 ounces of coffee.
If this does not happen, you may have temped the
grounds too tightly or loosely, or you may be
using the wrong type of grounds for your machine.
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Cappuccino (two cups)
1 cup of strong coffee
1 cup of hot milk (pressurized)
Cocoa powder
Pour a half mug of the strong and hot coffee. Froth
the milk, then pour the milk so that the unfrothed
part goes into the mug first, leaving a very creamy
head. Sprinkle some cocoa powder on top of the frothy
head. Some people like to decorate their cappuccino
with a little Chantilly cream.
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Ice (or chilled) Coffee
To enjoy a refreshing ice coffee, first brew up a pot
of your usual coffee. Add some sugar if you like. Then,
simply place the coffee in your refrigerator and wait
for it to cool down. Voilà! You have chilled
coffee. If you prefer to serve chilled coffee on ice,
use less water when preparing your coffee.
To brew an Italian version, serve the coffee cold and
on crushed ice. You'll gain your guest's respect, for
you have just served an authentic granita di caffé.
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