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 11:19:09PM +0200, animal wrote: > on my machine it,s steam. > it has a boiler and there is no pump In that case it's not authentic espresso. Machines which rely on steam pressure to move water through the coffee actually only generate a fraction of the pressure required to produce espresso. Yes they can make nice coffee but no it isn't espresso. > 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