Ideally you’ll grind coffee for each espresso right before you pull the shot, because coffee goes stale rapidly once it’s ground. The bare minimum setup you’ll need to get started brewing espresso is the machine itself (which, in the case of the Breville Infuser, comes with a portafilter and tamper already) and, whether you do the grinding yourself or not, some coffee ground correctly for espresso (a much finer grind than you may be used to for filter coffee). So I asked my colleague David if he might drop by my home testing lab and share his award-winning expertise using the beginner-friendly gear we recommend. Though I have a long coffee background myself, including not just consulting at Joe Coffee Company but researching and writing Wirecutter’s guides to coffee grinders and drip coffee makers, and serving as associate editor at coffee news website, I’ve spent nearly all of my time in the coffee industry on the drinking side of the bar.
With that in mind, we enlisted David Castillo, the training and education manager at Joe Coffee Company in New York City (I also work at Joe Coffee Company as a consultant), to spend some time with the Breville Infuser (our former top-pick machine), and give us some advice on getting started. Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox.If you’re a coffee aficionado interested in pulling great shots at home, our review of the best espresso machine, grinder, and accessories can help you pick out a great beginner setup-but you’ll need a little practice and patience to get the hang of it. Drink them more than that, though, and you’re opening a can of worms. But when your training needs extra fizz, the micros in pre-workouts have an undeniable edge. To kick-start your day and improve your health, espresso wins out easily. …with one major caveat: this fight took place in the gym. In one study, cyclists could bike 12 per cent longer before exhaustion – a tasty edge over the peloton. Pre-workout: Your citrulline-packed pre-workout can provide a potent boost. PerformanceĮspresso: Whether it’s the gym or the rugby pitch, downing an espresso half an hour before go time will boost performance by 11 per cent, according to the University of Luton. Pre-workout: Newer brands such as Nocco have cleaned up the act, but scientists have linked the original class of energy drinks to diabetes, mental health problems and kidney damage. Curiously, the positive effects weren’t linked to caffeine: decaf drinkers benefited equally. HealthĮspresso: In a 10-year study, coffee drinkers cut their risk of premature death by as much as 16 per cent.
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Pre-workout: The beta-alanine in many pre-workouts helps you train at a high intensity for 13 per cent longer. Weight LossĮspresso: Coffee helps you use up more fat during exercise: the caffeine releases adrenalin, which stimulates your fatty tissue to break down and release fat into your blood. Pre-workout: On top of caffeine’s benefits, the University of Córdoba found the citrulline added to pre-workout drinks helps you add up to 53 per cent more bench press repetitions per workout. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Building MuscleĮspresso: One very robusta meta-analysis* found that the caffeine in your pre-gym shot can boost muscle strength by 20 per cent, speeding up your route to a squat PB.
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