Coffee Talk

Location: my place with my ten year old espresso machine

Attempt 1 rating: */5
Attempt 2 rating: ****/5

I made espresso for the first time in forever today at my place. Like my brother does with chai, I will rate my own coffee. I set myself up for a perfect Sunday morning: a copy of last week’s “China Rising 2″ Globe and Mail, croissants with raspberry jam, and scrambled eggs. Delicious. I ground up the beans, but I think I ground them too coarse for espresso; the coffee wasn’t as flavourful and the first cappuccino I made tasted like milky mop water. It was barely drinkable and might not even have deserved one star. However, I learned my lesson and I couldn’t be defeated by such an amateur mistake. This time I ground the beans much more fine and the espresso turned out to be excellent. I steamed the milk and put it all together to make a 4-star cappuccino. I’m going to keep practicing though to make a 5-star cappuccino. I know I can do it.