SFIV1967
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In general you need high pressure to produce a good foam.I have a Moka Pot, and I use it from time to time,...
So then, what am I doing wrong?
But it can be done with a Moka Pot:
Ralf
In general you need high pressure to produce a good foam.I have a Moka Pot, and I use it from time to time,...
So then, what am I doing wrong?
In general you need high pressure to produce a good foam.
But it can be done with a Moka Pot:
Ralf
aaahhh...a fellow backpacking/canoeing coffee hound!If you watch French or Italian TV and movies, all you will see when people serve coffee is Bialetti Moka pots or clones. The Moka pots produce hotter coffee with considerably more caffeine BUZZ. I have a number of sizes of Bialetti pots. I use the huge one when I have to make (faux) espresso for a larger number of people. The little single cup one is a constant companion on camping and canoeing trips.
I only like dark roast, the blacker the better. I find the flavor of medium roast irritating but will sometimes mix the two to make something between the two.However if you like the dark roast (gag , burnt)
Sorry Guilded, I didn’t mean to offend. I probably shouldn’t have added my comment about dark roast as I know a lot of people prefer it. As you can tell, I do not. My brother, however, only drinks dark roasts - and he has an amazing palette. Then again he prefers very peated Scotch where as I prefer mildly peated. So I guess that means he is wrong and I am right.I only like dark roast, the blacker the better. I find the flavor of medium roast irritating but will sometimes mix the two to make something between the two.
Third, do not use dark roast beans! I know this seems counterintuitive because of misleading marketing, but the fat and oils get pulled out of the bean to the surface on dark roasts and generally get slothed off. You want those oils not only in your espresso but regular coffee as well. Medium roasted beans make a much better espresso and richer crema.
However if you like the dark roast (gag , burnt) flavor ....
Peaty Scotch here. McClelland's Islay if on a budget, Laphroaig if money was no object.
Increases car value by 1k, at least. back then.
Way ahead of their time, eh? So, how'd the Mr. Fusion end up on a DeLorean instead of a V Dub???
VW couldn't hack the product placement fee.Way ahead of their time, eh? So, how'd the Mr. Fusion end up on a DeLorean instead of a V Dub???
One of my brothers has had a SVEA123 (marketed as an Optimus Climber), like this, for many years, which uses basically the same burner.I am free from the need from cream and sugar, no objection to them but not generally required for me. It simplifies things a bit.
I have a trusty old small single burner Optimus white-gas/naphtha stove which has gone with me backpacking, camping, glamping, sports fishing, driving, canoeing, etc. In a pinch, it can also use gasoline/petrol/benzine, although I do not recommend such habitual use. I have the small hand-pump starter kit for it so I can get it working quickly in cold weather. The Optimus stove and my single cup Bialetti Moka pot ($1.25 CDN at a thrift store plus the cost of new rings) have had a long and beautiful relationship, one that will continue. It was at first sight between them.
BTW: The pic here is cribbed from a long dead EBay listing.