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Thursday, December 01, 2005 -----

Espresso Espresso Espresso

Espresso-derived from the Italian word for express- coffee is brewed by forcing hot water and steam through the coffee grounds giving it a somewhat scorched taste. In 1901 Luigi Bezzera filed a patent for a machine that contained a boiler and four "groups" that did just that. These groups took varying sizes of filters for the coffee and sent it through the hot water and steaming process. This is said to be the birth of espresso. In 1903 that patent was purchased by Desiderio Pavoni and in 1905 his company started manufacturing these machines. In 1927 the first espresso machine was installed in a restaurant in New York and it is still there on display.

Espresso can be defined as twenty-five to thirty milliliters of coffee concentrate produced from 197.6 degrees fahrenheit (or 92 degrees celcius) water forced through six to seven grams of finely ground coffee at high pressures for twenty to thirty seconds. The end result should be sweet with a potent aroma and a flavor similar to freshly ground coffee. The color should be dark reddish or brown and be smooth yet thick. There are hundreds and hundreds of different espresso machine manufactures but the two largest are Saeco and Krups. If interested these machines will run you anywhere from slightly under $500 to around $1,500-well worth it for anyone in love with the lovely taste of espresso. And if you are a coffee lover and have yet to try espresso take my word for it, you will not be let down. Last March I spent a week in Rome. Our flight was over night so when we touched down we hit the ground running. The first chance I got I made my way into a little coffee house; realizing my body was not going to survive much more I opted for an espresso-marvelous! For that short week it became a ritual, I would get up have breakfast walk across the cobble stone street to the cafe and start my morning off with a cup of espresso.

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