5 Tips to get a perfect coffee

Having a quality product and handling it correctly is the key to making coffee delicious.

The hotel industry without coffee is a binomial that would not be understood today, either in breakfast, desserts and after-dinner meals as well as in afternoon snacks and social gatherings.

It is known that 8 out of 10 Spaniards consume coffee daily, as the study data show us “Habits and attitudes of Spaniards towards coffee consumption” prepared by Quota Research for the Coffee and Health Information Center.

At the time of preparation we always have to take into account several postulates that we should never forget.

These standards or simply handling tips are focused on ensuring that the product is finished successfully to achieve not only the perfect preparation, but also the possible repetition by customers, thus combining quality and loyalty in the same act.

The mistakes we have to avoid when preparing a coffee

The first thing before we can detail the steps to avoid, we have to have a quality raw material, a 100% Arabica Coffee, which allows us to obtain from it the characteristic properties of a true Coffee.

In Hospitality production, it is almost always carried out in a type of Expresso coffee machine, although nowadays more capsule machines are seen every day, the art is in the elaboration with traditional machinery.

To achieve the perfect preparation, we will focus the steps to avoid with the traditional Mokka coffee machine or Italian type.

• Do not heat the water before: Before adding the water to the container of the coffee maker, the ideal is to heat it so as not to lose the aroma and flavor of the coffee.
• Do not leave the lid open: Contrary to what is believed, you have to keep the lid of the coffee maker open until the coffee rises, which is when it is closed and removed from the heat to stop the extraction.
• Do not grind the coffee at the moment: Sometimes it is not always possible due to lack of time, but the best way to preserve the properties of coffee is to grind it just before preparing it.
• Not enjoying the natural flavor: Adding sugar or other sweeteners to coffee alters the real taste of the coffee, which, contrary to what is believed, is not bitter. A good 100% Arabica coffee is sweet.
• Do not clean the coffee machine: A very widespread myth is not to clean the coffee maker as this protects the coating. The opposite is recommended, it is important to clean it with soap and water and dry it very well.

Now you just have to follow these tips and get the “best coffee” to taste in these first days of cold autumn in the company of whoever you most want.