Choose an upscale flavored coffee, it seems, quite simple. But experts say that only the true gourmet is able to make the right choice of drink.
The modern market offers us a wide range of varieties of this drink, a variety of cooking methods, variations in packaging and packaging of the product. But, alas, some of the products presented in the retail trade are of rather doubtful quality, and there is also an obvious surrogate. If you want to enjoy a truly natural drink, learn to distinguish a first-class product from products with impurities and additives, and even with substitutes for real coffee.
Contents:
- Coffee selection criteria
- Price
- Packaging
- Appearance
- Important information on the
packaging How to choose the right coffee in the
How should you choose a coffee drink? Some consider it the right choice - to buy the most expensive bag of coffee, for example, "Blue Mountain" from Jamaica. For 1 kg of this coffee you will pay 3.5 thousand rubles, which means that the goods you purchased are really natural and of high quality. But not everyone can afford to pamper themselves with such a drink. What to do in this case?
The next way to choose a quality coffee: try all sorts and brands, then choose the most optimal solution in the ratio of price and quality. This will take time, and not one month, while depressing the chance to run into illiquid. After all, the most important thing is that you want a good cup of coffee right now!
So, use the following tips, and you are guaranteed to be able to choose the really good product from the first time, from the use of which you will get a real taste pleasure.
1. Look at the price of
The high cost of a product most often depends on its exclusivity and the rarity of the grade. But this does not mean that the smell or taste of the drink can be different from cheaper varieties. Of course, exclusive varieties of coffee leave no doubt in their quality, but, on the other hand, often the difference with much more common( and cheap) varieties can be felt only by inveterate gourmets.
But do not buy coffee at a bargain price, as it often contains additives and flavors, which make a cheap drink with a taste of coffee( although many citizens are satisfied with this kind of quality of the product).Among the most common impurities in such coffee are clay, starch or ground stones of date plants( except for increasing the mass and volume, you will not get anything useful).
So, if you can not be attributed to the oligarchs, it will be optimal to choose for everyday use of coffee grade from the average price category.
2. We study the way of packing
For example, you want to buy already ground coffee for brewing in a coffee machine. Here the choice is much easier. First-class coffee is unlikely to be packaged in plastic containers: mostly such coffee is sold in glass or metal containers. A small portion of the product can be bought in soft packaging, but such products should be approached with a certain amount of skepticism.
Metal cans with coffee( and any other packaging) should not be damaged( chips, cracks, rust, etc.), this can affect the taste of the drink. In addition, according to such signs, it can be judged that manufacturers have unscrupulously made the packaging of coffee, or it was transported and stored in inadequate conditions, or the product itself was produced long ago.
What other packaging features will help make the right choice? Take a closer look at the membrane lid of the package( under an additional protective plastic lid or on the package itself).If there are small holes on the membrane, this means that the product has not been treated with the best quality before packing. Some gases that have not been removed from the coffee are emitted through the holes, and without such openings, the package may be deformed. Quality coffee does not have "holes" in the package. We want to note that this type of packaging still has its advantages, for example, through the holes you can sniff the contents of the package( cans).If you have chosen this product, then it should have a strong and natural flavor.
If the manufacturer of your coffee maker has not foreseen the express production of coffee in advance, it is better to refrain from purchasing other mini packages. Nobody will give you a guarantee that coffee packs contain enough coffee, more often it is replaced by various impurities and concentrates.
3. Study the product itself
A more advantageous position is taken by instant coffee. The granulated product dissolves much more easily in water than even finely ground, but still natural coffee beans. From soluble types of coffee it is better to choose products "frozen out".The granules of this coffee are irregularly angular in shape and have a light brown tinge. More regular forms of granules are a sign of a less quality drink.
High quality instant coffee guarantees dark, almost black granules, obtained by evaporation. If, however, a large amount of granulated granules and dust is found in the coffee pot, this indicates that the product contains many impurities and additives.
Unfortunately, natural ground coffee can be considered only after purchase, that is already at home. Take a pinch of powder from a jar and sprinkle it on a sheet of white paper. Consider the product. It will be possible to detect some of the impurities even with the naked eye. Check whether your drink contains impurities( chicory, crushed bones), and you can: pour a few grams of coffee with boiling water, after a while all the impurities will plunge "into the abyss," but the particles of coffee beans remain on the surface of the water.
4. Product shelf life and other information on the
packaging. Almost every food has its expiration date. Coffee is no exception. With rare exceptions, a coffee drink can be stored for not more than a year and a half. Shorter shelf life for ground coffee, as the product quickly begins the process of fermentation. So before you go with the packaging to the box office, study the inscription not her. Pay attention to the date of packing the product, the shorter the period from the moment of packing until the moment of sale, the product is "fresh".Of course, only after buying and tasting it will be possible to establish the freshness of the powder itself.
We continue to study the labels on the packaging, look at the composition. In ground natural coffee, nothing, except coffee beans, should not be. For soluble varieties acceptable in the composition are considered additives that allow to maintain the strength and shape of the granules. Everything else( the root of chicory, cereals, etc.) is a sign of a poor-quality product.
Take the time at the counter, study different packages, you may have to wait until the final choice before the full tasting and buy several different products "for testing".Only after careful selection of the product( according to taste, price and other qualities), you will be able to find for yourself a truly suitable coffee drink that matches both your taste needs and your pocket.