Hi,
The description on some packed beans from supermarket stated suitable for coffee maker and plunger (not mention coffee machine). I wonder if it is true as I understand the brewing method is determined by the ground fineness.
Correct me if I am wrong: all commercial coffee beans can be used...
In order to have good crema, I usually tamp the coffee at home before brewing. I was told to tamp it hard enough to have better crema result.
However, I found the cups from coffee shop don't need any tamp. The girls just flatten the top of the grounded coffee, then brewing!
Anybody can tell...
I did several experiments according to your advices. Suitable grind and hard tamp should be the critical issues in my case as I tried different coffee in which I got some thicker crema with some of them, so I believe the current setting could make home-level coffee. I will continue to try and...
Thanks topher.
Before I go for grinder solution, still want to ask:
1. How fine the bean should be grinded? (The coffee shop can help me to grind as fine as Turkish coffee but warns me it may burn the coffee.)
2. For my situation, is it a problem of fineness or freshness?
3. Other than grinder...
I bought a Gaggia Baby to replace my 2 years old low rank coffee machine. Unfortunately, I can't get a good crema by few different brand grinded coffee they are perfect at my old machine.
Gaggia's customer service asked me to buy fresh bean and fine grind in the shop by a commerical grinder. I...