Coffee, like any other drink, must be properly cooked. This can be done using different devices (a Turk, a coffee machine, a coffee maker, or even an ordinary pan). In order for the desired drink to really turn out to be truly tasty and aromatic, you must clearly know how to brew coffee. Indeed, in any of the listed options has its own rules and subtleties that must be followed.

How to brew coffee in a Turk on a stove

From time immemorial, utensils that are traditionally used for brewing coffee are Turk. This is a metal vessel with a handle, made in the shape of a truncated cone.

Thanks to the wide bottom, the contents quickly heat up, and the narrow neck ensures minimal evaporation of moisture.

In addition, the thick in this vessel settles very quickly. You can make coffee in a Turk on an open fire or on hot sand. In home cooking, this is most conveniently done on the stove. For work, in addition to Turks and cups, the following main components will be needed:

  • half a glass of water;
  • 2 teaspoons (with a slide) of ground coffee;
  • 15 grams of sugar;
  • a little salt.

How to brew coffee in a Turk:

  1. First of all, the dishes should be warmed up slightly before work. Therefore, you need to hold the Turk, a little on the stove or pour over boiling water.
  2. Pour coffee into it.
  3. Add sugar. Experts say that such a drink should be either very sweet, or even bitter. A partial reduction in the amount of sugar will only lead to a loss in its taste.
  4. Pour water into the turk. It should be almost icy.
  5. The process of cooking lead on low heat. Moreover, it should not boil. As soon as the foam formed from above begins to rise, the Turk must be immediately removed from the fire.
  6. Wait 6-7 seconds and repeat this procedure a couple of times. Here it is necessary to ensure that the "cap" of the foam does not burst. Otherwise, the drink will lose its unique flavor.
  7. Gently knock the Turk on the table. This is necessary to thicken down.
  8. Warm cups by filling them with boiling water.
  9. Drain water, and immediately pour coffee into warm dishes.
  10. Wait a couple of minutes until the suspended particles settle to the bottom.

After that, you can drink aromatic coffee with pleasure.

Rules for brewing a coffee machine

For those who have no time to stand at the stove, specialists created coffee machines. These devices in the process of preparing a drink perform several functions at once:

  • grinding of grains;
  • powder dosing;
  • water heating;
  • injection of fluid under pressure.

As a result, it turns out a very good coffee. As you can see, the unit takes care of all the main work. Depending on the specific model and type of drink, the technology for making coffee is different. Generally speaking, it is necessary to carry out the following actions:

  1. Pour natural coffee (beans) into the hopper. Some machines use an already ground product.
  2. Pour water into a nearby special container. It is advisable to take distilled or bottled drinking.
  3. Turn on the device. After that, the machine begins to grind the grains. Part of the crushed powder through the dispenser enters the brewing device. Heated water is also pumped here under pressure (usually not higher than 90 degrees). It takes less than a minute to prepare a cup of aromatic coffee. As a result of the extraction process, the finished product is saturated with flavoring and aromatic components.

A person can only substitute a cup and wait until it is filled with a long-awaited drink.

In the drip coffee maker

A coffee machine is, of course, a convenient, but often quite bulky and not at all cheap unit. Therefore, it is better to have a coffee maker at home. There are seven types of coffee drinks, depending on the method of preparation. The most popular for home use are the drip machines. They are a flask (usually a glass), which is located on a stand with electric heating. How to brew coffee in such a device?

To do this:

  1. Install a filter in the funnel located at the top of the apparatus.
  2. Pour ground coffee on it, and then gently ram it with a spoon.
  3. Pour water into the side compartment.
  4. Turn on the coffee grinder. At this time, the water begins to heat up. The steam rises from it, and then condenses and falls into the filter in the form of drops. Then, passing through a layer of coffee, the finished drink drains into a flask.

Many modern models of such coffee makers have additional functions with which you can, for example, adjust the strength of the drink or the speed of passage of the liquid, as well as automatic heating for half an hour.

Recipe in a pan on the stove

What about those lovers of a popular drink who don’t have any Turks or coffee makers in the house? In this situation, you can use a conventional pan for work. How to brew coffee in it? First you need to prepare the main components: per liter of water you will need 50 grams of coffee. It is advisable to take a coarse product, since after brewing, large particles will settle to the bottom faster.

Next you need:

  1. Warm the pan. There are two ways to do this: to heat water in it or to fill in ready-made boiling water.
  2. Pour coffee into heated dishes.
  3. Put the pot on the stove and cook its contents over low heat.
  4. Over time, a small layer of foam forms on the surface. When it starts to rise, the pan must be removed immediately from the stove.
  5. Cover it and wait no more than five minutes.

After that, you can pour hot coffee into cups and enjoy a fragrant freshly prepared drink.

How to brew coffee in a geyser coffee maker

In Europe, coffee is still made using geyser-type coffee makers in many families.In our country, until a certain time, they were also quite popular.

The device is extremely simple and consists of three main elements:

  • water tank;
  • strainer (filter);
  • tank for the finished product.

To make coffee in a geyser coffee maker, you need:

  1. Pour water into the lower container.
  2. Pour the right amount of ground coffee onto the filter.
  3. Fix it on a container of water.
  4. Install a container for the finished drink on top and secure it with a screw connection.
  5. Immediately put the coffee maker on the fire. The process takes place in two stages. First, boiling water gradually rises up the inner tube. Then, passing through a strainer, she brews coffee and flows into the upper container in the form of a ready-made drink. On average, it takes no more than ten minutes.

For this option, it is desirable to use finely ground coffee. It will be better to brew. In addition, it is undesirable to set too large a flame. Coffee may burn, and unpleasant bitterness will be felt in the finished drink.

Step-by-step recipes for espresso, cappuccino, latte

Today, there are several dozen different recipes for making coffee. And true lovers should not only know, but also be able to cook them correctly. Among the most popular types of this drink is no doubt considered "espresso".

To prepare it you will need:

  • 7-8 grams of ground coffee;
  • 30-35 milliliters of drinking water.

To make an espresso, for example, in a carob coffee maker, you must:

  1. Turn on the device.
  2. Place a cup on top so that it gradually warms up.
  3. Ground coffee to fall asleep in the holder. Thoroughly seal it with tempera.
  4. Insert the horn into the device and press the "start" button. From below, immediately place a warm cup on the pallet. Literally after 20 seconds, freshly brewed coffee will start pouring into it in a thin stream.

In Italy, for example, it is very popular. "cappuccino". In fact, it's the same espresso that frothed milk is added to.

For 1 serving (180 milliliters) you will need:

  • 200 milliliters of milk;
  • a little sugar;
  • 10 grams of ground coffee;
  • 35 milliliters of water.

How to make cappuccino coffee:

  1. Pour water into the tank.
  2. Pour milk into a cup and beat it in a soft foam. To do this, the side of the coffee maker has a special steam pipe (cappuccino machine).
  3. Pour coffee into the horn and tamp it there.
  4. Insert the horn into the device.
  5. Place a cup of foam on the pan (under the horn).
  6. Press the "liquid" button and wait until the first drops of coffee appear.

It turns out the original three-layer drink with a pleasant creamy coffee aroma.

Latte is another coffee drink that differs from cappuccino:

  • volume (250 milliliters);
  • recipe (not 200, but 300 milliliters of milk);
  • feed method.

How to do the latte correctly:

  1. Beat milk in a large cup.
  2. Separately prepare espresso and pour it to the bottom of the glass.
  3. Top with whipped milk. The products in the glass are mixed and the “latte” is almost homogeneous, and milk foam with a thickness of not more than 1 centimeter is stored on top.

Properly prepared “latte” has a nice glossy color and a delicate cream shade.

Drink at home with ice cream, caramel, milk

There are many other equally interesting drinks made with coffee. Take, for example, the "glasse". To make it, you need to have in stock:

  • 10 grams of natural coffee;
  • 20 grams of sugar;
  • 50 grams of ice cream.

It is very easy to prepare a glasse:

  1. First you need to brew ordinary black coffee in any convenient way.
  2. Strain it, then add sugar and mix.
  3. Put a scoop of ice cream on top.

Sweet tooth and gourmets will definitely like caramel coffee.

To prepare it, you need to take:

  • 2 teaspoons of ground coffee and the same amount of sugar;
  • 200 milliliters of cold water.

How to properly prepare a "miracle drink":

  1. Pour sugar in a dry Turk. Heat it over minimal heat until completely melted.
  2. Add coffee immediately with water.
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  4. Pour hot coffee into cups, filtering through a strainer.

The easiest option is, of course, coffee with milk. But here there are subtleties. Most often, milk is added to ready-made coffee. But you can do something else. For example, to make coffee "in Warsaw", it is brewed in milk.

How to do it:

  1. Pour milk into the Turku, introduce sugar (if necessary) and heat a little.
  2. Fall asleep coffee.
  3. Heat until the “cap” of the foam rises to the top. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.

The drink turns out to be delicate, aromatic and extremely tasty. By the way, it will be a little sweet even without sugar.

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