ChrisNY Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Location: NYC Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Tue Jul 26, 2005, 11:25am Subject: Oily film left on top of coffee....
I have a problem, my typical morning starts with my cup of coffee, I add half & half, then cover it and go off to the car. If it has been sitting for about 10 minutes I notice an oily film develops on top of the coffee. I have cleaned (and re-cleaned) the coffee maker but still have the same problem - it is rather disgusting. Any solutions?
cannonfodder Senior Member Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 873 Location: Dayton, Oh Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Tue Jul 26, 2005, 8:44pm Subject: Re: Oily film left on top of coffee....
Oil in your cup is a good thing, provided it is the oil extracted from freshly roasted and ground coffee from a clean machine. These are the essential oils from the beans. In espresso, they are emulsified under the brew pressure and form the crema. No oil means you are using old stale beans.
Posted Wed Jul 27, 2005, 10:00am Subject: Re: Oily film left on top of coffee....
That's all coffee related goodness! Enjoy. But be carefull -- if you look at it too long you'll start seeing shapes and stuff. Fluffy bunnies, clouds, faces... I once saw Mark Prince riding a tricycle floating around my cooffee oils. Then there was that clown with a chainsaw cutting off chicken heads....
counting Senior Member Joined: 8 May 2005 Posts: 823 Location: Baltimore, MD
Posted Wed Jul 27, 2005, 6:37pm Subject: Re: Oily film left on top of coffee....
When I was a kid, whole milk was about 4% fat, table cream or light cream was about 20%, so half-and-half was about 12%. But who knows? The way standards have slumped in the modern world, it could be anything today, maybe even 10%.
The percentage of fat in half-and-half is not labeled in the US. In Canada, are table cream and heavy cream labeled in the same way as the 10% stuff?
ChrisNY Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Location: NYC Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Thu Jul 28, 2005, 6:10am Subject: Re: Oily film left on top of coffee....
Thanks for all the input, I enjoy strong coffee so I don't want to dilute it, and its better with half & half. I will try to post a picture of it when it happens next - I don't want to take away any of the flavor (or the coffee related goodness) but I would like to get rid of the film...
cannonfodder Senior Member Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 873 Location: Dayton, Oh Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: ElektraA3,Faema2G, Isomac,... Grinder: Cimbali, Mazzer Vac Pot: Dont smoke pot or vac it. Drip: Press pot Roaster: Hottop, drum roaster
Posted Thu Jul 28, 2005, 1:49pm Subject: Re: Oily film left on top of coffee....
ChrisNY Said:
Thanks for all the input, I enjoy strong coffee so I don't want to dilute it, and its better with half & half. I will try to post a picture of it when it happens next - I don't want to take away any of the flavor (or the coffee related goodness) but I would like to get rid of the film...
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