Coffee and Tea

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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Many people judge a restaurant by its coffee. Regardless of the quality of the food, one of the things they are most likely to remember about an establishment is whether the coffee is good or bad.
Whether or not that seems fair to you, it is at least a clear signal that you ought to learn to make coffee properly. Coffee making is a simple procedure. All you do is pass hot water through ground coffee. The care with which you perform this operation, paying attention to all the details, makes the difference between a rich, aromatic, satisfying beverage and a bitter, unpleasant liquid.