Re: OT Coffee machine

["patricklidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>]

This post is going to sound anal and nit-picky, but I'll get on the
soap box in any case:

> Percolaters all pretty much work the same and no
> amount of technical wizardry is gonna change percolation..

In fact there are a number of different designs for coffee machines,
of which percolation is only one. Percolators rely on the water being
recirculated through the coffee, whereas for the typical filter
machine the water on passes through the coffee once, at atmospheric
pressure.

Espresso and Moka machines force the water through the coffee at
pressures greater than atmospheric pressure. This has an impact on
both the flavour and caffeine content. (Espresso actually contains
less caffeine than a conventional mug of coffee, although few would
believe it).

> Coffee beans are all about taste.. I could tell you a great Bean
and you
> could insist it's shite...  Oh and 2 more rules... Grind your own
and keep
> the Beans in the fridge !!!

The way in which the coffee beans are roasted and the way in which
they are ground can also have a profound effect on the coffee flavour.

There is a shed load of information about making coffee on the web -
http://www.rappahannockcoffee.com/drinks/index2.html
is as good a
starting point as any.

Patrick


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