Smell the Coffee

SMELL THE COFFEE [STARTER KIT] TOOLS OF THE TRADE 4:0020 KETTLE DIGITAL TIMER GRINDER ESPRESSO MACHINE A burrs grinder allows you to grind your beans more consistently and won't dull as fast as a blade grinder. The most accurate Rancilio Silvia V3 is a top A good kettle is key and rec- ommends a Bona Vita kettle, which is affordable and has a way to make home- brew coffee so you're not just guessing. choice for its reasonable narrow spout so water doesn't get dumped all at once. price and ability to pour the perfect shot and achieve foamy, steamed milk. WHOLE LATTE LOVE To make your own latte art at home, it's important to start with whole milk because the fats create a velvety texture. Also, when steaming milk, hold the pitcher at an angle to create a swirl. Tilt your cup to one side so that, when you Once your cup is about 4-full, you begin to see the milk form a blob on top of the espresso. Pour slowly until the single blob gets larger. start pouring your steamed milk, it goes underneath the espresso. 3 Once you get toward the top of the cup, lift the Remember to hold the handle throughout the entire pitcher up and push it through the blob of milk, process, so that you're not touching the parts of the creating the indent of the heart. mug from which people will be drinking. Enjoy! [ [ HOMEBREW ] fits over most WHICH BREWING METHOD IS RIGHT FOR YOU? coffee mugs so000000ng French Press Single Pour Over BREWING BREWING This classic tool allows you to place Try a v60 or Bee FOR YOU FOR A FEW coffee grounds at the bottom, hot water on the House coffee dripper top, brew for four minutes, then plunge. for this method Adapted from 'Smell the Coffee' in the February 2014 issue of Baltimore magazine. A primary source for the data was Becka Dowding, head barista at Dooby's Coffee in Baltimore.