Comments on: New! Expresso! http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: daniel http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-8001 daniel Fri, 18 May 2007 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-8001 That cafe con leche sounds very nice! We have not done much with frothy milk yet, and on this trip coming up, we will be using the powdered variety. I am sure it would still foam, but you know, we will be camping. I am not sure I care to make a latte or 'chino when all my food comes from a rice pot or a fire pit and my clothes are in their third (fourth, fifth, etc.) day of wear... just doesn't seem balanced. Yet somehow, espresso is OK. That cafe con leche sounds very nice! We have not done much with frothy milk yet, and on this trip coming up, we will be using the powdered variety. I am sure it would still foam, but you know, we will be camping. I am not sure I care to make a latte or ‘chino when all my food comes from a rice pot or a fire pit and my clothes are in their third (fourth, fifth, etc.) day of wear… just doesn’t seem balanced. Yet somehow, espresso is OK.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-8000 Jeff Thu, 17 May 2007 22:42:11 +0000 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-8000 Yes, the Bialetti is great! It's nice if you heat and froth some milk for lattes. I was able to achieve a pretty decent froth just from quickly whisking my milk with a tiny whisk while heating it. It reminded me of the "cafe con leche" we had in Spain on our honeymoon. But I found out the secret to those is that they soak the beans in a sugar syrup after roasting. An interesting thing to try sometime. Yes, the Bialetti is great! It’s nice if you heat and froth some milk for lattes. I was able to achieve a pretty decent froth just from quickly whisking my milk with a tiny whisk while heating it. It reminded me of the “cafe con leche” we had in Spain on our honeymoon. But I found out the secret to those is that they soak the beans in a sugar syrup after roasting. An interesting thing to try sometime.

]]> By: Ariana M http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7999 Ariana M Wed, 16 May 2007 05:08:59 +0000 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7999 This is the exact one I got for Jeff for his birthday a couple years back-- we love it! I guess his dad also has one similar that they take camping-- what a nice way to do it without electicity. This is the exact one I got for Jeff for his birthday a couple years back– we love it! I guess his dad also has one similar that they take camping– what a nice way to do it without electicity.

]]> By: ShackelMom http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7997 ShackelMom Mon, 14 May 2007 22:07:15 +0000 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7997 Thanks for the excellent explanation! :-) Thanks for the excellent explanation! :-)

]]> By: daniel http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7996 daniel Mon, 14 May 2007 14:15:01 +0000 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7996 I was hoping you would ask... This is what they use in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Here is more extensive info from Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_Express" rel="nofollow">Moka Express</a>. The bottom part holds water, and a funnel shaped basket for the coffee. The funnel sits in the "water tank" with the opening near the bottom. The top part has a filter and seal on the bottom, with a fountain-like spout that opens into the top portion. You fill the bottom tank with water, and fill the basket with coffee, then screw the top on tight. Place it on the stove with low heat and wait. The water in the tank heats up, and the air above it starts expanding. That forces the water up through the funnel, through the coffee, out the spout, and into the top that holds the espresso. The term espresso has always been problematic for Americans because it sounds like our English "express". This particular espresso maker confounds the issue by being named Moka Express. I played on this confusion in the post title. I doubt this is a problem in the UK where tea means supper, a snack, an early evening meal, an interval in cricket and a drink. Do they even drink coffee? I was hoping you would ask…

This is what they use in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Here is more extensive info from Wikipedia: Moka Express.

The bottom part holds water, and a funnel shaped basket for the coffee. The funnel sits in the “water tank” with the opening near the bottom. The top part has a filter and seal on the bottom, with a fountain-like spout that opens into the top portion. You fill the bottom tank with water, and fill the basket with coffee, then screw the top on tight. Place it on the stove with low heat and wait. The water in the tank heats up, and the air above it starts expanding. That forces the water up through the funnel, through the coffee, out the spout, and into the top that holds the espresso.

The term espresso has always been problematic for Americans because it sounds like our English “express”. This particular espresso maker confounds the issue by being named Moka Express. I played on this confusion in the post title. I doubt this is a problem in the UK where tea means supper, a snack, an early evening meal, an interval in cricket and a drink. Do they even drink coffee?

]]> By: ShackelMom http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7995 ShackelMom Mon, 14 May 2007 13:13:48 +0000 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2007/05/12/new-expresso/#comment-7995 Is that the kind they use in Thailand? So, how does it work? Where do you put the coffee and the water, where does the expresso come out? Is that the kind they use in Thailand? So, how does it work? Where do you put the coffee and the water, where does the expresso come out?

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