All existing coffee makers are divided into two groups - electric and stovetop. Stovetop appliances require heating. They come in regular and geyser types. The usual ones include a piston and a coffee maker for brewing Turkish coffee.
In the twenties of the last century, the French company Melior developed a piston coffee maker or French press, which ten years later became widespread in Italy, and after the war became known in the USA, France, Japan and China. The device is a tall, narrow, heat-resistant glass vessel with a piston attached to the lid.
To prepare coffee in a French press, the container must first be heated. Then, after adding the required amount of coarse grain, pour hot water over everything. Wait about four minutes for the drink to infuse and slowly lower the piston down.
To brew coffee in the oriental style, there is a special device consisting of a tray containing sand, a tubular electric heater, a thermostat and several Turks.
The mechanism of the geyser coffee maker has three containers. To prepare a drink in a geyser device, you need to place it on the stove. Heating in the lower container, the water, forming excess pressure, allows steam to pass through the coffee bean in the second container. Then, through a special high tube, the steam, entering the third container, cools and turns into condensate. Boiling water, when passing through the ground product, brews the drink, leaving the grounds in the cylinder.
What is coffee usually brewed in?
There is more than one name for cookware for making coffee. In the United States of America alone, about eight hundred patents have been issued for various variations of coffee makers. Essentially, all these devices are divided into two types:
- electrical;
- slab
Slabs require heating. The dishes are placed on the stove. Electric ones simply need to be connected to the mains.
There are both simple devices that have been used for centuries, and modern units that perform many functions, including grinding beans and choosing the optimal dosage.
How to choose the right cezve (Turk)
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Cooking in Turk
The oldest and simplest way to prepare a coffee drink, which is still widely used today, is boiling the beans in a Turk (cezve). Already from the name it becomes clear that this dish was invented in eastern countries. They initially used ordinary saucepans to brew the drink, and then for convenience they decided to remove one of the handles. The one that remained was made longer, curved and flattened.
Over time, the Arabs noticed that if the container at the neck was made narrower and the edges widened, the coffee would be much tastier. Thus, dishes with a thickened bottom, a narrow neck and a long handle were invented. She quickly gained popularity all over the world.
Nowadays, Turkish coffee is prepared on a stove (gas or electric). The classic recipe involves brewing in hot sand. The following actions are performed:
- The sand is heated for several hours.
- A Turk filled with coffee and water is immersed in it up to the level of the neck.
- When the water approaches the point of boiling, the cezve is quickly removed.
- To fully develop the taste and aroma, such manipulations are repeated 3-4 times.
For those who like to prepare a drink according to the classic recipe, a special electrical appliance has been developed. Visually, it resembles a box filled with sand. When it is turned on, the contents of the container become hot. All that remains is to place the cezve there.
If you have no experience in making coffee, it is recommended to start mastering this process with a copper or ceramic Turk.
Initially, only one type of grain is used. Then you can switch to mixtures and add various spices to the composition.
Which stove does it work better on - gas or electronic?
In modern apartment conditions, there are a couple of main options with which you can brew coffee: gas or electronic stove. There is no fundamental difference in the process and result of cooking, but those who are interested in how to brew coffee in a Turk on an electronic stove correctly need to know certain features.
You can learn how to properly brew an invigorating drink at home on an electric stove by taking into account the following aspects:
- Modern models of electronic stoves produce a higher temperature than gas stoves. In this regard, there is a need for correct power adjustment.
- If you turn off the electronic stove under the coffee pot, the drink will continue to boil, which is unacceptable. This is due to the increased inertia of cooling, and therefore you should, shortly before the end of cooking, turn off the stove and simply let the Turk “reach” without the help of others to the desired temperature on the already cooling stove.
Coffee pot
This coffee brewing container was invented in England at the end of the eighteenth century. Since then, the simple device has been constantly improved. Some coffee pots are used by brewing the beans on the stove, while others run on electricity. Despite many new, more modernized designs, these continue to remain popular among coffee lovers.
French press coffee maker
Invented in France in 1920, the device for brewing coffee is very popular. The coffee maker looks like a tall glass container made of high-temperature resistant material. Equipped with a piston. The lower part of this design part is connected to a metal filter, which looks like an ordinary mesh and fits tightly to the glass walls. At the top, the piston is attached to the cover.
The device is heated, and then coarsely ground coffee beans are poured into it and hot water is poured. After five minutes, the piston is slowly lowered down. Due to this, there is no grounds in the finished drink.
Recipes on how to cook deliciously from ground grains
Those who are interested in the details of how to brew coffee in a Turk on the stove can find the recipe for a tasty and aromatic drink below.
Traditional version with foam
We have already seen above the general procedure for how to brew coffee in a Turk on a gas stove, induction, glass-ceramic or electronic. Let's look at how to make traditional coffee with thick foam at home.
You should use finely ground coffee, which will make it possible to get a really thick and very dense foam. Next you will need to take 100 ml of filtered water, two teaspoons of coffee and one spoon of sugar if desired.
The first step is to pour the ground coffee into the coffee pot, then add sugar and add water. It is better to use a Turk so that it is not completely filled. Then it is placed on the stove and all you need to do is not let the water boil and “run off”, and also keep under control the foam, which will tend to rise to the edges.
The ingredients in this recipe duplicate the previous version, except that it becomes necessary to add one third of a teaspoon of cinnamon. Next, all the ingredients except water are mixed and heated on a small flame at the bottom of the vessel for several minutes. After that, water is added to the Turk, and after 5 minutes the fragrant, rich drink will be ready.
From time to time, coffee is even prepared with salt: this allows you to reduce the classic bitterness and get an unusual taste, which, however, can hardly be called real. We should not forget about the dangers of salt. Nevertheless, this option can be tested as an experiment. The manufacturing principle does not differ from that described a little higher. Just at the initial step, after pouring water into the Turk, add a small pinch of salt.
Another extraordinary addition to coffee is garlic.
Coffee can be prepared at home not only with water, but also with milk. To do this, take two teaspoons of coffee and about 50-75 ml of milk. To begin with, milk is poured into the Turk, heated to 40°, and then coffee powder is added and the whole mixture continues to heat. After this, you need to repeat the boiling process twice, and the drink mixture should ultimately be quite thick.
Geyser coffee maker
This device is especially popular among residents of Italy. The appearance of the unusual invention dates back to 1927.
The structure consists of three elements. The bottom section contains water. Above it is a raw materials compartment. The upper part is intended for the finished drink. To brew coffee, the device is placed on the stove. In this case, strong pressure is generated in the lower part. Steam begins to pass through the crushed grains located in the middle section. After this, it enters the upper compartment, cools down and goes through the condensation stage. The thicket continues to be located in the center of the structure. The drink turns out rich and quite strong.
Drip coffee maker
It is very convenient to brew coffee in a drip coffee maker. It is also known as American filtration. The invention appeared thanks to the efforts of the archbishop of Paris in 1800. The device is equipped with a heating circuit through which water moves, which eventually reaches a temperature of about 90-95 degrees. After this, the liquid begins to flow one drop at a time into a filter filled with crushed grains. When the coffee releases its aroma sufficiently, the liquid flows into the flask.
One of the important design details is the filter. It can be disposable (made of paper) or reusable (nylon).
Often, a filter made of nylon is additionally coated with titanium nitrate. Due to this, its service life is significantly extended.
Coffee lovers who prefer a strong coffee drink are recommended to give preference to coffee makers with low power (within 750-850 W). The liquid in such a unit will heat up more slowly and absorb the maximum amount of aromatic substances. This makes the coffee richer.
Method of action
Regardless of whether a person is puzzled by the question of how to properly brew coffee in a Turk on a gas stove or an electronic one, the method of the following actions will be similar and consists of the following steps:
- Preparing all the necessary ingredients and utensils: a supply of grains, cool filtered water, a cleaned and dry Turk, a heated cup.
- To brew the upcoming drink, you should select only the freshest grains, which cannot be stored for a long time after roasting.
- Selected grains are painstakingly ground. For coffee that is brewed traditionally, the grind size does not matter.
- The amount of ground coffee is 1-2 heaped teaspoons per serving (depending on what strength you want the drink to be).
- Boiled water is poured into the Turk with coffee, at a rate of 30 (espresso) to 150 ml (Americano) per person.
- It is recommended to pour less water? volume of the Turk, because the coffee will “rise” during the brewing process.
- It is contraindicated to be distracted by other matters while the process of cooking and solving the daily morning problem of how to brew coffee in a Turk on the stove is in progress.
- During cooking, it is very important to ensure that the liquid does not boil, and also to keep under control the foam, which at a certain moment will begin to rise quickly and can stain the stove.
- The prepared coffee drink is immediately poured into an already warm cup, then, as soon as the thick part settles, the drink will be ready for drinking.
Espresso coffee maker
The drink is prepared using steam pressure. This unit can also make cappuccino. To froth milk, you need to place a straw equipped with a nozzle in a container with liquid. Steam will begin to flow through it under pressure. Due to this, foam will appear on the brewed coffee.
The unit works according to this principle:
- the water gradually warms up;
- when the maximum pressure is reached, the valve opens;
- the liquid moves through the tank containing the grains.
Depending on the device model, you can prepare 2-4 cups at a time. Designs that create a pressure of 15 bar are more advanced than those designed for only 3.5-5 bar. In them, the liquid absorbs a maximum of aromatic substances.
For this type of coffee maker, it is recommended to use a special type of product. It's called espresso. These are coarsely crushed grains that have undergone special heat treatment.
Combination coffee maker
A combination coffee maker combines two types of devices. One of them is drip type. She is able to prepare a liter of an invigorating drink at once. The other brews just one cup of espresso. Such units are equipped with a special device designed for whipping dairy products.
These designs are suitable for coffee lovers who find it difficult to decide on their preferences and choose between espresso or traditional coffee. They are convenient to use in a small kitchen. Such devices save space.
These coffee makers also have disadvantages. Among them are the following:
- each part of the unit requires special care;
- you have to purchase different types of ground grains;
- high price. For the same money you can buy an espresso and drip device of decent quality separately.
There are a huge number of devices designed for brewing coffee. Each of them has a number of advantages and disadvantages. It is impossible to say unequivocally what is best to brew coffee beans in. Disputes on this matter continue constantly. Some people prefer the drink prepared in a cezve or French press. Other coffee lovers claim that it is much easier to brew it in modern units.
