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For real coffee lovers, the recipe for making your favorite drink is as important as the high quality of the coffee beans. They prefer to buy coffee from a well-known manufacturer and brew it according to all the rules - competently and tasty.
The coffee itself is not brewed, but it is brewed (not boiled). Formally, two main methods can be divided:
- automated: using specialized household electrical appliances;
- traditional: in classic coffee pots, turks or other vessels.
And it is also customary to classify this drink according to national preferences for a particular method of preparation, historically entrenched in different countries and cities. There is coffee in Italian and Czech, French and Polish, Warsaw and Viennese ... Some of these options relate directly to the method of brewing black coffee, and some just add variety through the use of additional ingredients.
How to make black coffee
For lovers of coffee machines, everything is simple and clear: the manual for the machine answers all possible questions. Now there is a large line of such equipment from different companies. Their options are varied: the degree of grinding, strength and volume of portions is regulated, there is a memory for the recipe and much, much more. The consumer will have to choose "his" system, focusing on the pros and cons of each of the devices, as well as the price and a set of necessary functions. Some of them are equipped with cappuccino makers, displays, touch controls, a self-cleaning system from limescale ...
However, not every type of coffee can be prepared automatically. For those who want to use traditional techniques, there are a few tips on how to brew in a Turkish pot or coffee pot might be useful.
The basics of coffee skills
If you have different varieties of high quality coffee beans on hand, you can mix them. But in no case should you try to improve a poor-quality product by diluting it with an expensive variety.
Ideally, roasting and grinding takes place just before brewing the beverage. With the modern pace of life, this is rarely done at home. But another principle is not difficult to observe: the more coffee per cup, the stronger it is. On average, 4-6 g per 100 ml. A 400 ml Turk needs about 20 grams of coffee. This means that for a 100 ml cup, about 5 g is required. Increasing the dosage to 8-10 grams will bring the corresponding effect. There is a point of view that the correct Turk (cezva) is not more than 200 ml. But such a volume implies either a small company or very strong coffee served in elegant cups.
With hot water
According to Turkish canons, a cup of a drink brewed in a coffee pot contains at least a teaspoon of finely ground coffee (and sugar to taste). Coffee (and sugar) is poured into boiling water and brought to a boil. The liquid is brought to a boil three times, but not boiled.
With cold water
Turkish coffee also includes a recipe with cold water, which is poured into a coffee pot with ground arabica and sugar. After a few minutes, the Turk is put on a slow fire, brought to a boil three times. Do not boil. If desired, remove the foam, sprinkle it with cold water. The finished drink is poured into small cups and glasses of cool water are served with them.
With melted sugar and spices
Not only a coffee machine, but also an enamel coffee pot is not suitable for the Arabian way of cooking. This option requires a small amount of granulated sugar at the bottom of the dishes, the sugar melts in it, then diluted with water. The boiling water is removed from the heat, coffee is added there. When the composition is brought to a boil again, add cardamom or cinnamon. The most expensive coffee spice is saffron.
Sometimes cardamom has already been added to the ground product, it is recommended to buy this type of coffee for brewing in the traditional way, devices from small particles of spices can become clogged.
Finely ground coffee in a cup
Ground coffee beans are simply brewed in a cup (here we do not mean a standard instant product). The cups are preheated (scalded with boiling water), freshly ground aromatic arabica is poured. Foam forms and the cups are covered with a saucer for 8-10 minutes. This recipe is sometimes called "Warsaw", "Polish". Although this is how the tasting of grains is carried out in different countries.
Filtered coffee
Many coffee delights assume there will be no thickening in the drink. This applies primarily to cups in which cognac, rum, etc. are added. For example, French coffee. Baristas have learned how to filter coffee from a Turk using various devices. In the home kitchen, you need to carefully monitor that the thick is settled, and try to pour coffee without it.
Geyser coffee maker helps to get coffee without grounds. This is a fairly modern way of brewing coffee, widespread since the middle of the 20th century. A standard aluminum coffee maker was perfect for any kitchen. The problem arose with the advent of induction cookers. Choosing the right stainless steel device for them is not an easy, but solvable task. In addition, now there are electrical appliances based onm the same principle.
French press
The brewing method in a glass French press combines the two previous methods. The coffee becomes filtered. But for this, the vessel itself must be warmed up, and high-quality coffee beans are thoroughly ground just before brewing.
What is worth trying
Coffee is not only a strong drink in miniature cups. Leave a pleasant experience and other options for its use. Different nations have their own unique serving and serving techniques: in glasses, glasses, bowls. Additional ingredients are varied: cream, chocolate, juice, cinnamon, vanillin, cocoa, ice, zest. Fruit and waffles, cognac and rum are added to the coffee cocktail. Hardly anyone has tried hundreds of ways to prepare coffee delights. But we will give some of them here as an example.
Viennese
At least two Viennese coffee recipes are noteworthy. Why two? There is simply no one generally accepted description of such a drink, only whipped cream unites the mentioned methods of making "Viennese" coffee. So. Strong black coffee is pre-prepared in any way (in a machine, turk, etc.) Then - a very large layer of whipped cream: almost a third of a cup. Enhances the taste of grated chocolate, nutmeg. Optionally - sugar and cognac.
The second, "summer" option. An excellent cooling dessert. You will need half a liter of cream per liter of coffee. First, the coffee with a quarter liter of cream is mixed and cooled in the refrigerator. The remaining cream is whipped. Distribute the drink among the glasses, decorate with a "head" of cream, small waffles and chocolate.
Coffee plus cocoa
Interestingly, many countries have decided to combine coffee and cocoa. In Japanese - this composition includes drinks in equal parts. Mexican - ground coffee is mixed with a small amount of cocoa powder and brewed.
Milk, cream or egg
In many national recipes, milk or an egg is found as an ideal addition to coffee. So, the recipe "in Czech" contains coffee and milk in a ratio of 2 to 1. One of the Italian recipes: to brew coffee not in water, but in milk.
Yolk is an ingredient in many recipes. It is recommended to shake it in a mixer, or just stir it to make coffee with cognac, a drink with cream and chocolate.
Coffee is "friendly" with many strong drinks - whiskey (in Irish), cognac (in French). Despite the fact that cognac is popular in recipes, liqueur, vodka, and red wine are also found as an addition.
Good coffee won't run out
However, this boundless coffee world is not easy to cover in one article. It really requires a constant study of worthy traditions and the formation of new skills. It is not at all difficult to choose and buy high quality coffee in the "Coffeeynya" coffeeynya.ua, and then use any of the proposed recipes. It's great that modern packaging allows you to maintain the original freshness of the ground coffee for a long time. Proper storage helps you get a good drink: when the package is opened, it is best not to store it for too long. It will also help you get a wonderful cup.
