Why don't we make coffee in the same way we make tea?
In tea, also there is tea powder, which we use. In coffee also, there is coffee powder. Why don't we make coffee in exactly the same way we make tea?
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I do make coffee the same way as tea. I just did this morning, in fact. It's called a "French press". Which can also be used for tea ...
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The heating element makes the water boil. The water then travels up through a tube. This cools the water just enough, such that the temperature is about 93°C when it drips upon the coffee. Tea, on the other hand, needs other temperatures.Why dont we make coffee like tea?
When coffee is ground up coarse or fine, it is brittle so it breaks up into larger and smaller size particles. Depending on the size of the small holes of the mesh tea bag, there is a good chance some of the finer particles will seep out.Why are coffee and tea brewed differently?
Much of it boils down to the composition of the plant matter in question\u2014the roasted and ground seeds of the coffee fruit on the one hand, and the processed and dried leaves of Camellia sinensis, or the tea plant, on the other\u2014and the flavors, textures, and aromas we try to coax out of each.Can we boil coffee like tea?
You cannot boil coffee like tea because coffee grounds release their essence far more than tea leaves at the same temperature. Boiling coffee grounds would make the resulting coffee too bitter and acidic to be tasty or healthy. Coffee grounds are brewed at controlled temperature for an ideal cup.Can coffee be brewed in several different ways?
From popular coffee brewing methods to the most obscure \u2014 we'll explain the many ways you can make coffee \u2014 from French Press, to AeroPress, and New Orleans Iced style. When it comes to brewing coffee, traditional methods can be categorized into two groups; immersion brewing and pour-over.8 Letters - Why Don't We [Official Music Video]
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It boils down to temperature (pun intended).
According to Wikipedia the ideal temperature to brew coffee is 200°F, which is about 93°C. That is, the temperature is a little below the boiling point of water (which is 100°C).
That is just boiling the water and pouring it over the beans will result in too hot a temperature. With a standard coffee machine like this one
the problem is solved elegantly. The heating element makes the water boil. The water then travels up through a tube. This cools the water just enough, such that the temperature is about 93°C when it drips upon the coffee.
Tea, on the other hand, needs other temperatures. Some teas (black tea, Pu'er tea and herbal tea) needs boiling water. Thus one just boils water in a kettle and then pour it over the tea leaves.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea for tea temperatures.
Answer 3
Coffee and tea are used for similar purposes (hot beverage with caffeine; flavouring in a variety of other contexts) but that is their only similarity.
- Tea is a dried leaf (which may be cooked, smoked, or fermented before it is dried).
- Coffee is a ground-up seed.
Tea has more in common with dried oregano, or with cabbage, than with coffee. Coffee has more in common with peanut butter, or perhaps powerded almonds, than with tea.
A better question would be "why is the way we prepare and consume these wildly different plants so similar?" It's a wonder there aren't more differences than the ones you've noticed.
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