Strong coffee with a cream cap or whipped cream has become so popular, which for many is a delicacy, which they simply cannot give up. But how to make cappuccino in a coffee machine is just as delicious, as in a coffee shop, not everyone knows. Let's try to understand, how to do it yourself.
Cappuccino
This is an Italian espresso-based coffee drink with the addition of frothed milk. Homeland cappuccino is considered to be Italy, according to the legend, it was invented by the Capuchin monks of the monastery, located in the north of the country. Their attire was long dark robes and a white hood, probably, hence the name of the drink. They added boiling milk to it, from which the "cap" was formed from above. However, the foam was not stable and settled quickly. The problem was solved by the monk Padre Carlo, who invented a method of whipping milk with hot steam.
Today, this version of coffee has become very popular around the world. And with the proliferation of coffee machines, question, how to make cappuccino in a coffee maker, began to worry many.
Coffee maker features
The main role in the preparation of coffee, primarily, playing car, which must meet certain requirements. The end result will not depend on the brand of appliance used, and from its technical characteristics:
- Coffee machine type. There are semi-automatic and fully automated models. Automatic devices, certainly, most convenient for home use, since they are able to do everything for you. Semi-automation is more acceptable for professionals, and not for amateurs.
- Cup heating function. One of the important nuances: dishes, in which cappuccino coffee is served, should be heated to +40 degrees.
- Cappuccinatore type. There are manual and automatic models. When choosing, prefer the second option.
Since the obligatory attribute of cappuccino is well-whipped milk foam, need to be clarified, how the cappuccino maker works (foam whipping device).
There are two types of this device:
- Steam. A kind of sprayer, connected to the coffee machine, with its help steam is mixed with milk, due to which foam is formed.
- Mechanical. Is a wreath with a container, in which milk is whipped. Foam is formed due to the crown, rotating at high speed.
Instructions for cooking
Consider, how to make cappuccino in a coffee machine with a manual cappuccino maker. To make coffee yourself, follow the following algorithm:
- First, in a heated cup you need to make a classic coffee (espresso).
- Heat the appliance for 30-40 minutes, pre-releasing steam from the steam tube.
- In a special metal container (jug) pour the required amount of milk (a little lower 1 cm from the bottom of the spout). Do not forget, that the milk increases during whipping.
- Dip the tip of the cappuccino into the milk to the bottom, turn on the steam and slowly lift it up to form a foam. Properly whipped foam has a sweet creamy taste.
- Gently pour the milk foam into the espresso.
- Drain the steam and wipe the tip with a damp cloth.
Use whole cold milk to make cappuccino in the coffee machine, fat content about 4%, which allows you to get a thick foam.
Cappuccino recipes
so, we found out, how to make cappuccino in a coffee machine using classic technology, however, there are also many recipes, which are characterized by a variety of tastes:
- Creamy cappuccino: 60 ml espresso pouring into a cup, whip the cream, pour their jet into the center of the mug, then on its circumference.
- Cappuccino with cinnamon: ready espresso pour boiling milk, Carefully spread the milk foam on top and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Cappuccino coffee with coconut: pour coffee into a container, pour hot milk in a thin stream, spread the foam on top and sprinkle with coconut.
Additives may be added to this drink, liqueurs, roma and syrups on request, creating a specific recipe.
Temperature and beverage supply
Before, how to make coffee, you need to know the rules of its submission. Since cappuccino should be drunk beautifully - provoked, slow, straight with foam. Coffee utensils also have their own peculiarities. The drink is served in a preheated thick-walled ceramic cup, the volume of which is 210 ml
In the homeland, cappuccino is served in a special cup - a bowl, resembling the shape of a bowl with a handle.
The ideal temperature of the drink - 60-65 degrees, the temperature is higher 70 degrees is considered unacceptable. The best addition to the drink will be fresh pastries.