Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Birthday Congratulations To A Baby

Shopping - Cooking equipment

Les Halles are parties to the Paris Rungis in the late 60s, but some large houses retail food trade remained near the "belly of Paris". The area surrounding the Rue Montmartre and Rue Etienne Marcel is needed. Here continues a smell of French quality.
is again a good opportunity to accompany his or her companion for shopping, and rather than waiting on a chair with Yoji, you can tour the center of French gastronomy.
I put links, but these shops are not great communicators, in particular to non-professionals. Sites remains a mystery in particular that of A. Simon.



Dehillerin
18, rue Coquillère, 1st Paris
http://www.e-dehillerin.fr/
specialist kitchen equipment since 1820, is the reference Dehillerin Paris. If you've never been there, it is sin. We cross the famous Japanese looking stove to make the omelet of the mother Poulard, of New York-fitted to their cook, provincial bourgeois seeking copper bath. ... This is the face of the store where the bulk of sales are made with great restaurants and chefs worldwide.



Mora
13, rue Montmartre, 1er Paris
http://www.mora.fr/fr
Beautiful house founded in 1814, rather oriented pastry. That same address in the pastry. No need to go elsewhere. Here's all pro, pro so that individuals are just very well tolerated visible. Looking for a candy thermometer? Choose from ten models. Pastry bags, spatulas, whisks, electric hobs, cutters ... You'll find the best.

Simon
48/52, rue Montmartre, 1er Paris
http://www.simon-a.com/
Two stores that are needed in this area highly culinary, two faces, one in Blue Kitchen work, the other with its vendors for the art of the table. Of course, I prefer the blue side of working 52 rue Montmartre. Sellers are sometimes a bit dry, but I still buy my knives with pleasure.

The Bovida
36, rue Montmartre, 1er Paris
http://www.labovida.com/
is a very nice house, like we did more, a little more upscale (a slightly less blue overalls), a provincial side, 80s, gray suits and lace collars. This is the place to go and buy yourself a saucepan (large selection Mauviel upstairs).


Another site focusing pros still many shops around the old slaughterhouses of La Villette, Porte de Pantin and Villette. If you have the opportunity to move into the neighborhood, take time to stroll through this terrible Avenue Corentin Cariou. The stores are less glamorous, but push the door of one of them to get lost among the robots, tanks and other pianos cooking. Ecstasy guarantee, absolutely live.

The Bovida
19, avenue Corentin Cariou, Paris 19th

The Corpo
23, avenue Corentin Cariou, Paris 19th

J. House Bellynck
194, ave. Jean Jaures, 19th Paris


At all events, past addresses, a misunderstanding can always find something:

Common Market
24, rue de Sèvres, 7th
Paris Le Bon Marché, which was very granny, installed a very good kitchen range a few years ago. Nice selection of knives.

Lafayette House
35, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 9th
For his basement possibly

Kitchen
110, 15th Street Theatre Paris
A very good selection of small kitchen equipment.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Where Do Curtain Tie Backs Get Hung

The espresso machine

Most of us have a machine to make coffee at home. So what is the best?
is a central issue in our household purchases. If our dishwasher does not wash impeccably, they disregard a priori, but a bad coffee (if you like the coffee), it does not pass.


There are entire sites on the subject. I'll try to make a concentrated practice, not to mention art, piston pumps and boiler. For further reading, I put links on the forums the most comprehensive. But beware, it's very sharp, and the subject type of forum is like "volume adjustment keys programmed Expobar MC6 2" or "Setting the IPO domobar. Millionaire is often with pearls like "The extraction and mano solenoid valve for dispensing hot water instead well positioned to benefit levels in relation to Silvia and Venus. Or, "if the circuit Hydraulic contains no non-return valve can be placed anywhere on the IPO circuit "whether it was a" tolerant group, yes ... Finally, more than a group lever coupled to the boiler. But no more than a thermosyphon and decompression lever (Faema type 3), a hydraulic or a modern injection well studied. "...
The two main points concern the heating of water and pressure. Good machines operate with a boiler and not a separate heating unit, the more they do not use pressurized filters. Do not pay attention to high pressures. The hot water should come out to about 9bar good coffee, a machine that has a pressure of 16 bar is artificially frothing coffee. It serves no purpose is marketing.
So what is the best coffee? It depends on the program, requirements, budget, number of coffee a day ... I'm talking about
not pro machine, but machine for home, to make good coffee which we dream, we maintain and we will keep for life. So the choice, we can start the test budget. All the machines I'm talking about are good value. A coffee costs no more than a handbag and we far margins of luxury. These machines are all Italian, not always well distributed in France. If they fail, we do not throw, but a professional network is there to provide after sales service and maintenance.


The best espresso machine is the La Marzocco GS / 3 . That is what is best for a variety of reason. Well, it's a bit expensive, but the Berlutti tailor or a beautiful Hermes bag does not cost less. Everything is a matter of priority.


Otherwise, if we are to remain reasonable, is the Isomac Tea . She has some technical advantages, and machinery for individuals, Isomac is one of the most beautiful Italian brand. Personally, I bought the Isomac Zaffiro, a good compromise because I found the Oscar and not very nice Tea a bit expensive for my budget.


The best machine is the cheap Nuova Simonelli Oscar . She is not beautiful, but is the best choice at this price. In less powerful but much prettier one little quote the Isomac Zaffiro .

Otherwise entry level, there Giada Isomac , or Rancilio Silvia . The latter is the best machine in this price range.

Finally, I would cite the Isomac Brio Inox , she built a mill for small kitchens. Less expensive, there is the pub on the corner.


The lever-type machine Pavoni is very complex to use and requires great skill. I do not advise.


To conclude, I would advise to Isomac Tea is the best compromise, if not the Rancilio Silvia is a good introduction.

La Marzocco GS

/ 3, the Rolls, 58kg € 4500! Isomac Tea II
€ 1150 in double boiler compartment, one of the best at this price, very versatile, especially for cappuccino (it happens very easily coffee steam operation mode, without burning the coffee). Nuova Simonelli Oscar
€ 700, not very beautiful but a very good machine at that price. Rancilio Silvia machine
, 500 € one of the most purchased a must. Isomac Giada Espresso Machine
, 370 €, a classic. Isomac Espresso Machine

Brio Inox, 540 €, to integrated mill.

Manufacturers:
http://isomac.it/
http://www.gaggia.it/index.asp
http://www.nuovasimonelli.com/
http://www.rancilio. com /
http://www.lamarzocco.it/indexb.html

Merchants Online:
http://www.mon-cafe.fr/
http://www. maxicoffee.com /
http://shop.lagondola.it/
http://www.espressocoffeeshop.com/
http://www.meo.fr/boutique/accueil.asp


Forums:
http://www.home-barista.com/
http://www.coffeegeek.com/
http://expresso.cultureforum.net/forum.htm
http://www.planetcafe.fr/forums/

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Making a good coffee at home

Before you begin, you should know that a good espresso, it's good coffee, just grind. If you do not want to use a grinder, I'm going to be trash, as buying a Nespresso.
Then this article will discuss the purchase of the mill, but also some things to watch if you want to have good expressi home.


Nespresso espresso is understood that a good majority in Employment grain friachement ground. So they invented capsules of ground coffee in vacuum. These machines produce always the same coffee, very standard. I do not spit on these machines but I find them unattractive, not very green, not very economical, a product developed, standardized, it is not known from where the coffee .... George Clooney has a beautiful smile, but I prefer that of my roaster.


While talking about coffee grinder. To be simple, the mill is the best Mazzer is a box of Mestre in Italy, which only the mills. The Mini Electronic Model A is a of Mazzer grinder dispenser electronics. It's perfect, it will automatically adjust the dose, which can be constant. That's my advice to purchase. There is a cheaper version not electronic. The model's most famous Mazzer Super Joly is , but it is a bit bulky. Santos the French brand (which is the handsome juicer green and yellow bar) is also very popular, but they only make mill professional rather large. The model is the most bought Santos No. 6A, a must. Although cheaper, the Italian brand Rancilio The mill produces Rocky apparently very popular. Good
mills are expensive but indestructible (apart from their wheel). I recommend a look on eBay where we find a bit Santos 6A or 40A silence for less than 100 €.

To achieve its espresso, we must know his machine and know how to take into account many parameters: the origin of coffee, roast the size of the grind, the compaction of coffee filter holder, cup, his warmth, ... A very good coffee machine will only ever a very good coffee.

Tips:
-group distribution of the machine must be hot and it's better to preheat.
-The grind should not be too thin because the water will have difficulty passing the filter holder. Not enough ground, the coffee infuse its flavor well, and less diffuse. We may get the piss.
-The machine works with a certain amount of coffee, no more no less.
-compaction of the grind is very important, it must be uniform and not too strong.
-heat the cups is always more fun to make hot coffee.
-If water comes out too hot, the coffee is burnt.
-If you go too long coffee (more than 30 seconds) coffee becomes bitter (like tea).
-Water does not scale-forming machine. We use a mountain water bottled or filtered water from Brita type. Commercial machines are connected to piped water, which passes through a softener. Gaggia MDF

: 250 €
Rancilio Rocky: 280 €
Santos No. 6A: 600 €
Mazzer Mini electronic mod. Joly A and super: 780 €

Roasters:
Brûlerie des Ternes - 10, rue Poncelet Paris 17th
The roaster Jordan - 140 rue de Belleville Paris 20th
Brûlerie Gobelins - 2, avenue des Gobelins, Paris 13th
Cafes Estrella - 26, rue Saint Sulpice, 6e Paris

Manufacturers:
http://www.mazzer.com/
http://www.santos.fr/
http://www.rancilio . com /
http://www.gaggia.it/index.asp

Sites:
http://www.coffeeitalia.fr/
http://www.maxicoffee. com /
http://www.meilleurduchef.com/

And the site of the World Barista Championship course:
http://www.worldbaristachampionship.com/