Remember the 5 Golden Rules when making your espresso coffee: THE GOLDEN RULES 1. COFFEE BLEND AND ROASTING 2. GRINDING AND DOSING 3. COFFEE MAKER / MACHINE 4. HAND 5. MAINTENANCE How to make espresso coffee? For making a perfect espresso coffee in a coffee maker De Roccis suggests the following: -For every cup of espresso coffee use about 6 grams of ground coffee -Do not press the coffee in the filter too much -Keep the flame low for better extraction -Before serving the espresso coffee in a cup, mix it with a spoon to make it homogeneous To make a perfect espresso coffee in a coffee machine De Roccis suggests the following: -After turning on the machine wait until it reaches the right temperature -Put the filter holder in with the right amount of coffee (about 7gr) pressing it moderately -Never underestimate the constant maintenance and cleaning of the machine To make a perfect espresso coffee with a coffee filter De Roccis suggests the following: -The best way is when the water is brought to boiling and then sent to the filter holder where a paper filter is inserted -The hot pouring down water goes through the coffee powder -The drink will be collected in the pot placed under the filter holder Always remember to use the best coffee blends to make your favorite espresso coffee! The customers ask: Why is espresso coffee creamy and coffee made with moka (coffee maker) isn't? This happens because for making an espresso with stable and persistent cream it is necessary that the water passes through the coffee at a pressure of no less than nine atmospheres: this is not possible with the classic moka but only with professional espresso bar machines. Furthermore the coffee beans must be grinded just before the preparation of the drink, and the water temperature must remain constant (90°C approximately). The coffee blend must have an appropriate balance between the two varieties of coffee: Arabica and Robusta. The first gives the coffee its flavour while the second one gives body, texture. Is decaffeinated coffee without taste? Decaffeinated coffee is often wrongly considered to be a coffee without flavour and aroma. This is absolutely false! The taste of coffee depends on the concentration of aromatic substances that are developed during the roasting process, while the process of removing the caffeine is applied to the raw coffee beans. The decaffeination phase, whatever the method chosen, is applied before the roasting process. For decaffeinating the coffee there are three different methods that use particular substances for dissolving the caffeine properties of the beans.