Espresso & Cappuccino Machines

Today’s Espresso and Cappuccino machines can produce many tasty espresso drinks including Cappuccino, Cafe Latte or Café Mocha; and even frozen or blended drinks such as Frappuccino; but all are made with one or multiple shots of espresso. A shot of espresso is made by pumping and forcing highly pressurized hot water (about 15 atmospheres or 220 psi) through tightly packed and perfectly ground espresso beans. To make a perfectly good espresso, it should take about 25 seconds for about 1.5 ounces of dark brown, slightly thick espresso liquid with a small amount of light brown foam or “crema” on top. There are many steps in the making a perfect shot of espresso. What matters is temperature & pressure of the water; quality and freshness of the ground coffee beans and how tightly the coffee is packed are just a few to mention.

Pro:

Great, strong coffee packed with aroma, oils and essences.

Cons:Technique

It takes practice to make a perfect espresso so unless you own Espresso Machine that will do job for you; expect spending lots of time in front of espresso machine.

Cost

Good Espresso Machine often times is costly. And to grind perfect espresso, you may consider investing into good Coffee Grinder as well.