Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 08:58:24PM +0200, animal wrote: > Espresso is a method where superheated steam is pressed through the > ground coffee. Nope, espresso is a drink where heated (about 95 deg C) WATER is passed under pressure (about 9 bar) through ground coffee. > Thereby extracting less caffeine and different compounds Correct - it is a commonly held myth that espresso is very high in caffeine when actually it generally has lower caffeine (unless the blend contains a very high Robusta content) than almost any other coffee. Another myth is that espresso is bitter when actually a well made epsresso is nothing of the sort - bitterness indicates that the drink has been overextracted. -- Tony Terlecki ajt@mrps.demon.co.uk