The Art of Making  Espresso

              With hundreds of billions of cups consumed every year, coffee has become one of the most popular beverages in the world.

               Are you a coffee drinker? Would you like to master the challenging art of brewing espresso? What  does it take to produce the perfect cup?

               Espresso extraction is the most efficient- and difficult- of all coffee- brewing methods. Making perfect espresso requires a skillful balance of three key processes: grinding the beans(1), compacting the grinds into the filter basket on the coffee machine(2),  and poring the espresso shot(3). Grinding the beans correctly  is coucial, if the grind is to coarse, the espreso will be thin and watery. If it’s too fine, the coffee will taste bitter and burned. In both cases, when the esresso comes out of the spout, the crema- the golden forth on the surface of the fres espresso- will indicate how well the oils have been extarcted.

               After grinding some beans use a packing tool  called tumper to compress them firmly into a filter basket, creating a smooth seemingly polished surface. Next locksthe filter basket into place and turns on the pump. ”Getting the perfect poor is often a case of trial and error”, until it can meet/rich the oozes from the filter spout with the consistincy of warm honey taste of espresso.

              To be sure, relaxed conversation over a good brew- coffee or tea, depending on your taste- is one of life’s simple pleasure.”Tasty beverages bring people together”.

By:Kimberly A. Gonido