How to make coffee in the coffee maker?

Contents:

• Drops and geysers
• Horns and capsules
• Alternative method

Coffee - the best friend of honest clerks and romantic poets, students and young serious business woman. It invigorates, heals, it gives inspiration. That he always brought joy to know how to make coffee in the coffee machine, and to adhere to two basic rules:

1. Coffee should never boil.
2. Use only high quality, fresh and soft water, filtered or bottled. This will not only improve the taste of wondrous drink, but also extend the life of the coffee machine, protecting it from scale.

With regard to coffee machines, they are drip, geyser, carob and capsule. Depending on their type and different cooking methods.
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Drops and geysers

The method described below is suitable for modest, but not devoid of merits drip coffeemakers. Prepared with the help of the beverage has a mild and delicate taste, as all the grounds are deposited on the filter.

The first step is inserted into the disposable filter coffee machine, which is convenient because it is simply thrown out after use with the grounds. If your favorite is equipped with a reusable filter, do not need to insert anywhere. After each use, you need a good wash with a nylon mesh filter. If you forget that, over time, the coffee can acquire an unpleasant rancid taste.

Then 10-15 seconds smalyvaem electric coffee beans in the coffee and get a middle ground. He filled in the filter at the rate of 1-2 teaspoons per cup, depending on the strength of the drink, you want to get to the exit. Then the tank is filled with cool clean water. In measuring its quantity can be guided by the marks on the reservoir or simply pour water out of the cup from which you are going to drink. After closing the reservoir, press the start button and wait until the liquid stops dripping, then poured steaming beverage cups or mugs. If the coffee does not turn off automatically, do not forget to press the mute button.

The second common type of coffee machines at home - geyser. Look coffeemakers are very elegant and look at the old coffee pots. The process involves boiling water filling the bottom of the tank and filling the coffee medium or coarse grinding (5-7 seconds in the electric coffee) in the filter. Coffee in falling asleep should not be ramming, otherwise you can ruin the taste of the drink. Tea is placed on the hotplate or included if it is electric. Ready beverage enters the upper reservoir. It is important to ensure that the coffee does not boil. True connoisseurs claim that coffee, boiled in hot spring coffee maker, in taste slightly higher than the one that is obtained dropping. The main drawback geyser coffee makers - after each use it is necessary to disassemble and thoroughly washed with warm water and detergent.

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Horns and capsules

With regard to coffee machines carob, the quality of the beverage is directly dependent on the grind. If you love coffee stronger, then take fine grinding (20-25 seconds into the electric coffee), if not too strong, the medium or coarse. The horn must be metal, as when using a plastic horn drink turns weak. When bad developments plastic horn can greatly overheat and coffee will acquire the taste of plastic.

The second fundamental point - the need to properly compress coffee horn. If compressed too much, the coffee will be too strong and bitter. If not enough, and the drink will be tasteless and watery. It is quite possible done it with the help of the usual plastic spoon or tolkushkoy, but true gourmets recommended purchase tamper - special tool for pressing, used by professional baristas. Before you achieve perfection in the art of ramming have to be trained. But then you will be able to teach friends and family how to properly brew coffee in a coffee machine.

Compress the coffee horn, just insert it in the machine, turn the lever, and half a minute later enjoy strong coffee. After use, the horn is imperative to rinse with warm water.

Holders of capsule coffee makers simply insert into a special tank hermetically sealed aluminum capsule with compressed coffee and click. The rest of the machine will do the work itself. A minute later, will be ready a fine drink your favorite variety - espresso, cappuccino, macchiato, with or without caffeine, vanilla, caramel or other additives. Most importantly - do not forget to pre-purchase these capsules, it is suitable for your machine as a regular ground coffee for the coffee machines of this type can not be used. But in this case do not have to wash, except that the rinse cup.

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Alternative method

The risk that the quality of the coffee break eminent manufacturer, is quite small, however, it can not be ruled out. To suddenly and inappropriately does not go without the cup of salvation invigorating drink, it is recommended along with a coffee maker to buy the Turk, otherwise referred to as pots. Brew coffee in the Turk is not difficult to have a bit of patience and show a few minutes not to deviate from the plate.

The coffee is very finely ground (25-30 seconds into electric coffee) poured in Turku together with sugar and spices (to taste), and she Turk put on medium heat and warms. A minute later, pour clean cold water, but not to the brim, and about three-quarters, then stir and keep an eye out to coffee does not boil and did not run away. As soon as the skin, quickly remove the Turk with hot plates, wait until the foam settles, Turk put back. Repeat 2-3 times so. We give the coffee brew for a few minutes and poured into tiny cups. If you do not like the foam, you can remove it, or, on the contrary, carefully and thoughtfully to pass into the cup.

This delightful coffee with a slice of lemon, a drop of liquor or famous since Soviet times the legendary Riga Black Balsam. A bronze, copper or ceramic Turk will look in your kitchen just as wonderful as the most modern coffee maker.