Me and my Brikka.
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:22 pm
I love my Bialetti Brikka. I really do. But that doesn't mean it hasn't given me my fair share of problems. I mean.....what grind would you think it likes best for making a shot of espresso (please humour me) even if most coffee afficianado's would deny the Brikka being able to ever affect such a creation. Well I have been running through just about every setting of which my beautiful Krups GVX2 grinder is capable, from the coarsest to the finest and so far have not failed to fill my shot glass with the most flavourfull beverage, complete with 5mm of crema. I can see that smile on your face as you read that. Yes?
What started out to be a test of what grind could give me the most realistic espresso, has changed into a quest to see which grind would give me an espresso without a slop of grounds in the bottom of the glass. I have been brought to my knees and have to say that it doesn't seem that I will ever get that elusive espresso without some grounds in the bottom of my glass, because whatever setting I use, the grounds are there. I guess other coffee lovers get the same, depending on what method they use to brew their daily shot. But is there any stove top coffee maker, not bringing in those that use paper filters, that is capable of delivering that coffee without a trace of grounds? I would love to know. Not that I have any intention of ditching my Brikka, oh no, that would be nothing short of criminal. I am just curious. Anyone out there care to enlighten me on this fascinating aspect of coffee creation? Regards Walt.
What started out to be a test of what grind could give me the most realistic espresso, has changed into a quest to see which grind would give me an espresso without a slop of grounds in the bottom of the glass. I have been brought to my knees and have to say that it doesn't seem that I will ever get that elusive espresso without some grounds in the bottom of my glass, because whatever setting I use, the grounds are there. I guess other coffee lovers get the same, depending on what method they use to brew their daily shot. But is there any stove top coffee maker, not bringing in those that use paper filters, that is capable of delivering that coffee without a trace of grounds? I would love to know. Not that I have any intention of ditching my Brikka, oh no, that would be nothing short of criminal. I am just curious. Anyone out there care to enlighten me on this fascinating aspect of coffee creation? Regards Walt.