Making coffee in a coffee machine - simple and original recipes

Making coffee in a coffee machine is quite simple. However, it should be understood that even the most expensive machine is not capable of brewing espresso without human intervention. To get a strong, aromatic and tasty drink, you need to know certain rules for operating this device. Only in this case will the result exceed all expectations.

Setting up and using the device

When using a Delonghi, Bosch, Dolce Gusto or any other brand coffee machine, it is extremely important to initially set up the machine. After that, you can brew coffee in it.

Preparation and use of the device are carried out according to the following rules:

• Before brewing, all tanks are cleaned of dust;
• the device is connected to the mains. There are also models that need to be additionally connected to the water supply;
• turn on the electrical appliance by pressing the special button;
• Fill the tank with cold water;
• using a special regulator located on the front panel, set the temperature at which the drink will be brewed;
• the first heated water should be drained;
• adjust the water hardness level and the volume of liquid per serving;
• If you have a built-in coffee grinder, you should adjust the degree of grinding of the beans;
• choose how much coffee will be consumed per serving;
• decide on the type of coffee drink and launch the appropriate program.

The best recipes for making coffee in a coffee machine

Espresso

Espresso is the basis of many coffee drinks (lattes, cappuccinos and others). Many people drink it neat. To prepare, you need to take finely ground grains. Please note that roasting too strongly can give the drink excessive bitterness.

For one cup of espresso you will need 8 grams of ground coffee. This is about a heaped teaspoon. Coffee must be poured into the holder and compacted tightly to make the drink strong and rich. It will be ready in 30 seconds.

It is best to press raw materials using temperament.

Warm up your coffee cups using the appropriate function. Pour the coffee and enjoy your hot drink.

To know how to make 90% of coffee cocktails, learn how to make good espresso.

Double espresso (doppio)

Take 17 grams of coffee grounds. Robusta or Arabica beans are suitable. Warm the pan before cooking.

Place the ground grain in the holder and tamp with distemper. Turn on the water flow for 5 seconds, then pour water. This way, the grains will be better saturated. Press start and wait 30 seconds.

to brew this drink in the first half of the day, as it is very strong.

Espresso macchiato

Espresso macchiato is distinguished by the addition of milk and foam. If for latte and cappuccino milk should be several times more than the volume of coffee, then in espresso macchiato, on the contrary, there is less milk. To prepare, you will need 100% medium roast Arabica.

Make espresso. While it is cooking, whisk the milk. Pour the coffee into the warmed cup. Then slowly pour in the milk in a thin stream.

Macchiato is best brewed in a carob- type .

Espresso Romano

Romano differs in that lemon juice is added to it. You will need a few lemon wedges and medium or dark roasted beans.

Scald the lemon with boiling water, cut 2 slices. The first is small and thin, the second is about 5 mm thick. Place the first slice on a saucer and sprinkle sugar on top.

Add the juice from a large lemon slice to your coffee. Simply squeeze it into espresso prepared according to the classic recipe. Serve the drink in a small cup and saucer with a second lemon wedge on it.

Do not try to make Romano coffee with other citrus fruits. Its main feature is lemon juice. If you experiment with other fruits, it will be a completely different drink.

Espresso con panna

Making con panna requires perfectly brewed espresso. If it tastes bitter or sour, the taste will be spoiled and no additional ingredients will save the situation.

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Espresso con panna contains sweet cream. They highlight the taste of coffee, so all flaws will be clearly felt.

Whip the cream with 5 grams of sugar and heat a ceramic cup. Brew espresso, pour it into the prepared bowl and add a heap of cream.

If you want to make it beautiful, decorate the cream with grated chocolate or cinnamon. Berry desserts or shortbread pastries are served along with kon panna.

Viennese espresso with spices

Chop and mix 5 dried cloves, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Prepare a double espresso. Mix it with spices. Decorate the resulting drink with whipped cream.

If you're worried about how to brew coffee with so many spices, don't worry. Under the influence of high temperature, the spices will settle and will not cause discomfort while drinking.

Moccaccino

If you are interested in how to make moccacino, remember that it is called a chocolate latte. These drinks are prepared according to the same recipe. But hot chocolate is added to moccacino. If you are trying to brew moccacino for the first time, it should turn out no stronger than a latte.

The drink is distributed in layers, so it is important to know how to layer correctly . Make an espresso, then move on to hot chocolate. Black, white and milky will do. Whisk in the cream and heat the milk to 60 degrees.

First pour the chocolate into a tall glass, then the milk and finally add the espresso.

To ensure the drink is evenly distributed among the layers, use thick hot chocolate. But if the coffee turns out visually homogeneous, this will not affect the taste.

Latte

Pour classic espresso into a large glass and carefully pour in the heated milk. At the end, don't forget to decorate the latte with whipped milk or cream.

We will not describe all the details here. There are a lot of them, so we wrote a separate article “How to make a latte in a coffee machine.”

Ristretto

To prepare, you will need 7 grams of light roast coffee and 15 ml of water.

Pour the ground grains into the holder and compress with tempera. Pour brewed coffee into a heated cup.

Americano

To prepare Americano you will need 15 grams of ground grains, sugar, cinnamon and clean water. Make espresso, add water using the steam tap. Add sugar and cinnamon to taste.

To make coffee like in coffee shops, do not add syrups and keep the drink under pressure for 40 seconds.

Cappuccino

Coffee machines without a milk frothing function may not produce cappuccino that tastes good enough. If your model has a panarello attachment, the cappuccino will be foamy and identical to what is served in coffee shops.

Prepare espresso using medium roast beans. Froth milk using panarello. Carefully pour the frothed milk into the finished coffee.

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For other preparation methods , read the article: “How to make cappuccino in a coffee machine.”

Kokochino

How to make delicious coffee by trying something new? Try cocochino. It has a sweetish taste and differs from previous versions because it contains coconut syrup.

Make espresso from finely ground beans. Pour 20 ml of coconut syrup into it. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Whisk the milk until foam forms at the top.

Pour milk into coffee and stir. Drinks with milk foam must be stirred carefully so as not to knock it down.

If you don't mix the ingredients well, the cocktail will turn out sickly sweet.

Correto

To prepare, you will need 30 ml of espresso from finely ground beans, 20 ml of sambuca or fruit brandy, 120 ml of water, salt on the tip of a knife and sugar to taste.

Drinks are served separately. In a small cup there is freshly brewed coffee, and in a shot glass there is sambuca or brandy. The contents of the glass should be poured into coffee and drunk in one gulp.

If you don’t know how to make the drink less strong, take less brandy - 10-15 ml. The remaining ingredients cannot be changed so as not to spoil the taste.

Cheese, chocolate or citrus fruits - lime or lemon - are served as snacks for the cocktail.

Irish coffee

To prepare, you will need medium roasted grains, whiskey, whipped cream and cane sugar.

Add cane sugar to the coffee and stir until it is completely dissolved. Add some warm whiskey. Approximately 40 ml. Spread the cream along the blade of the knife - it should form a thin layer.

Since the essence of the cocktail is the combination of cream with the other ingredients, it must be 30%, cold and thick. cook everything quickly and consistently so that the ingredients are well mixed. If the cream is not whipped, it will settle at the bottom of the mug and curdle.

If you want to brew coffee for a group, this is a good idea, since Irish coffee can often be seen on bar lists.

Recipes for making coffee in a coffee machine

There are many recipes for making coffee in a Delonghi coffee machine and other brands. It is worth highlighting the simplest and most unusual options. With modern coffee machines, you shouldn’t limit yourself to espresso and Americano. In such devices you can prepare a significantly larger number of coffee drinks.

How to make espresso

To brew espresso in a coffee machine, you need to follow these steps:

1. Pour 7 g of medium-ground coffee powder into the holder.
2. Tamp down the crushed beans. Only if they are compacted as tightly as possible will you be able to get strong enough coffee.
3. Press the drink preparation button.
4. After 30 seconds the cups will be filled with espresso.

If the coffee machine is not equipped with a function for heating dishes, it should first be doused with boiling water.

Doppio (double espresso)

Doppio is a double shot of espresso. This machine coffee recipe is pretty simple. Essentially, you need to brew two cups of the drink, following the classic recipe. Then all that remains is to pour everything into one container.

Ristretto

The main difference between this drink and espresso is the use of less water. You need to brew coffee as follows:

1. Pour 7 g of ground beans into the holder.
2. Turn on the water for literally 2-3 seconds so that the coffee powder gets wet.
3. Press the device power button.
4. Stop the water supply 15 seconds before the end of cooking.

Ristretto is also poured into pre-warmed cups. It is not customary to add sugar to it.

Cappuccino

This coffee machine recipe allows you to get an incredibly smooth, refined drink. It is prepared like this:

1. Pour 150 ml of milk into the pitcher.
2. Place the cappuccino maker into the container.
3. Whip the milk until a thick foam appears.
4. Start brewing espresso.
5. Add milk mass to hot coffee.
6. Sprinkle the surface with chocolate chips.

Latte

This recipe also calls for adding milk. The basis of the latte is espresso. True, the design is more complex than in the case of cappuccino.

You need to make coffee according to the following instructions:

1. Heat 100 ml of milk and pour into a glass glass.
2. Prepare espresso.
3. Pour freshly brewed coffee in a thin stream into a glass of milk.
4. Using a cappuccino maker, whisk 100 ml of milk.
5. Place the resulting foam on the surface.

Latte macchiato

This recipe also combines coffee with milk. In this case, the components are not mixed, but placed in layers.

To get a latte macchiato, follow these steps:

1. Pour 25 ml of chilled milk into a glass and immediately add 150 ml of hot milk.
2. In a pitcher using a cappuccino maker, beat 50 ml of the dairy product until foamy.
3. Place the resulting foam into a glass.
4. Brew espresso and pour it in a thin stream into the milk mixture.

Americano

This drink is valued for its bitterness and strength. True, it is not as rich as classic espresso. To prepare it correctly, you need to perform the following manipulations:

1. Pour the crushed beans into the holder and compact them.
2. Brew espresso.
3. Carefully pour 100 ml of hot water into the drink. It is extremely important to ensure that the coffee foam is not damaged.

Kokochino

To obtain cococino, you must first prepare espresso in a coffee machine. After this, the following actions are performed:

1. Pour 20 ml of coconut syrup into a glass.
2. Immediately pour in the coffee.
3. Whisk 150 ml of milk using a cappuccino maker.
4. The resulting milk foam is spread on the surface of the drink.

Correto

The technology for preparing correto is quite simple:

1. Brew 50 ml coffee.
2. Add 20 ml of liqueur to the composition.
3. Mix the ingredients.

Irish coffee

This drink is prepared using the following technology:

1. Add a couple of teaspoons of cane sugar to the pan.
2. Add 40 ml of whiskey to the composition.
3. Mix the ingredients.
4. Heat the mixture until the granulated sugar is completely dissolved.
5. Pour the resulting liquid into a glass.
6. Brew 50 ml of coffee and add to the rest of the ingredients.
7. Whip 30 ml of cream with a cappuccino maker and place it on the surface.

Cocktail “Pirate’s Dream”

Method for preparing the cocktail:

1. Pour 20 ml of rum into a glass and set it on fire.
2. Immediately pour in 20 ml of coconut syrup. It is extremely important to complete these steps before the liquid stops burning.
3. Add 50 ml of coffee to the composition.

It is recommended to decorate the surface of the Pirate's Dream cocktail with whipped cream

Cocktail “Con Panna”

This unusual cocktail is prepared using the following technology:

1. The coffee machine brews 50 ml of black coffee.
2. Whipped cream is spread on the surface.
3. The cocktail is decorated with grated chocolate and coconut flakes.

Rough coffee

To prepare delicious raff coffee, do this:

1. Brew espresso.
2. Mix 100 ml of cream with a pinch of vanilla sugar.
3. Heat the resulting mixture on the stove.
4. Mix all ingredients and beat them with a blender.

How to properly prepare coffee in a coffee machine

First of all, you need to set up the unit and prepare it for use. Individual instructions for each coffee machine will help with this, the availability of which must be checked. There are also a number of points with recommendations for making coffee, regardless of the type of machine. These include the following:

• After removing from the packaging, place the device on a stable surface;
• all openings and containers should be wiped clean from possible dust before use;
• Press the “start” button to turn on the coffee machine. The first start-up of the device may be accompanied by noise for approximately 15 minutes;
• Pour cold water into a specially designated tank. It is best to use filtered water;
• drive away the first water and pour it out, and then pour in new water;
• then you need to set the volume of liquid required for one person and start cooking;
• Next, select the desired program for a particular drink and press the “start” button. After half a minute, the coffee will flow into the cup;

These rules apply to any coffee machine and do not depend on the selected function. The algorithm itself is easy to use and does not require much work to operate.

How to make espresso

With medium grinding of coffee beans, espresso turns out especially good.
The most common “machine” recipe. To prepare you need:

• grind the grain before cooking. In this case, the grinding should be medium (not very coarse, and not very fine), the taste of the finished drink depends on this parameter;
• compress the powder in a container special for this purpose;
• start the unit.

If done correctly, the espresso will be ready to drink in 30 seconds. A sign of a quality drink will be the presence of thick and stable foam on top. All that remains is to serve it to the table and enjoy the taste.

How to cook ristretto

A small amount of ristretto more than pays for itself in thickness and strength.
Ristretto is an Italian drink, which in the Russian version is characterized by thickness and strength. The preparation process is similar to espresso, only it uses half as much water and a little more time. The following steps are included:

• as in making espresso, the required amount of ground coffee is poured into a special tank;
• the powder is moistened by pouring water over it for a few seconds;
• press the start button “start” and 15 seconds before the end, turn off the liquid supply.

An invigorating and aromatic drink is ready to drink!

How to make a latte

To create a true latte, you need to make a three-story pyramid in a glass: milk, coffee, foam
Latte is a coffee-milk drink, the ratio of ingredients in which is in favor of milk. The drink is based on an espresso recipe. To create this type of coffee, you need to make a kind of pyramid. It will consist of the following layers: the bottom of the glass is milk, the middle is coffee, the top is foam. Stages of work:

• pour hot milk into a transparent glass glass;
• place it under the tap from which the glass in the coffee machine is filled;
• start espresso preparation;
• Finally, place dense foam on top.

The three-layer cocktail is ready to drink. If desired, you can add vanilla or fruit syrup.

How to make cappuccino

Ideally prepared foam is capable of holding a piece of refined sugar on its surface.
Making cappuccino is based on the same espresso recipe. There is only one nuance to consider: whether the coffee machine is equipped with a built-in cappuccino maker. Regardless of the answer to the previous question, the following steps will remain unchanged:

• prepare the milk as full-fat and as fresh as possible in a milk maker;
• cool the resulting foam (to approximately 5 degrees);
• make espresso;
• pour foam over the drink;
• If desired, decorate with chocolate shavings on top.

If the drink is prepared correctly, a small spoonful of sugar may remain on the foam.

How to make Americano

It is important to understand that the preparation of an invigorating drink in most cases contains the base of classic espresso.
The base is 60 milliliters of classic espresso. Before you start cooking, you need to prepare a large glass in advance. As soon as the espresso is ready, you need to pour 100 ml into it. boiled water. In this case, you need to pour in very carefully so as not to damage the foam. After all, it is this that gives the aroma and tartness of Americano coffee. You can also do the opposite: pour ready-made espresso into boiled water. Then the foam will remain completely intact and preserve all the taste characteristics of the drink.

How to make Irish coffee

This drink is ideal for people who are chilled in the cold: it will wonderfully warm you up and relax you after stress.
The drink uses alcohol. Therefore, use is not recommended for adolescents under the age of 18, as well as for those who are planning to drive. Cooking steps:

• Place sugar and 50 grams of whiskey in a saucepan, mix everything well;
• put the resulting mixture on the fire to heat;
• brew espresso in a coffee machine according to the classic recipe;
• Pour alcohol and sugar into the resulting coffee;
• Whip the milk in a milk maker and place the resulting foam on top of the drink.

If desired, you can decorate with chocolate shavings or cinnamon. But the classic Irish coffee recipe lacks such details.

How to make raf coffee

This is how raf coffee will be served at the
Raf coffee shop - an ideal drink for lovers of more delicate notes in coffee. For preparation you will need the following ingredients:

• espresso – 30 milliliters;
• vanilla sugar – 5 grams;
• granulated sugar – 5 grams;
• cream – 100 milliliters;

First prepare the espresso base according to the classic recipe. Next, you need to pour it into a cappuccino maker and add all the other ingredients there. Beat for a few minutes until foamy. After coffee, the raf is considered ready for consumption. At will and discretion, you can decorate the drink using a variety of ingredients.

Caring for your coffee machine

The service life of a machine designed for preparing coffee drinks directly depends on how it is cared for. Limescale poses a particular danger to the device. It is extremely important to get rid of it in a timely manner.

The coffee machine must be cleaned of coffee oils. They lead to the formation of plaque and clogging of filters.

Many devices are equipped with automatic decalcification and cleaning functions. When using such devices, cleaning is as simple as possible. You just need to press the appropriate button.

If there is no such function, you should do the following:

1. Disconnect the device from the network.
2. Pour water into the compartment in which the remaining coffee powder settles and add a decalcifier.
3. Turn on the coffee machine and leave it running for a quarter of an hour.
4. Turn off the device and drain the water.
5. Repeat all steps until the tank is empty.
6. At the last stage, this operation is carried out with clean water.

It is also possible to use vinegar and citric acid in the fight against scale.

How to care for your coffee machine

The main care for a coffee machine is timely cleaning. In modern top models, information about clogged units is displayed on the display.

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Owners of budget or older models will have to clean the car themselves, following the instructions. Read more about cleaning in the article “How to descale a coffee machine.”

If you use your car daily, wash it at least once a week. After each cooked portion, sediment remains in the device.

Useful tips

Knowing the secrets of preparing coffee drinks, you will be able to achieve excellent results. When using a coffee machine, you must adhere to the following recommendations:

• Do not use overly finely ground grains. The grounds will end up in the finished drink. In addition, such powder clogs filters;
• the temperature should be set within 90-98 degrees;
• Be sure to warm up the cups before pouring the drink into them;
• grind the beans immediately before starting cooking;
• use purified, bottled water.

The coffee machine is an incredibly easy to use machine. The device performs almost all actions automatically. True, to prepare unusual, original drinks, human participation is still required. It takes very little effort to get an incredibly delicious coffee cocktail. You just need to follow the instructions.

Secrets of making perfect coffee in a coffee machine

After purchasing the machine, read the instructions; often it comes with a whole book of drink recipes for a specific coffee machine. How to make coffee in a coffee machine according to the rules:

• Choose a medium grind setting for most drink recipes. Powder that is too fine leaves a lot of sediment in the cup and clogs the machine. And the large one is not brewed fully.
• The water heating temperature is within 92-98 degrees.
• Use only purified bottled water.
• Before pouring the first layer of espresso or milk into the cup, warm it up.
• It is not recommended to grind coffee beans in advance; while it is stored ground, beneficial properties are lost, fatty nutritional oils evaporate, the aroma disappears and the taste becomes less intense.

It’s easy to brew coffee in a coffee machine; it significantly increases the speed of preparing drinks. To get coffee like from a coffee machine at home, you must strictly follow the principles of choosing ingredients and brew according to the recipe, without deviating. Then the drink in a cezve or coffee maker will have the same consistency.

Making coffee in a coffee machine

One of the devices designed for brewing coffee is a French press. This device appeared in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a kind of coffee pot made of heat-resistant glass and equipped with a piston called a plunger. The method of making coffee in this device is simple: place pre-ground coffee beans in a French press, then pour hot water into it and let it brew for about five to ten minutes. After this, use a piston to separate the sediment from the resulting drink. To make coffee prepared in this way tastier, grind the coffee beans coarsely and immediately before preparation.

Another popular device for making coffee is an espresso machine. Its prototype is a device that was used to make coffee in France back in the 19th century. The essence of his work was to pass steam under high pressure through a layer of ground coffee beans. At the beginning of the 20th century, this model was modernized - this is how a coffee machine appeared, used to prepare a drink in bars. After the device was patented, the patent for its production was purchased by the Pavoni enterprise, which put its production on stream. Coffee prepared in such a device had an amazing taste and was extremely popular.

Espresso coffee makers also have another name - they are called compression machines. There are two types of such machines:

• steam;
• pump - equipped with a pump.

If we talk about the quality of coffee prepared using such coffee makers, then the one prepared on a pump unit will be better, but at the same time it will be an order of magnitude more expensive.

Coffee machines are also:

• carob;
• combined.

Rozhkova – capable of preparing 1-2 cups of coffee at a time. The grains used to prepare the drink must be thoroughly ground and pressed. They fill the machine's horn, which can be made of metal or plastic. In this case, when choosing a unit, it is better to give preference to one that is equipped with a metal horn, since plastic can give the drink a not very pleasant sourness.

A combination coffee maker is a very convenient device. It can be used to make both drip coffee and espresso. However, when preparing coffee using such a device, you should choose different grinds for different types of drink.

Automatic coffee machines should also be mentioned. They are able to independently perform all the steps necessary to prepare coffee. All you need to do is press a button and start the cooking process.

This drink can be prepared in less than a minute. At the same time, the machine grinds the coffee beans itself, and its special functions give you the opportunity to additionally select the richness of taste and intensity of the drink and other brewing parameters.