Do you need an Espresso machine to make a Mocha or can you make it with a normal coffee maker. What im trying to do is make my favorite mocha in the mornings on my way to work without having to go buy a Espresso machine.
2007-11-07 03:11:49 · 6 answers · asked by smcknight84 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
The difference is the delivery of the espresso and coffee. By definition, you need to force the steaming water thru the espresso under pressure.
However, you can find instant Mocha drinks today in a grocery store that doesn't require such a machine. The Mocha drink is powder that you mix with hot water, like hot chocolate, but you will miss the espresso experience.
Did you know espresso contains less caffeine than any other style of coffee?
2007-11-07 03:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by Blu 3 · 32⤊ 4⤋
The difference is in how finely the coffee bean is ground and the way the coffee is brewed.
Coffee beans are ground to an almost powder consistency for espresso coffee, while they are left much coarser for regular coffee.
You can get a stove top espresso coffee pot for a lot less than an espresso machine. (As low as $25) They come in various sizes. I've used the same one for over 20 years. You could probably find them wherever kitchen supplies are sold and even at some Italian grocery stores.
Here's what the most common ones look like:
http://www.espressozone.com/7857.html
Alternatively, you can do what we used to do in high school - put a couple of tablespoonfuls of instant coffee in a cup and add just a third of a cup of water. No wait - that was our version of Turkish coffee - LOL!
Ciao!
2007-11-07 03:29:04 · answer #2 · answered by HDS 3 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Espresso is concentrated coffee. Both come from coffee beans but regular coffee is more deluted with H2O
2016-04-02 22:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Jane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Espresso requires a machine----espresso is a concentrated coffee brewed under pressure......but you can make a coffee mocha (coffee w/ hot chocolate) although it won't taste as rich...
2007-11-07 03:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by GUARD DOG 4 · 9⤊ 2⤋
You would have to have an Espresso maker. Espresso is coffee but, it is very concentrated. Where as coffee is not so concentrated, it has a lot of water
2007-11-07 03:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by shayshay7000 3 · 3⤊ 6⤋
alot more caffeine. espresso is potent where coffee is brewed with a higher concentration of water.
2007-11-11 02:40:03 · answer #6 · answered by Happily Hippy 6 · 4⤊ 11⤋