Speaker: Currently serving in South Korea at Osan AB with US Air Force is Eugene Pixle. Eugene has submitted a top five list, Tips for Espresso and Cappuccino, one of my pet peeves is how people spell or pronounce the word ‘Espresso’, there is no ‘X’ in Espresso. That’s okay; even if you can't say it, you are going to certainly drink it. I made this list as a reply to your perfect coffee. I tried the French Press. I agree it’s great to brew coffee, well in terms of making it in home. As a matter of fact I can never go back to a drip when I drink regular coffee. But I love Latte and Ole. So here are my top five tips for Espressos and Cappuccino.
Number one, buy a quality espresso machine, I do not recommend buying the cheapest brewer. On that note, there is no need in buying a fancy machine that will have so many features you will not need. Find one that will take metal pods. Start between the $180-$300 range and you should be good. Make sure it has a steam arm that is long enough for you to start frothing your milk from the bottom.
Number two. Buy espresso ground. Espresso ground is like powder. If you really want to use coffee, then get a quality grinder that will grind the beans evenly and as fine as possible. Although I recommend a brewer-grinder for that. I have not had any luck finding a grinder that can make coffee so fine that it looks like dust. If you use regular coffee, then make sure you use the correct pod. The pod will usually have one drip hole when compared to the espresso ones. Pack the pod as tight as you can.
Do not buy certain kinds of coffee I don’t want to -- it’s coffee that I would necessarily drink but some people may not like it. You just note that it’s way overpriced. I recommend Peet’s, and that’s he does too, so we think like Port City Java or New Orleans Blend Community Coffee. Do not use pre-packaged paper pods. They restrict a lot of water flow through the coffee, and do not offer a full flavor like the metal pods do.
Number three. Learn how to froth the milk. This is the most important step for a Latte. Frothing is easy, but when you can start at the bottom and work your way up, it steams the milk more evenly. Thus the first tip on the steam tip is being long. Use a metal cup with a wide diameter about 2 inches. Start as far down as your steam nozzle will let you and work in circles like a spiral. It does not matter what direction you use. When the milk begins to expand towards the top, work the nozzle up slowly to get evenly with the steamed milk.
Number four. Learn all the different types of coffees you can make with an espresso machine. There are many types of coffee to include the Latte, Cafe Au Lait, Macchiato, or just about any coffee you see at your favorite coffee house.
Number five. Experiment with the amount of espresso, foam, and steamed milk you use. Try steaming the espresso and milk together in the same cup. Spoon the milk out instead of pouring it. Try taking just the foam first and then pouring milk. It’s your Cup of Joe, go crazy and make your own recipe. Almost all coffee flavors in the coffee house are made by putting a shot of coffee flavor in the cup. Mocha is the only one I’ve heard of that you can do without flavor. Maybe someone can make a top 5 on a mocha cappuccino.
I didn’t know if you can make top 5 list for Mocha Cappuccino but hey I am all yours. But I think the experimentation is huge tip. You may like coffee you just haven’t found the right bean, its may not have been made the right way. May you are just thinking that all coffee taste the same and it doesn’t. It just doesn’t. I thought all the coffee was the same until I had Peet’s and now I am a huge Peet’s fanatic. In fact, it’s the only branded logo I enjoy wearing on my head. I just got my hair cut the other day. Sometimes I wear dogs on heads. He doesn’t like it too much.
Anyway, if you got top 5 tips to submit to me, I’d really appreciate it. My e-mail address is Chris@Pirillo.com. I’d take any top 5 lists you might have, whether it’s related to coffee, food or technology, that’s typically what we talk about, during our live video stream. Right now I am streaming this video live out over the internet to almost 400 people, live at 11 O’clock on a Friday night.
We are just geeks we love technology and we are hopped up on some caffeinated beverage most likely, which reminds me speaking of -- I don’t drink a lot of sugary drinks but I have got 12 cavities. I go over to the dentist on Monday to get them filled. Someone asked me if I was going to stream that live over the internet. And I might consider doing that, you never know. You never really know what’s going to happen. You never know what we are going to talk about. You never know who’s going to be on the stream. You never know who’s going to be in the chair. You never know what we are going to be talking about. You just never know.
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