http://manseekingcoffee.com/2010/03/02/nespressonymadison/ One Man's Quest to Find a Better Cup of Coffee Thu, 17 May 2012 21:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://manseekingcoffee.com/2010/03/02/nespressonymadison/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 ManSeekingCoffee Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:43:19 +0000 http://manseekingcoffee.com/?p=4270#comment-1559 Interesting suggestion. This follows the thinking of the de-constructed shot, which is used by trainers to teach people about the extraction process of espresso. You pull a shot and separate it out into, typically, 3-5 separate shots (of maybe 5-10 seconds each, sequentially) so that you can taste what the espresso tastes like at the different stages of extraction. You definitely get that sweetness at the front. I never thought about it as a way to improve inherently bad espresso. Interesting suggestion. This follows the thinking of the de-constructed shot, which is used by trainers to teach people about the extraction process of espresso. You pull a shot and separate it out into, typically, 3-5 separate shots (of maybe 5-10 seconds each, sequentially) so that you can taste what the espresso tastes like at the different stages of extraction. You definitely get that sweetness at the front. I never thought about it as a way to improve inherently bad espresso.

]]> http://manseekingcoffee.com/2010/03/02/nespressonymadison/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 ML Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:05:57 +0000 http://manseekingcoffee.com/?p=4270#comment-1558 I pretty much share your appraisal of pods and try to avoid them when I have fresh coffee and a grinder around. When I am forced to use the Lavazza pod machine at my office, I find that a simple hack helps immeasurably---brew two shots and keep and combine only the first half (10-15 seconds or so) of each shot, discarding the second half of each of the shots. Yes, it is a waste, but taste-wise this approach minimizes the amount of blonding in the crema and makes the shot taste sweeter. I pretty much share your appraisal of pods and try to avoid them when I have fresh coffee and a grinder around. When I am forced to use the Lavazza pod machine at my office, I find that a simple hack helps immeasurably—brew two shots and keep and combine only the first half (10-15 seconds or so) of each shot, discarding the second half of each of the shots. Yes, it is a waste, but taste-wise this approach minimizes the amount of blonding in the crema and makes the shot taste sweeter.

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