Some people do not see the difference between instant coffee and an invigorating drink made from ground beans. They simply pour a couple of spoons of freeze-dried granules into a cup and pour them with boiling water. But real coffee lovers know a lot about preparing a fragrant and invigorating drink. To do this, they use ground coffee, which is obtained from pre-roasted beans. But the methods of preparation of the drink may vary. It all depends on what devices for this are at hand at the moment. In our article, we will talk about how to make ground coffee using a Turk, coffee maker, microwave, pan or the most ordinary cup. Let us dwell on these and other methods in more detail.
How to make ground coffee?
True connoisseurs of aromatic and invigorating drink in the process of its preparation must adhere to the following rules:
- Ground coffee should be fresh. This means that from the moment of roasting the grains, a minimum of time should pass, or rather, no more than three weeks.
- The whole taste and aroma of the drink is enclosed in the essential oils contained in the grains. Under the influence of air, they begin to oxidize, making the taste of coffee poorer. To make the drink tastier, no more than 1 hour should pass from the moment of grinding the grains.
- Ground coffee can be stored in a place protected from light and moisture for 3 weeks. If it is necessary to increase the shelf life, it is recommended to place a sealed bag with ground grains in the freezer.
- Another rule regarding how to make ground coffee at home concerns the degree of grinding. For Turks, grain needs to be crushed as much as possible. But for the French press, coarse grinding is also suitable.
- Water quality is no less important in the preparation of an invigorating drink. It is recommended to use purified or spring water with a low degree of mineralization.
Features of making coffee in Turk
This method has been known since the 16th century. Making coffee in Turk has a number of advantages, most of which are due to the special shape of the dishes. The classic cezve is made in the form of a cone, which allows you to fully reveal the taste and aroma of ground grains with the formation of thick foam.
To make ground coffee in a Turk, both from copper and from ceramics, you can in the following order:
- Grind grains in a millstone grinder. Only in this case, you can achieve perfect grinding (almost like flour). To prepare a strong drink, you need to take 10 g of coffee per 100 ml of water.
- Pour the required amount of ground grains and 10 g of sugar into the Turk.
- Pour 100 ml of water. In this case, the contents of the Turks do not need to be mixed.
- Put the cezve on a small fire.
- Heat the contents of the turk until the foam rises to the brim, and then remove it from the heat. It is important not to miss this moment, so that coffee does not spill out of the pot.
- Wait until the foam settles, and then return the Turk to fire again. Repeat the same action 3 times.
- Wait 2 minutes for the drink to brew and pour it into cups.
How to make ground coffee without a turk?
Fans of an invigorating drink should not be upset if they don’t have a cezve at hand. They can make aromatic coffee without a Turk, using for this:
- geyser coffee maker;
- French press;
- aeropress;
- a coffee machine;
- Kemex
- a microwave;
- the pan.
Consider each of the methods in more detail. But first, let's focus on the simplest of them, which is how to make ground coffee directly in a cup. There is no doubt that the drink will turn out to be tasty and invigorating.
Making coffee in a cup
Real coffee lovers never use this method. They believe that simply brewing ground beans in a cup will never achieve the perfect taste and aroma of coffee. But in some cases, even a serving of whipped up drink will help to cheer up and gain strength.
The following steps will tell you how to make ground coffee in a cup:
- Prepare two teaspoons of ground Arabica beans, 100 ml of water and sugar to taste.
- Boil purified drinking water. It is important that when brewing, the temperature of the liquid is at least 90 ° C.
- Pour ground grains, sugar into a cup and pour boiling water over them.
- Cover the cup and leave on the table for 10 minutes. During this time, the drink will infuse and be ready to drink.
How to brew an invigorating drink in a geyser coffee maker?
To prepare a classic espresso using this device, you can do this:
- Unscrew the top of the coffee maker, remove the filter.
- Pour the required amount of water into the bottom of the coffee maker.
- In the filter, pour ground grains at the rate of 1.5 teaspoons per serving. Tamp them lightly.
- Assemble a coffee maker by screwing on the top. It will receive the finished drink.
- Put the coffee maker on medium heat. Wait until the steam starts to rise from the nozzle and immediately remove the appliance from the stove. After 10 seconds, the drink will be ready. It remains only to pour it into cups.
Thanks to this method, it is possible to make coffee from ground beans both on a gas stove and on an electric one.
Coffee machine
Using an automatic coffee machine is the fastest and easiest way to make a fragrant drink. It is enough to carefully study the instructions for the device and you can safely proceed to action. You can make ground coffee in a coffee machine, both coarse and fine grinding, and it will turn out to be equally tasty in the first and second case.
The instruction manual for most modern models of coffee machines is as follows:
- Pour water into a special tank. The volume of liquid depends on the number of cups.
- Fill the coffee compartment with grains. For a capsule coffee machine, a capsule with pressed ground coffee is inserted into a special hole in the capsule receiver.
- The prepared cup is installed under the nozzle of the coffee machine, after which the "Start" button is pressed.
- After about 30 seconds, the coffee brewing process will be completed, and you can enjoy the taste of your favorite drink.
French press for making coffee
Brewing an invigorating drink with the help of the French press is not difficult at all. Visually, the French press is a special closed container with a piston. To prepare a drink using this appliance, coarse coffee beans are required. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to push the piston with the filter. But grinding does not affect the taste of the drink. In any case, the coffee will be excellent.
The cooking process consists of the following steps:
- Boil the water in the kettle, and then let it cool slightly to a temperature of 90-95 ° C.
- Pour ground coffee into a French press at the rate of 7 g per 100 ml of liquid.
- Pour a small amount of water (approximately 100 ml) into the container and stir the coffee with a spoon.
- Wait exactly 1 minute, then pour the remaining water into the french press.
- Close the container with a lid. Wait another 3 minutes.
- Gently lower the piston to the end. Pour the drink into preheated cups.
What is airpress for making coffee?
Visually, this device resembles a large syringe. But according to the principle of preparation of the drink, this method has much in common with the French press.
To brew a drink using aeropress, you must put the syringe on a flat surface upside down. Pour 18 g of finely ground coffee, pour 190 ml of water at a temperature of 91 ° C. After a minute, squeeze the contents with a syringe into the prepared container. Thus, after 90 seconds, the drink will be ready.
How to brew coffee using Kemex?
Not all people have the opportunity to purchase a professional coffee machine. But this does not mean that they cannot enjoy the taste of good coffee. One of the alternative ways of brewing a drink is to use a special device called Kemex. Visually, it is a glass flask shaped like an hourglass from a paper filter. It remains only to find out how to make ground coffee using this appliance. Step-by-step actions in this case will be as follows:
- Moisten the paper filter with clean water.
- Pour the required amount of ground coffee into it.
- Prepare hot water (temperature 90-94 ° ).
- Gently and slowly pour water into the filter to the mark of 450 ml (per 32 g of ground coffee).
- After 4 minutes, the drink will be ready. It should be noted that the larger the grinding, the longer the coffee should be prepared.
How to make coffee in the microwave?
There are many different ways to make ground coffee. In the microwave - one of them. The main advantage of this method is its high cooking speed. However, the taste of coffee brewed in a microwave is much inferior to that made in a Turk or a coffee maker. But it is worth noting that people who are open to experiments, this method will also be interesting.
The sequence of actions during the cooking process will be as follows:
- Prepare a transparent cup of special glass. Put in it ground coffee at the rate of 3 teaspoons per 200 ml of liquid
- Fill the cup with water to 2/3 of its volume and put it in the microwave.
- Set power to maximum value.
- Carefully monitor the cup in the microwave. As soon as the foam begins to rise above the surface of the liquid, the microwave must be turned off.
- Leave the cup in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. During this time, coffee is better brewed, and the ground will sink to the bottom.
How to make coffee in a pan?
This method is ideal for those people who want to brew an invigorating drink to a large company without using a French press, a Turk or a coffee machine. The following step-by-step instruction will tell you how to make ground coffee in a pan:
- Put the ground grains in an enameled pan at the rate of 2 teaspoons of coffee for every 100 ml of water. Gently mix the ingredients with a tablespoon.
- Put the pot on the stove on a small fire. During heating, mix the drink once or twice again.
- Wait until a dense foam appears on the surface of the liquid, then remove the pan from the stove. It is important not to bring the liquid to a boil. Otherwise, coffee will lose some of its taste and aroma.
- Cover the dishes with a tight lid and let the drink stand under it for 5 minutes. This time will be enough for the coffee grounds to sink to the bottom.
- Pour the finished drink into cups using a small ladle.
The remaining coffee is recommended to pour in a thermos.