Italian Rates Americans Home Espresso

Can USA Made Espresso impress an Italian?

Well, the answer is yes and no unfortunately. After going back over this, I think I could have done a much better job if I would have made a single shot and not a lungo, like I normally dial in for. My wife and I prefer this, but Italians generally have single shots and have a 1 to 2 ratio. Sometimes even a ristretto 1 to 1 ratio. It was made clear to me after he mentioned having a single spout instead of a double spout sorta filter. Either way, it was fun to have Matteo in my video and hopefully you all can send some questions in the comments that he can answer.

my current espresso bar setup

Gaggia classic pro setup
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Barista Express setup
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items not to buy based on my reviews:
Delonghi La Specialista
Dark Horse Coffee dark roast
Keurig
Calphalon temp iq with grinder

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[joaofranciscodarosalabriol]

First thing is knowing what coffee is that you have on the grinder. Is that a blend? Is that a single origin? Most of the bars and coffee shops in Italy have a house blend that is made to be stronger in taste, some of then are roasted dark or have canephora coffee on the recipe, so to present a espresso to a italian, the first thing is knowing the beans you have.
Second, no double shot lungo...that is only ok after the first tasting. To make a normal coffee, it means ALWAYS short, sometimes even ristretto will be a good option to dont miss the mark.
Have you ever been in Italy, maybe Milan, Rome, Napoli, Torino? I can see a genuine interest in you with the coffee culture, but you got to have the real italian cafe esxerience in order to understand better the tasting of espresso.

[TomsCoffeeCorner]

Nice video, Joe! I was in Sicily for two weeks, and a little surprised at the preparation. Most places do a single 7g dose, and some tamp and some don't. The best espresso I got was actually at a gas station, rather than a cafe. The hardest thing for me was, having to wait until 8-9 am for the cafes to open. ;)

[Selah_Szari]

Is he the guy from the photo on the counter above the microwave.

[christopheradam]

I think he was being polite when he said 5, he couldn’t have said what he really thought in your own home.

[ameano]

That's the reason why most IEI certified espresso usually have a blend of good quality robusta in them. The drink really strong coffee, strong but not bitter.

[damianhbk]

Very nice to have a native Italian in the house, welcome to the US. Question for Mateo: How late in the day do Italians drink coffee and how many cups a day do they consume? Cheers! ☕

[iggynor]

He should've made a shot for you and get rated in return, btw I have no issue with putting a small tsp of sugar in coffee

[christopheradam]

If you used a double portafilter, you would’ve got an extra point. He would’ve also looked at your thin creama and thought, there’s a camera in my face, I have to drink this now. Looks like you gave an Italian 100% arabica, have you lost your mind?? 😂

[carsiotto]

Italians tend to drink darker roasted shots.

[kevjmu]

Having traveled all over Italy most cafes produce 14-16grams ristretto shots.

[motopasky]

Common Joe, stop fishing for compliments about your machine and make him a proper espresso 😉😋

[BUPETA]

Put 20-30% Robusta in it and he will like it. No other way around it, if you want Italian, you need Robusta!

[louisd]

Sugar added to espresso? That's sacrilegious! LOL

[Kevin-ligo]

I love how Europe and the US made espresso so much more complicated and light compared to Italy haha

[modsquad]

Espresso in Italy?
First of all call it caffé. There's no other coffee than espresso.
Stop shotting stupid doses. 7 g is a single dose espresso.
Short, Strong, Dark.
And please americans. Stop drinking cappuccino after 11 AM.

[milovacc]

standard italian espresso ratio is 3.5 to 1 or ( 25 gr to 7 gr). you made a 40gr yield from from 16 gr ....which is 2.5 to 1. that is actually a stronger concentration than the standard espresso . by italian standards you yielded closer to a ristretto, not a lungho. American 3rd wave coffee ratios keep changing is no standard .

[chiaraeyhinparolinicubides]

Well italians put sugar in coffee cause it is undrinkable. 90% of the italian cafes serve burnt and rancid coffee. crema does not mean the coffee is good, otherwise 100% robusta would be more desirable.

[stratulatus]

I watched a couple of your videos. You are a very nice guy but it's a shame that you couldn't understand one word beside Matteo. Did your parents never taught you Italian when you were little?

[alex]

cheerful and delicious coffee in the morning👍👍👍😉😉😉