I just had a coffee from a cafe I respect, and 80% of the time I get really good coffee, but I still get some not so good ones. This keeps bringing me back to the thought that with so many variables involved in making espresso, surely the logical thing would be to take Man out of the equation as much as possible. I know this would kill the romance of espresso making etc but really, this is the age of technology advancements and I think espresso making is in the cross-hairs for some significant changes. Im not talking about fully automatic machines (booooring), but perhaps some kind of hybrid. Something that a barista can still have complete control over but without all the variances... any thoughts?
Surely the dosing and tamping are good cadidates to be mechanised. And Ill even suggest that Man (really meaning Man and Woman of course) be stopped from introducing variances in milk frothing as well. Its a shame when the milk sweetness is killed by a few degrees.
Is this the direction we are going in? Will espresso taste better and be more consistent in 20 years time? Will we be making jokes about "how we used to make coffee" ??
Surely the dosing and tamping are good cadidates to be mechanised. And Ill even suggest that Man (really meaning Man and Woman of course) be stopped from introducing variances in milk frothing as well. Its a shame when the milk sweetness is killed by a few degrees.
Is this the direction we are going in? Will espresso taste better and be more consistent in 20 years time? Will we be making jokes about "how we used to make coffee" ??
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