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Espresso Extraction Standards: Coffee Quality and Filter Basket Performance Comparison
For professional barista discussions, follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style) IMS vs VST: Espresso Filter Baskets and Their Role in Extraction. Espresso filter baskets: though small, they play a significant role. They have a crucial impact on extraction, yet despite this, they are often overlooked
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How Much Difference is There Between Baskets? How Much Coffee Should a Basket Hold? Which is Better: 51mm or 58mm Baskets?
The "basket" is a bowl-shaped component installed on an espresso machine's portafilter. It gets its name from containing coffee grounds. Since manufacturers typically provide default baskets when purchasing an espresso machine, most coffee enthusiasts don't specifically research baskets (and indeed, there's usually no need to), but when it comes to understanding basket differences...
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Is There a Big Difference Between Single and Double Shot Espresso? Espresso Single vs Double Distinctions and Characteristics
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Espresso (in Italian) is a type of coffee with strong flavor characteristics, prepared by passing 92°C hot water through finely ground coffee under 9 bar high pressure
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What's the Difference Between Bottomless and Spouted Portafilters for Espresso Machines? Which Portafilter Should You Use for Single and Double Baskets? Which Portafilter is Best for Espresso Extraction?
Recently, many well-known coffee bloggers have been discussing the topic of espresso machine portafilters, suggesting that bottomless portafilters are more suitable for espresso extraction than spouted ones. The so-called espresso machine portafilter is a tool used to support the portafilter basket during extraction. Whether it's the single basket that FrontStreet Coffee discussed yesterday, or what we now use
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Espresso Coffee Extraction Steps and Process, Important Details for Making Espresso, Italian Coffee Drinking Methods
Introduction Espresso coffee is a high-concentration coffee extracted by an espresso machine under pressure, serving as the base for popular café beverages like Americano and latte. In recent years, many coffee enthusiasts have also equipped their homes with an espresso machine. Of course, extracting qualified espresso is not a simple task. Today, FrontStreet Coffee will share some tips for extracting espresso. Production
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The Difference Between Split Portafilter and Bottomless Portafilter for Espresso Extraction: Which is Better?
Previously purchased coffee machines almost always came with spouted portafilters. Typically, there would be two: one single-spout portafilter for single shot baskets, and another split portafilter with two spouts for double shot baskets, dividing the espresso into two cups. At that time, 1 shot referred to a single portion.
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Why can't an 18g portafilter hold 18g of coffee grounds? What's the ideal grind size for espresso? How to determine if coffee beans are ground to the right consistency?
Many friends took advantage of shopping festivals to purchase home coffee machines, but when they installed the coffee machines at home, they discovered that operating them wasn't as simple as imagined. Either no water comes out from somewhere, or something doesn't fit properly. As a result, some friends who live near FrontStreet Coffee's store directly visit to consult...
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What Causes Water Accumulation in the Portafilter Basket After Espresso Extraction and How to Solve It
A friend with an espresso machine asked FrontStreet Coffee, "I've been encountering an issue when extracting espresso recently. After extraction, when I remove the portafilter, I notice water accumulation in the basket, and the extracted coffee puck isn't intact—it's quite wet?" He then mentioned, "At first, I thought the coffee grounds were too fine, so I adjusted the grinder to a coarser setting, but still..."
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Why Is My Espresso Puck Wet? Causes of Slow Extraction and Water Pooling in the Portafilter
Normally, after extracting coffee, the puck should be relatively dry and come out as a complete block. However, we often find that after coffee extraction, the portafilter accumulates a large amount of water, the puck is moist and loose, and the extracted puck cannot form a solid block. Although
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Differences Between Bottomed and Bottomless Portafilters for Espresso Machines | Analysis of Bottomless Portafilters' Functions, Pros and Cons
For professional coffee knowledge and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Simply put, a bottomless portafilter removes the spout and base from the bottom of the filter basket, allowing you to clearly see espresso dripping drop by drop from the basket into the cup. Currently available...
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Is Water Accumulation in Espresso Portafilter After Extraction Related to Portafilter and Distribution Plate? How to Adjust Extraction Parameters?
For espresso machine owners, have you encountered this situation: after brewing, when you remove the portafilter, you find the entire coffee puck is soaking wet with significant water accumulation on the surface, and the knocked-out puck becomes a shapeless mud-like lump. Under normal circumstances, the extracted espresso coffee puck should be relatively dry, and the knocked-out puck
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How to Make a Perfect Espresso? Complete Guide to Espresso Extraction Details
Extracting a perfect espresso is the foundation for making popular coffee drinks such as Americano, latte, cappuccino, and more. So how do you make a perfect espresso? Espresso, commonly known as Espresso, is a high-concentration coffee extracted in an extremely short time, with a typical serving of about 30ml, featuring a rich and fine crema floating on the surface of the dark coffee liquid
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How many ml are in 1 shot of espresso? What does a double shot of espresso mean?
In a coffee shop, you might hear someone order, "Can I get a shot please?" A shot? Is this some new item? In a bar, the word "shot" refers to a small glass of strong liquor, a term that became popular in the mid-20th century when "shot" was what shop owners used with a one-ounce glass
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Espresso Recipe and Brewing Method: Ratios, Time, Tamping Steps and Process
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). In coffee shops, an espresso recipe has very high requirements for body, flavor balance, and stability. So, what about espresso recipes?
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How to Make Coffee with a Moka Pot - Moka Pot Usage Methods, Principles, Features, and Coffee Grind Size Guide
In today's world where Italian espresso has become globally popular, we are no longer unfamiliar with Italian coffee machines—even passersby can name several Italian specialty coffees. However, when it comes to the Moka pot today, there seems to be more controversy and discrimination, as we constantly question whether the coffee made with Moka pots is actually espresso.
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Espresso Machine Clean Backflush Procedure Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine Maintenance Tutorial
Machines that aren't properly maintained are prone to breakdowns. This applies equally to coffee machines. If one day you notice that your coffee tastes off or that the extraction seems unusual, it could indicate a serious problem with your coffee machine. Therefore, we should perform regular cleaning to prevent these issues from occurring. This can be divided into daily cleaning and
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What's the Right Grind Size for Espresso? What to Do When Your Espresso Machine Won't Build Pressure?
Quick question! What's the biggest difference between espresso extraction and other brewing methods like pour-over, boiling, or steeping? That's right—it's pressure! The former uses pressure-based extraction, while the latter relies on atmospheric pressure. Thanks to pressure, espresso can be extracted in an extremely short time! And that beautiful layer on top of your espresso...
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How to Choose an Espresso Machine Portafilter? Does a Bottomless Portafilter Affect Espresso Extraction?
When coffee enthusiasts purchase an espresso machine, they naturally need to select related accessories to achieve better extraction of delicious espresso! Among these, the most attention-grabbing aspect is the choice of portafilter, which has always been divided into two major camps: one group chooses portafilters with bottom spouts for separate flow
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What Causes Clumped Espresso Crema? Why Doesn't Espresso Coffee Puck Form Properly?
Hello everyone, today FrontStreet Coffee is sharing a comprehensive collection of common issues that arise during espresso extraction—Version 2.0. It has been over half a year since we shared our post "Common Problems in Espresso Extraction「1.0」," and as for why it took so long to share the second
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What are the Basic Parameters of Espresso Coffee and What are the Steps to Make a Shot of Espresso?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information can be found by following the Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee explains the basic parameters of Espresso. The extraction time is 25 seconds, try to follow this duration unless you plan to conduct some different experiments. The amount of coffee grounds will depend on the size of your portafilter (single and double shot), requiring 8-10 grams of grounds for each shot of Espresso.
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