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Make Homemade Espresso Like a Pro

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August 22, 2019 //  by Home Jobs By Mom//  21 Comments

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Homemade Espresso, homemade espresso diy

According to a poll by Accounting Principals, 82 percent of the American workforce regularly buys around $20 worth of coffee a week. That may sound like a small change for your week until you consider the annual cost inches toward $1,040.

That also doesn’t account for tips and breakfast splurges. Saving some cash could be one reason to start making your own coffee at home, but work-from-home moms have another reason. You’re too busy to run to the coffee shop and get it.

Working from home doesn’t mean you have to forgo coffee luxuries and reach for generic drip. Make your own homemade espresso like a pro for an indulgent, everyday treat. You may need the extra boost of caffeine to fuel your workday with kids in tow.

Get the Right Equipment

If you’re short on time and coffee-making inspiration, go right for the professional-looking machine that makes great espresso quickly.

The Nespresso machine features hermetically sealed capsules and tailor-made machines so you get the precise coffee, water, and purified air just right. Fortunately, you don’t need to know why it works so well, you just need to get your coffee beans ready and let it do the rest.

Ambitious moms ready to take the art of espresso making into their own hands can opt for a stovetop maker to make a quick and easy drink. But iFoodBlogger warns the end result is more like a cross between drip coffee and espresso than the real thing.

Try getting your feet wet slowly, then work up to the real thing.

Prep Your Beans

Despite popular belief, espresso isn’t a type of coffee bean or even a roast. Marketers use it to suggest the coffee will resemble the look and flavor of espresso. It’s actually created from the way you brew it and force steam through the beans.

Start with a coffee bean espresso lovers gravitate toward, like Arabica. Pour some in your coffee grinder (which should be set to fine grind) and get your beans ready for brewing. Choose a few different types of dark roasts and try them out until you find the one you like.

And, remember if buy green coffee beans you will need to roast them yourself. A good coffee roaster will bring out the flavor and aroma that you know and love.

Get your Ingredients Ready

There’s more to espresso than coffee beans.

Water that’s prone to sedimentation or tastes like minerals will sour your experience. Use water that’s clean, clear and odor-free. When in doubt, just use bottled water until you sort out a filter solution on your faucet or fridge.

True espresso is savored black, but you can always jazz it up and turn it into macchiato with a little milk foam. A quality espresso machine may already have a milk-frothing option, or you can do it yourself by shaking the milk in a jar until it foams, and then microwave until warm. Spoon onto your espresso and transform it into a cup.

Take a Bow

No espresso would be complete without adorable espresso cups and a little garnish. Opt for a white cup like the pros, or brighten your morning with some fun yellow polka dotted cups and saucers.

Pair with the smallest spoon you can find that doesn’t belong to your daughter’s dollhouse and sprinkle with a touch of cinnamon. Now you’re ready to face the day!

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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.

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  1. Paula Pennachio

    August 23, 2019 at 3:16 am

    I love this it looks really good. I can make it like a pro too

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      September 16, 2019 at 1:21 pm

      Do you have a favorite espresso?

      Reply
  2. Dana Rodriguez

    August 28, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    This is a great post. I have never had Expresso.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      September 16, 2019 at 1:21 pm

      Do you like coffee?

      Reply
  3. Tony Platz

    November 20, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    This post is informative. I love espresso but did not know how to make iy I will give it a try.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      January 16, 2020 at 7:50 am

      Do you own an espresso maker?

      Reply
  4. Shannon V Holmes

    January 8, 2020 at 10:40 am

    I have never had espresso but I do like coffee. Thanks for this post.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      January 28, 2020 at 8:13 am

      You should try to Expresso. You’re in for a treat

      Reply
  5. Angela Womack

    January 25, 2020 at 10:48 pm

    What would be the best middle of the road (price wise) expresso maker to be looking at? Do you think a darker bean makes a better roast?

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      January 31, 2020 at 7:47 am

      De’Longhi is a good brand (aff link) https://amzn.to/2GIv8A0 and I think as long as it’s arabica it should be pretty tasty.

      Reply
  6. Melissa Smith

    February 25, 2020 at 5:18 am

    I’ve been all about the espresso lately & highly considering getting a Nespresso machine. Everyone I see use it always looks like they have coffee straight from a coffee shop!

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      March 19, 2020 at 2:38 pm

      I’ve been considering one of these espresso machines too!

      Reply
  7. Edna Williams

    April 4, 2020 at 1:18 pm

    I have not had espresso. Your post has peaked my interest! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      May 4, 2020 at 4:17 pm

      If you like strong coffee you will like espresso!

      Reply
  8. donna porter

    May 14, 2020 at 5:49 pm

    I do not have the right equipment for espresso but I do love my coffee. I love espresso when I am out and need to look into getting me the proper machine since I have been all about coffee for the past several month. Being shut in seems like I have turned to coffee LOL

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      May 18, 2020 at 5:23 pm

      Sounds like you need a nice espresso maker…Amazon has some great ones (aff link) https://amzn.to/2Xn0sMH for any budget

      Reply
  9. Dev D

    May 17, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Sound great. I wish I had an espresso so for my morning coffee which would save my coffee time to half. Thanks for the information.

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      May 27, 2020 at 2:21 pm

      Haha, right – just a quick shot of espresso and you are good to go!

      Reply
  10. Holly Robinson

    August 10, 2020 at 2:58 pm

    Awesome post. Great recipe.

    Reply
    • Home Jobs By Mom

      September 3, 2020 at 2:53 pm

      Do you like espresso?

      Reply
  11. Monica McConnell

    December 3, 2020 at 11:42 am

    Great tips

    Reply

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