Espresso Tamping

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Espresso Tamping

By admin on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

This article is the first of a series of articles about espresso preparation. Espresso has the potential to be the ultimate form of coffee, but is too often sour, bitter, and overpowering. To prepare espresso properly a number of factors must be monitored. The espresso must be freshly roasted, freshly ground with a sharp conical [...]

Coffee-to-English Dictionary, Part IV: Decoding the Coffee Bag …

By admin on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Posted by Erin Meister, August 8, 2011 at 7:45 AM Coffee bags can be confusing (especially before you’ve had any coffee). [Photographs: Meister] Do you ever feel like you could use a little translation at your local coffee shop, or while perusing the bags of beans at your favorite market? Here’s the fourth part in [...]

How About Some 'Meaty,' 'Masculine' Coffee, Dude? — Grub Street …

By admin on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 | No Comments

If you just don’t want to drink a fruity coffee anymore now that you’re accustomed to manly cold-brew growlers, La Colombe’s latest rollout, Pure Black, promises to be the veritable beef jerky of brews, both “smoky” and “meaty.” Over on the Feast, owner Todd Carmichael describes the obsessive process he went through to reach the [...]

The Wonderful Ways We Caffeinate Ourselves

By admin on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Ah, coffee. Nectar of the gods. The real black gold. Too many of us are slaves to caffeine (the Bagcheck Crew included), but a small subset want more than just the morning fix to stave off a withdrawal headache—they’re chasing the perfect brew, and house coffee from the nearest Starbucks just won’t cut it. And [...]

Cold-Brewing Coffee and Tea – The Curious Cook – NYTimes.com

By admin on Friday, July 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Ratios of tea or coffee to water differ wildly from recipe to recipe; brewing times can be minutes or hours. And while some respected coffee authorities praise the virtues of cold-brewed coffee, others say it’s just not as good as brewing a fresh hot cup right onto the ice. I’ve found it calming to take [...]

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