Brewing with a Coffee Machine vs. an
Espresso Machine: What's the Difference?
You may be wondering why coffee brewed with
an espresso machine results in so much of a better drink than does coffee
brewed with a standard drip coffee machine. You can taste the difference. Have you ever wondered exactly why?
While water is moving through ground coffee
with either a coffee machine or an espresso maker, the similarities end there.
To make espresso, it is necessary to start with coffee that is ground much more
finely than that which is used in a regular coffee machine. This fine grind
ensures the water makes more contact with the grounds and extracts more of the
flavorful coffee oils.
It takes about 25 seconds for the highly
pressurised heated water in an espresso maker to move through the grounds.
These grounds are lightly tamped into a “puck” prior to brewing. The extra
coffee oils extracted are called “crema” and are the reason why espresso is
thicker and more viscous than regular coffee.
Coffee brewed in a regular coffee machine
is made with a coarser grind and is not tamped down in any way. The heated
water therefore has less access to the surface area of the ground beans. It
also is not pressurised. Less oil is extracted. The beverage is thinner and has
less character than does espresso.
Tigerbakers uses Grinders coffee from
Melbourne in our coffee drinks. This high-quality coffee assures us that we
will have a smooth and rich flavor for all of the coffee beverages that we
serve.
