Do you like to enjoy a cup of aromatic strong coffee? Do you know how to cook it?
Especially for you, we have collected the best tips and tricks from a professional.
So, let's begin!
Rule # 1 - grain
Good coffee starts with quality beans. The taste of the drink depends on what kind of coffee is chosen, how the beans were processed, the degree of roasting, grinding and storage.
Unfortunately, in supermarkets, all the shelves are littered with instant coffee, or already ground coffee.
It is very rare to find coffee beans and there are only a few options. This is a low-quality commercial coffee roasted to a charcoal state (not even an Italian flag on the packaging will save it from the bitterness that many people mistake for the real taste of coffee.
Good coffee does not need flavors and is sold exclusively in beans.
The best option is to look for online suppliers or buy grains from... coffee shop. Yes, it's expensive. But this coffee is worth it.
Rule # 2 - Grind
Grinding is the same item that does not vary with the operation of your coffee grinder, but with the type of brewing.
Important! There is no universal grind suitable for all types of coffee (by the way, the coffee shop will make the required grind at your request).
Ground coffee fizzles out quickly and needs to be prepared and drunk immediately.
Do not store ground coffee for more than two days! Its aroma will go away and the taste will be weak.
The coffee should be ground right before preparing the drink!
Rule # 3 - packaging
We serve coffee in bags or vacuum packaging.
When buying coffee, you need to pay attention to what the beans are packed: the package must have a degassing valve to release carbon dioxide and not let oxygen in.
Oxygen oxidizes coffee and destroys aroma, while carbon dioxide is naturally produced by coffee beans during the entire roasting period.
Fresh beans, only from roasting, emit a lot of carbon dioxide and it interferes with evaluating the correct taste of coffee.
Rule # 4 - grade
To make coffee in a Turk at home, use 100% Arabica. There is no need to be smart with varieties if you are poorly versed in them and cannot distinguish by grain or taste.
You won't go wrong with Arabica! But Arabica is also different.
When buying beans, be sure to look at the roasting date, region and growing height.
Smooth, balanced taste of coffee is obtained from beans grown in Central and South America.
Salvador, Brazil, Honduras - you can catch chocolate, nuts, caramel and tropical fruits in the taste of coffee from these places.
Sour coffee is obtained from African coffee beans - due to the height of growth and the richness of the soil, they have a balanced acidity.
Rule # 5 - cooking technique
You need to know how to make coffee, so that the taste of the drink invigorates in the early morning and delights in the middle of the working day.
The main and most traditional way of making coffee is in an ordinary turk or cezve. How to cook?
Instructions:
- pour freshly ground coffee into the Turku
- pour it with cold clean (filtered) water
- put on fire
- do not bring to a boil!
Important! The foam should not rise three times, as is commonly thought.
The Turku is removed from the fire as soon as the crust has risen, but the liquid itself has not yet boiled. After that, give the Turk a minute to "rest", drown the suspension and you can pour the drink into cups.
Important! Chlorine tap water destroys coffee. And warming it up 2-3 times until the foam rises - it boils the grain. Which is completely wrong! Coffee is brewed, not brewed.
Enjoy your coffee!
I wish you all health and patience! Everything will be fine!
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