Signs about coffee
If coffee means a lot to you, why not make it known right in the kitchen? For this purpose, there are various wall decorations in the theme: from stylized coffee shop signs and beautiful images of the object...
...to posters or signs with apt phrases written in intricate fonts.
Interior stickers have the same function:
If you are the happy owner of some kind of slate surface in the kitchen, which often complement the Scandinavian style and loft, you can write about coffee yourself right there. Both beautiful and free.
Dishes
Do you have a favorite coffee mug? If you still haven't, this article will make you want to have at least one and keep it visible. There are just mugs with interesting inscriptions:
And there are those that allow you to measure the effect of coffee on the body (very conditional, but interesting!) or change their color or pattern when they feel the hot filling inside them. And even mugs in which someone is waiting at the bottom...
Don’t forget about French presses and Turkish presses either! They can become a real decoration of the kitchen.
How to make a drawing on coffee at home
It is difficult to recreate complex designs on coffee at home, but with proper practice, anyone can master simple figures. One of the important success factors is the correct preparation of milk foam.
Choose whole, unpasteurized milk with a fat content of at least 3-3.5%. Foaming ability is affected by the presence of protein compounds in milk, which are destroyed during boiling. The heating temperature should not exceed +75 °C.
The steam tap in the coffee machine is used for whipping - the cappuccino maker. If you don't have a device, you can use a whisk, mixer, or even a French press. The milk needs to be prepared before making coffee, otherwise the drink will simply get cold. If you have an espresso machine, the processes can be combined.
Preparation using a cappuccino maker is divided into two phases:
- Foaming - a steam tap is immersed in milk 1-1.5 cm from the surface until the volume doubles and the temperature rises to +37 °C.
- Steaming - the barista rotates the pitcher, creating a funnel inside the liquid, due to which the milk acquires a smooth structure and heats up to +75 ° C.
The duration of each operation is no more than 15 seconds. Temperature control is carried out using fingertips. Properly whipped foam is uniform in composition, does not contain too large bubbles and has a pleasant creamy taste with natural sweetness.
"Fern flower"
The crema on the espresso should be dense and well formed. At first, you can sprinkle the surface of the coffee with a small amount of cocoa powder - this way the image will stick better. Drawing begins from the far end of the cup, movements are performed with the hand.
Procedure:
- Form the bottom of the flower, holding the container motionless.
- Slowly draw a snake towards you.
- With the final movement, quickly cross out the drawing in the opposite direction.
A thin stream of milk will tighten the image, and a flower stem will appear on the surface.
"Heart"
Instructions:
- Pour milk into the center of the cup.
- Slightly wiggle the spout of the jug and draw a circle without reaching the edges.
- Raise the pitcher and cross out the drawing along the diameter.
As a result, the image will be stretched in the direction of the final movement.
Storage
You also need to store your favorite coffee with taste! Here you need to follow several rules: opacity of the packaging (or storage in a dark corner of the closet where light does not penetrate), its tightness and location away from sources of heat and moisture. This will preserve the quality of the product. Read more about all the storage conditions, as well as the preparation and serving of this wonderful drink, in the post “For Coffee Lovers.”
Here are a few boxes that will make storing coffee not only correct, but also aesthetically pleasing for you:
AMATEUR LATTE ART or HOW TO SURPRISE WITH A CUP OF COFFEE
Coffee enjoys the well-deserved love of millions of inhabitants of our planet. Gourmets enjoy the refinement of taste, carefully preparing it according to rules that sometimes resemble a sacred rite. Many ordinary fans are often content with a cup of good instant coffee.
But in any case, fans of drinking this drink with milk can be pleasantly surprised by decorating the layer of foam in the cup with an original design. Despite its fragility, such an artistic creation will lift the spirits of both family and friends, as well as guests. Moreover, the techniques of amateur “drawing” on coffee foam are not so difficult for the inexperienced layman.
A CUP OF COFFEE AS A “CANVAS”
Almost every lover of coffee with milk has at least once seen some simple pattern in a cup, created by foam on the surface of the aromatic drink. However, after admiring it for a while, I happily forgot about it. But among the Italian Capuchin monks during the Middle Ages, a similar effect aroused keen interest at one time.
With the proper perseverance and plenty of time, the holy fathers turned drawing with milk foam on coffee into a true art. Over time, such coffee painting went beyond the monastery walls and began to delight the secular public.
Today such art is called latte art. If at the stage of formation the masters were content with relatively simple drawings of hearts, leaves or flowers, then modern virtuosos create real works of art.
Professional baristas (coffee bartenders) who are knowledgeable in it, to the delight of the public, even hold various kinds of competitions up to the world championships (Latte Art World Championship). They create their masterpieces by brewing strong espresso and pouring milk whipped to a thick foam onto its surface in a thin stream.
For this, a stainless steel jug (pitcher) is used, the dimensions and shape of which are selected specifically for latte art. In this matter, the smallest nuances are important: milk fat content; its heating temperature; whipping time; speed, height and trajectory of foam infusion, etc.
If the artist creates his paintings with a pencil and brush, then the barista uses the spout of a jug for this. This classic style is called free pouring. For drawings in the etching style, a thin rod resembling a toothpick is additionally used. In addition to the classic ones, new ones are appearing and gaining popularity, such as multi-art (when chocolate chips, cinnamon, fruit syrups or food coloring are also added), 3D art (three-dimensional figures are created from foam), etc.
Despite the fact that a cup of such coffee with a design from a professional is by no means a cheap pleasure, the popularity of latte art continues to gain momentum. The owners of some coffee shops even prefer to use special printers for this instead of the services of a master barista. They print complex color images quite clearly using edible ink and chocolate chips. In this way, even photographs of visitors can be applied to the foam.
3 SIMPLE WAYS TO CREATE AN IMAGE ON COFFEE
Of course, creating complex designs requires special skills and considerable experience. But a simple amateur image on coffee can be made not so difficult using unprofessional methods.
The closest thing to a professional option is to draw with a thin rod, which can be a toothpick or skewer.
We also recommend: WHAT ALL COFFEE LOVERS SHOULD KNOW: VARIETIES OF ESPRESSO (proportions of coffee and water)
For a simple heart-shaped picture, whip the heavy cream into a foam and then carefully place it in the center of the cup in a rounded spot. Then a line is drawn with a rod to the center and along the edge the figure is brought to the desired shape.
An original pattern can be obtained by laying out the foam in radial stripes from the center to the edge of the cup and then twisting it in a spiral with a rod. The image of a beautiful flower requires two-color foam. Therefore, part of it must be tinted while whipping with cinnamon, cocoa powder or chocolate chips. First the white version is placed on the surface of the drink in the center of the cup, and then the darker one. After this, the petals are drawn with strokes.
It is somewhat easier to create images on foam by engraving . You can use a variety of syrups for this homemade latte art: chocolate, milk, fruit, caramel or condensed milk with cocoa. With this method, accuracy and firmness of the hand are very important when drawing the intended picture or inscription on a foam “canvas” with a thin “thread”. If necessary, the picture is corrected with a thin rod.
The easiest way to make an original design on coffee is to use a stencil . The algorithm for such an action is elementary: a snow-white “canvas” is made on the surface of the drink with whipped cream, the cup is covered with a stencil and the required picture is formed with a contrasting darker filling through its holes. You can add ground cinnamon, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, etc. In addition to visual aesthetics, such additives also add originality to the taste of coffee.
Stencils for home latte art can be purchased either ready-made or made yourself. In the latter case, the base will require thick cardboard, foil, a plastic lid with a diameter larger than a cup (from a cup of yogurt, fish paste, sandwich snack, etc.) or even ordinary office paper, a thin marker and a sharp utility knife or scissors.
A picture or inscription is drawn on the surface of the workpiece with a marker. You can draw it yourself. It should be borne in mind that small parts on the foam will merge. However, it is much easier to find it on the Internet, print it on paper and cut out a ready-made picture. You just need to place it on cardboard, foil or plastic and carefully trace the outline with a marker.
For convenience, it is better to make a cardboard stencil with a side holder. For repeated use, it is advisable to cover it with tape. A disposable stencil can be made by simply printing a picture on paper and cutting it out.
The plastic cover should be cut with scratching movements of a stationery knife. If you try to pierce it, the plastic will most likely crack. After cutting with a knife, the soft cover can be finished with nail scissors.
For uniform drawing, it is recommended to pour the selected backfill through a strainer. At the end of the “drawing”, the stencil must be removed carefully so as not to spill any excess “dye” remaining on it into the cup.
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From coffee bags
Another stunning theme is the decor made from real canvas burlap sacks that hold coffee beans. These can be pillow covers, bedspreads, curtains, upholstery and even framed posters.
