For the hard and true coffee lovers among us there are few roads we would not travel for the perfect cup of coffee. We have our favorites usually house specialties with a $5 price tag that cause lines at our nearby coffee houses. And we travel there each and every day sometimes several times a day to pay for the privilege of a cup of liquid gold that will ready us for our day or get us through our afternoon or push us through our end of the day slump. But what if we cou…
Impress Dinner Guests – Make Lattes At Home
With an espresso machine in your kitchen at home, you can make your own lattes to enjoy for yourself- and to impress your dinner guests! Some people look at the price of a home espresso machine and change their minds, but if consider what you typically pay when you buy a latte at your local coffee shop, whether it is a mom & pop shop or a chain (like Dunkin Donuts), youre spending anywhere from $2 to $4 for a latte! Your espresso machine will more than pay for itself in a …
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Okay, I’ve Made My Espresso, Now What Do I Do With the Milk?
You have your espresso machine. You have learned how to make a great shot of expresso. Ben Harris tells you how to turn that cold pitcher of milk into the foaming steamed milk that makes your plain espresso into a great latte or cappuccino.
Steaming in with espresso machine tips.
So what exactly is espresso coffee? An espresso coffee is sold at the café in a small cup and is an extremely strong cup of coffee. Espresso is used in making café latte, cappuccino and café mocha. Espresso is made in the espresso machine by forcing about two ounces of hot water through tightly packed finely ground espresso coffee.