Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mine is definitely >100C. It is a Krupps maker. Inasmuch as caffeine is only water soluble in HOT water, I'm surprised to hear that it extracts less caffeine. I suppose that the reduced time on task might reduce the ability to extract as much. Jeffery At 04:19 PM 4/20/2004, you wrote: >on my machine it,s steam. >it has a boiler and there is no pump >simon jessurun > >| 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 >| _______________________________________________ >| Leica Users Group. >| See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information