Almost all of us start a day with a cup of coffee. Some people drink coffee with milk, others only black. Every day we can meet crowds in famous coffeehouse chains like Starbucks or Costa. In such places coffee is made in a pressure espresso machine but there are other methods of brewing coffee.
1. Moka pot
The process of brewing coffee in this machine is based on boiling water which passes through under pressure by the ground coffee beans. The most popular company produce moka pots is Bialetti. Moka pot was invented in Italy. The Moka Pot is powered by fire or electricity power. They are traditionally made of aluminium or sometimes made of stainless steel. This is an easy way to prepare coffee at home and makes coffee very aromatic.
2. Chemex
A simple type of coffee machine in which the boiling water in the glass dish slowly seeps through a paper filter filled with ground coffee beans. Filters are made of thicker paper than used in standard filters for electric drip coffee makers. This machine was invented in 1941 by Peter Schlumbohm. To this day, it’s produced by Chemex Corporation.
The Aeropress uses pressure to brew coffee. This is a very comfortable device because it is light, easy to clean and the only thing you need to make is to boil water :)
The coffee cone is the least expensive way to make coffee. You only need paper filters and a ceramic brewer
5. French Press
5. French Press
French Press was invented by an Italian designer Attilio Calimani in 1929. It’s is a tall, narrow cylinder with a plunger that includes a mesh filter. The ground coffee is placed in the cylinder, and off-the-boil water is then poured into it. The coffee and hot water are left in the cylinder for a few minutes and then we must slowly push down the plunger, in this way we separate the grounds from the infusion.
In Warsaw we have a few places where coffee is brewed by alternative methods, for example Ministerstwo Kawy (http://www.ministerstwokawy.pl).
On this website there are several videos how to prepare coffee with the above methods - http://coffee-affair.co.uk/alternative-coffee-brewing-methods/
- Have you ever tried to brew coffee using any of these ways?
- Did you drink coffee made with one of the alternative methods?
- Do you know some places where coffee is brewed by alternative methods? Can you recommend some?
Comments
I don't know any place, because as I mentioned I'm not really into it, but maybe drinking occasionally will develop into
gourmet?
Which one is your favorite?
I have never drunk coffee prepared in any of those ways. As I said I don't drink much coffee at all and if I have to I prepare it in traditional way.
I have no idea about such places where you can try coffee prepared by alternative methods, but I'm sure there are a lot of such places in Warsaw.
I prepare coffee at home in two ways: cofee machine or moka pot.
The first way is much commonly used by me because it's fast and very convenient. I need to add water only and have coffee :) What's more, I don't need to clean anything - my coffee machine does it on its own :))
Second way is using moka pot. It takes litte more time but in my opinion coffee tastes better. There is one disadvantage - preparing and cleaning takes time. Perhaps not so much, but still. That's why more often I use coffee machine.
Sadly, I don't know any fancy places in Warsaw, where you can drink good coffee :(
I don’t really like its taste and smell, so I drink coffee rarely for example when I have a lot of work and I’m feeling too lazy to go to the market and buy some energy drink.
When I make my coffee I use espresso machine, and add so much milk and sugar that you can’t really taste the coffee.
I don't know any places to recommend you, because the city centers are dominated by power cords, where the coffee is shitty.
I am a coffee person, but I try not to drink too much of it. I usually make coffee at home (moka pot) because it's cheaper than drinking it in cafe (therefore I can't recommand any place to visit).
We and my girlfriend have Moka pot in our home. Tried coffee from it few times and it really tastes better than traditional express.
Thanks to my mom the taste of italian coffee from bialetti moka pot is no longer just a overheard legend for me, so I can recommend it. Still, not a habit for me, I prefer tea or a cocoa on those cold winter evenings.
I don’t know any places in the Warsaw where coffee is brewed in alternative methods. When it comes to cafés I prefer to go to the verified places where coffee is prepared from the express. Out of curiosity I will definitely will try the other ways.
2) As i said, yes i did although only at home or at my friends.
3) Unfortunately i know no such places, but if i knew i would have told as much people as i could.
I don't know any places of alternative coffee brewing but I'm going to visit Ministerstwo Kawy, thanks!
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