Olya Klets

Raw coffee beans are actually green seeds that contain carbohydrates, water, proteins, lipids, acids, and alkaloids. Green coffee tastes and smells like peas and features a hard covering. Green beans should be roasted. The high-temperature processing allows us to alter the bean structure and its biochemistry and makes it fit for consumption. Similar to my opinion that grinding … [Read more...] about How to Roast Coffee Beans?

If you want to know how to grind coffee WITHOUT a coffee grinder, I’ll probably disappoint you because it is impossible to get proper coffee milling using improvised methods. The Internet is just teeming with tips on how to grind coffee in a blender, with a dough rolling pin, in a meat grinder, or even with a hammer. To understand why all these methods won’t give you good … [Read more...] about How to Grind Coffee Beans?

We already know that there are more varieties of coffee beverages than just black coffee and the one with milk, but few people know the difference between espresso and pour-over coffee. However, baristas have been brewing different drinks for a long time, and each of them tastes different. I’m going to explain the difference between them to you. So, baristas brew an espresso … [Read more...] about What Is the Difference Between Coffee and Espresso?

Almost all of us have a French press at home. I think that this utensil is highly underestimated. After all, it can be used for brewing loose-leaf tea, coffee and even frothing milk. I believe this device offers one of the easiest ways to make delicious coffee at home, yielding the palm only to brewing coffee directly in the cup. So, here is my favorite recipe for brewing … [Read more...] about How to Make Coffee in a French Press?

My love for black coffee began at the age of 16 when I didn’t consume milk and had to roll with the punches. At that time, coffee houses didn’t serve coconut, soy, oatmeal, hemp, or almond milk (some plant-based alternatives that I was able to remember) as a substitute for dairy milk. So, when I came to a cafe, I often ordered an espresso. My friends were very surprised and … [Read more...] about Why Do People Drink Black Coffee?