Although I don't drink a lot of coffee, I do really enjoy a good espresso or a delicious cappuccino. I'd much rather have one good cup of espresso than gallons of bad "office machine coffee." Especially on weekends, it's nice to have a long breakfast and wake up with a strong cup.
I'm a fan of the Italian percolator method of making coffee. A percolator is not only inexpensive and easy to use, but the quality of the espresso it produces rivals that of an expensive machine. The New York Times wrote a great article about the Bialetti Moka Express. The Moka Express was introduced in 1935, but even today, 9 out of 10 Italian households still use a percolator. This "slow coffee" method is also becoming very popular again in the Netherlands.
Percolator alias...
The percolator has many other names, such as Moka, cafetière, espresso pot, espresso coffee pot, mocha pot or Italian coffee pot.
Ground coffee beans
If you want good espresso, you'll naturally need to use good quality coffee beans. A percolator requires slightly coarser ground coffee beans. It's best to grind the beans just before use, but if you don't have a coffee grinder (like me), you can also have them ground at Kaldi.
This video explains in a fun way how to make a perfect Italian coffee, or un Caffè Italiano. Something that's not Italian at all, but something I learned in Costa Rica, is using coconut milk as coffee creamer. So my perfect cup of coffee is a strong Italian espresso with a touch of coconut milk. It might be a little strange, but it's delicious.
Author Erlinde Scheps
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