Take a Peek at the Secrets of Making Cafe-style Coffee Below
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Of course, every coffee lovers like to hang out at the café, right? The reason is, at the café, you are served with various menus that you can choose as you like, starting with espresso, flat white, affogato, or many people's favorite coffees, like caramel latte, macchiato, and cappuccino.
But, what if you want to create the sensation of drinking café-style coffee at home? There are various things that one needs to learn and understand to be able to make coffee as good as a barista.
But, hey, you don't need to worry because some of these things are quite simple, and you can start by reading the tips below. Let's read on!
Get To Know the Coffee Beans Available on the Market
Actually, there are many types of coffee in the world, including in Indonesia. However, to avoid confusion, we will only discuss 2 of them, Arabica and Robusta. These two types of coffee are the most popular worldwide and are often used to make café-style coffee.
What is the difference between the two?
The simple difference is in taste. Arabica has a variety of flavors, so it is delicious to enjoy without any additions. Then, for Robusta, it has a slightly bitter taste.
Also Read: Interesting Facts About Robusta Coffee
But, is Robusta an inferior coffee? Of course, not!
The fact is that Robusta is often used as an ingredient in espresso coffee in cafes because of its ability to produce a lot of crema. Besides that, the bitter taste of Robusta coffee is also very suitable for combination with milk, cream, and sugar. Enjoy the mixture!
Different Brewing Techniques
Just like types of coffee, there are also many techniques for making coffee, so it takes a lot of time and words to explain in detail how it works. Then, many of these brewing techniques may be challenging to do at home. So, let's recap some brewing techniques that use more common equipment first!
- • French Press - You need to add coarsely ground coffee beans and let them sit in hot water for some time. Then, you push the plunger down to separate the coffee grounds from your brew. Lastly, just pour the coffee into your cup!
- • Cold Brew - This coffee brewing technique requires cold water (different from the general technique which uses hot water). So, you need to put the coffee in the refrigerator for about 20 hours. Then, it will produce coffee concentrates, which can be mixed with water and enjoyed cold.
- • Pour Over - The coffee grounds will be placed on top of the filter. Then, hot water will be poured and passed through the coffee grounds to carry out the extraction process. Then, you can enjoy the coffee dripping in the cup. This method requires patience but can help you create café-style coffee easily because it is a classic method.
- •Moka Pot - This equipment has three parts: the first (1) is the lower one where the water will be poured; (2) the center basket where the coffee grounds are placed; and (3) the third part is left empty. When the Moka Pot is heated on the stove, the machine will produce steam to extract the coffee and move it to the third part.
Learn to Make Microfoam
Do you know what is the difference between a latte and a cappuccino? The answer is microfoam!
Microfoam is milk at a high temperature shaken with a special tool. After that, the tool will be inserted into the top of the milk, thereby triggering foam to appear. It is this foam that will be poured on top of the latte andcappuccino.
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But, to make café-style coffee this way, you don't need to do anything too complicated. Just pour in ⅓ glass of cold milk. Then, beat it with a whisk, put it in a blender, or use a french press. Then, after the foam comes out, pour it into your favorite coffee, for example NESCAFÉ Classic.
Decide Between Coffee Beans and Instant Coffee
Good quality coffee can be obtained through coffee powder that you grind yourself (grind) or instant coffee. Whatever the choice, lifestyle is a major factor in whether or not you grind your coffee.
The reason is that busy people will certainly get more benefits from instant coffee, which requires less preparation time.
One of the coffees you can choose is NESCAFÉ Classic. This coffee is made from 100% pure Robusta coffee which dissolves easily in hot and cold water. This coffee has gone through a drying process so that when you put it in water, it will combine with the water in a matter of 6 seconds!
Now, to get NESCAFÉ Classic in a jar and sachet packaging at the nearest shops or online, you can get it via this link. Turn your home into a café with your favorite coffee drinks!
Warm the Cup Before Making Hot Coffee
Hot café-style coffee, for example, espresso, based coffee, is better made in a warmer cup. The benefit of this tip is quite simple. A warm cup will maintain the temperature of the coffee, so the coffee stays warmer for a much longer time.
So, those are the tricks for making café-style coffee that you can try at home. In conclusion, the process of making coffee doesn't need to be difficult and should be something you can enjoy every day, the same goes for the coffee you make that you pour into a cup. Enjoy your coffee!
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