For enthusiasts of smoothies and smoothie bowls, the blender is the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment to invest in.
Even though these household appliances are getting more and more pricey these days, a good one will be worth it’s weight in gold.
While budget and premium blenders are manufactured for the sole purpose of blending ingredients of your recipes into a smoothie, they are not made equal.
The flow rate describes the time taken for hot water to pass through the coffee grind, and eventually into the cup.
For any types of beverages that uses an espresso base, the flow rate would play a part in brewing or mixing it. This includes doing a pour-over.
This means that that only type of coffee making that don’t reference the flow rate is via the full-immersion method where the steep rate is used instead.
The crema is the think layer of foam that sits on top of an espresso after it is extracted from an espresso machine.
The appearance of the crema can be use as an indicator of the quality of the espresso.
For example, coffee beans that are fresh are observed to produce more crema compared to those that are not as fresh. And the darker the crema, implies the darker the roast.
Rooibos is one of the most famous exports coming out of South Africa.
And in recent years, it’s world stature has slowly grown to become the most preferred non-caffeinated tea.
It always seem to be the case that when things taste better, they get more expensive.