http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/drip-coffee-part-3-stir-it-up/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:45:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/drip-coffee-part-3-stir-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Brenda Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:40:00 +0000 http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/?p=46#comment-8 I'd never read this before, either. Thanks for the tip! I’d never read this before, either. Thanks for the tip!

]]> http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/drip-coffee-part-3-stir-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Beau Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:18:55 +0000 http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/?p=46#comment-5 Ah, I see the confusion. We are talking about two different brewing techniques here. When you see a barista tamping coffee, they are making espresso. The posting that I wrote is in reference to brewing drip coffee. I highly recommend tamping your coffee <strong>when making espresso</strong>, I will even be covering proper technique for tamping later on. Drip coffee works differently, there is no pressure being applied to the coffee grounds. If you try to tamp down the coffee in your drip coffee maker, you will most likely end up with an overflowing coffee maker and an awful mess on your hands. I hope this answers your question, please let me know if you need further clarification. Ah, I see the confusion. We are talking about two different brewing techniques here. When you see a barista tamping coffee, they are making espresso. The posting that I wrote is in reference to brewing drip coffee. I highly recommend tamping your coffee when making espresso, I will even be covering proper technique for tamping later on. Drip coffee works differently, there is no pressure being applied to the coffee grounds. If you try to tamp down the coffee in your drip coffee maker, you will most likely end up with an overflowing coffee maker and an awful mess on your hands. I hope this answers your question, please let me know if you need further clarification.

]]> http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/drip-coffee-part-3-stir-it-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4 melissa Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:41:20 +0000 http://www.internationaldelight.com/Coffeehouse-Barista/?p=46#comment-4 When I started thinking about this it made me wonder why you see baristas tamping down the ground coffee before making a cup. They even have a special tamper thingy to do it with! Why do they tamp and you don't recommend tamping??? Just curious as to the different techniques. When I started thinking about this it made me wonder why you see baristas tamping down the ground coffee before making a cup. They even have a special tamper thingy to do it with! Why do they tamp and you don’t recommend tamping??? Just curious as to the different techniques.

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