{"id":663,"date":"2019-11-28T15:24:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T09:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/?p=663"},"modified":"2019-11-29T13:49:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T08:19:37","slug":"difference-between-filter-coffee-makers-espresso-coffee-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/difference-between-filter-coffee-makers-espresso-coffee-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Filter Coffee Makers & Espresso Coffee Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Coffee is the third most popular drink in the world today after Beer and Tea, not including water of course.<\/span><\/p>\n So what is the best method of brewing coffee? Filter coffee or Espresso?<\/span><\/p>\n For those who just can\u2019t start the day without their daily cup of joe, brewing their cup of coffee with the right ingredients and equipment is serious business.<\/span><\/p>\n Further, coffee is no longer limited to being a casual brew. <\/span><\/p>\n Speciality coffee shops and baristas who know a thing or two about the brew have been enticing us with a magnificent variety of flavours and styles that each have their own unique appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n Whichever group you belong to (and we don\u2019t doubt for a moment that you are a coffee person), you surely know that the ultimate battle for coffeedom supremacy has been raging on between the two methods of brewing- espresso and filter. <\/span><\/p>\n So, what\u2019s the real deal about these two, how are they made, and can you use espresso machines to churn out the brew of your choice?<\/span><\/p>\n If those are some of the questions to which you are looking for the answers, then you\u2019ve come to the right place. <\/span><\/p>\n Just relax, pick up your cuppa joe, and begin reading below. We promise you all the answers and more.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In principle, both espresso and filter coffee require a \u2018filter\u2019 to hold the coffee grounds.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Hot water is then poured over these coffee grounds and passes through the perforations in the filter to collect as brewed coffee.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In the espresso method, the hot water is forced through the grounds at high pressure, while in the filter coffee method, the water is allowed to \u2018drip\u2019 gradually as gravity does its job.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s start with the basics: what exactly is espresso? While many would answer it\u2019s a type of coffee, actually that\u2019s farther from the mark than you might guess. <\/span><\/p>\n Espresso is actually a <\/span>method<\/i><\/strong> of brewing coffee. Italian in origin, the word signifies a fast preparation method that gives the resultant decoction a different and unique taste.<\/span><\/p>\n Espresso is prepared by passing hot, boiling water at high pressure through finely-ground coffee beans. The brew that comes out of the process is as a rule much thicker than coffee brewed by other methods. <\/span><\/p>\n This happens because the espresso process leaves a higher concentration of suspended as well as dissolved solids in the decoction.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s clear that espresso is not merely a kind of coffee but rather a brewing technique.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So what is the technique that gives an espresso it\u2019s heady aroma and unique taste?<\/span><\/p>\n Well, the secret, as they say, lies in the details. When the pressurized boiling water is forced through the finely ground and tightly packed coffee beans, the essential components of the crushed beans: extracts, solids and oils are all drawn out and dissolved in the shot due to the percolation of water at high pressures. <\/span><\/p>\n This is exactly what gives espresso its characteristic crema: the frothy upper layer that we have come to associate with it.<\/span><\/p>\n So now that you know what espresso is, let\u2019s take a look at the other contender. <\/span><\/p>\n But before heading over to the other corner of the ring, a quick booster: you should know that an espresso forms the basis of most of your favourite coffee shop drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos, americanos, cortados, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Food for thought…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
What Exactly Is Espresso?<\/b><\/h3>\n
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What is Filter Coffee?<\/b><\/h3>\n