Meaning of espresso-speak | Babel Free

Definitions

The jargon associated with coffee and espresso making.

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Examples

“There are the automatic espresso machines of course, noisy little robots that grind⟳ the beans, measure⟳ (in espresso-speak, “dose”) the ground coffee, compress (tamp) it, and drive⟳ hot water at hopefully the optimum temperature and pressure through the compacted bed of coffee, netting a more or less decent serving (shot) of espresso.”

“One of my great joys each day -- indeed, quite often my very first activity upon awakening -- is making some. "Pulling a good double⟳" in espresso-speak.”

“Most consumers, myself included, have⟳ not been schooled in espresso-speak or espresso history, and you might not be interested either, except to say⟳ that many of us have⟳ learned to enjoy⟳ espresso from a local coffee house, which is why you may be reading this in the first place⟳.”

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