How to Make Coffee Drinks Using a French Coffee Maker

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 09:13

Coffee-based drinks like cappuccino are popular and delicious, but if drinking them at the local café is a luxury you're trying to cut out, good news: you don't have to do without your dose of coffee, you can make them yourself. ! This article shows you how to make all your favorite coffee drinks at home, using a simple French coffee maker.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Preparation

Step 1. Lift the lid / filter from the pitcher

Step 2. Heat it by swirling some hot water inside so that the glass doesn't crack from the sudden change in temperature when you pour in the boiling water

Step 3. Grind fresh coffee beans slightly coarser than you would find in a coffee pack at the supermarket

Pour 20 grams of coffee into the bottom of the pitcher. You may need to experiment to find the perfect amount for your taste, but this is the normal amount for a small coffee pot.

Step 4. In a half-liter coffee pot, pour 300ml of nearly boiling water up to about two inches from the edge

Pour slowly to avoid splashes of boiling water. Do not boil the water or it will make the coffee more bitter.

Step 5. Swirl the brew with a long-handled spoon to avoid lumps, then immerse the lid / filter until it is resting on the water

Step 6. Leave to infuse until the coffee becomes so dark that you cannot see through it (about 3-4 minutes)

The longer you leave it to infuse, the stronger the coffee will be. This is another thing you need to experience. However, keep in mind one rule: the duration of the infusion regulates the extraction - too little and the coffee will not have extracted enough and will be sour; too long and excessive extraction will make the coffee bitter.

Step 7. Hold the lid firmly to stabilize the filter and slowly push it down smoothly and evenly until it stops

Step 8. Give the coffee just enough time to settle

Pour it through a cloth or a special filter if you want to pass even the slightest sediments.

Part 2 of 4: Whipping the Milk / Cream

Step 1. Use a medium-sized saucepan to put the milk on the stove until it is hot, but don't let it boil

Step 2. While it heats up, grind the coffee beans in the grinder

Step 3. Remove the milk from the heat and place it on a tea towel on the kitchen counter, slightly tilted

Prepare it while the coffee is brewing.

Step 4. Place a hand blender in the bottom of the saucepan and whisk the milk at high speed until the foam is thick, about 2-3 minutes at this speed

Step 5. Pour the coffee into the cups and, using a spoon, pour the milk froth over them

Serve immediately.

Part 3 of 4: Whipping the Cold Milk / Cream

Step 1. Cool the milk in a glass or metal bowl

Put it in the freezer for 15-30 minutes or until the temperature reaches its limit just before freezing. There must be no ice crystals.

Step 2. Take the bowl out of the freezer and place it on a tea towel on the counter

Step 3. Tilt the bowl and submerge the blender

Blend until you get a nice thick foam. Using a spoon, pour it over the coffee. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Part 4 of 4: Whipped Cream

Step 1. For those wishing to use whipped cream, here is a basic recipe:

• 300ml cold whipping cream
• 10 ml of vanilla extract
• 5 grams of powdered sugar

Step 2. Whip the cream with a hand blender in a large bowl until it thickens

Step 3. Add the vanilla and sugar and continue whipping until it is the consistency of whipped cream

Recipes

Choose a recipe from the many below. Why not try them all?

Frappuccino

• 250 grams of intense flavor coffee
• 40 grams of whipped cream
• Aroma or extract to taste, to try
• Sugar to taste
• 3 grams of pectin to thicken. Adapt to taste.

Irish Coffee

• 90 ml of espresso coffee or 25 grams of intense flavor coffee
• 30 grams of whipped cream
• 3 ml of mint extract (adapt to taste)
• Whipped cream (optional)
• 30ml Irish Whiskey (optional, for the American drink).

Cappuccino

• 100ml of your favorite coffee, of good quality
• 100 ml of whole milk, frothed

1. Pour 100ml of coffee into the cup.

2. Add 100ml of warm, whole milk.

   Macchiato

   • 120 ml of espresso coffee (or 70 ml of regular coffee)
   • 50 ml of whipped cream
   1. Pour the espresso into mugs.
   2. Add 15ml of the whipped cream.

   3. Top with a dollop of whipped cream in each cup.

      Milk

      • 2 cups (35 ml) of hot espresso coffee
      • 350 ml of milk, steam heated to 150 ° C
      • 15 ml of frothed milk
      1. Pour both cups of coffee into a cup.
      2. Add the steamed milk until it is 3/4 full, retaining the foam.

      3. Complete the drink by placing the velvety foam of the frothed milk on top.

         Advice

         • Espresso means "Under Pressure". Do not means "fast".

         • Note:

           this article is intended to prepare a home version of the "espresso drinks" that you buy at the "Bar". "Non" is a substitute for home-made coffee with an espresso machine.

         • 4 Macchiati, at € 0.90 per cup, amount to € 3.60. If you take 4 a day, you can spend € 1314 a year. Buying an espresso machine allows you to drink as many cups of coffee as you want every day and you'll be back on your shopping spree in a couple of months. The time you take to make up your groceries depends on whether you choose to use capsules, filters or packs of coffee.
         • Using 30 grams of coffee for every 150 ml of water is the ideal proportion for brewing coffee. From there, rehearse to adapt it to your taste.