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[37] [38] Generally, one uses an espresso machine to make espresso. The act of producing a shot of espresso is often called "pulling" a shot, originating from lever espresso machines, with which a barista pulls down a handle attached to a spring-loaded piston, which forces hot water through the coffee at high pressure. However, it is more ...
It has been proposed that glass eye covers in hieroglyphs from the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2686–2181 BCE) were functional simple glass meniscus lenses. [40] The so-called Nimrud lens, a rock crystal artifact dated to the 7th century BCE, might have been used as a magnifying glass, although it could have simply been a decoration. [41] [42 ...
Man with glasses. A woman with glasses. Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears for support.
A standard cocktail glass contains 90 to 300 millilitres (3 to 10 US fl oz), [9] though originally they were around 120 millilitres (4 US fl oz) in size. [4] Oversized cocktail glasses, ranging in capacity from 180 ml (6 US fl oz) to large glasses of 350 ml (12 US fl oz) or more are available.
A Doppio is a double shot of espresso, extracted using a double coffee filter in the portafilter. This results in 60ml of drink, double the amount of a single shot espresso. More commonly called a standard double, it is a standard in judging the espresso quality in barista competitions. Doppio is Italian, meaning "double".
Ristretto A double ristretto with the first half of the shot in the glass at the bottom of the image, and the second half in the glass on the right. Ristretto (Italian: [risˈtretto]), [1] known in full in Italian as caffè ristretto, is a "short shot" (20 ml (0.7 imp fl oz; 0.7 US fl oz) from a double basket) of a highly concentrated espresso coffee.
Family and friends know that I've long been a fan of Breville's smallest espresso machine, the Bambino, due to its ability to pull a quality espresso shot in a compact size without sacrificing taste.
In the 1790s, the O'Hara and Craig glass works was the first glass works in Pittsburgh, and this works was another early user of coal as a fuel for its furnaces. [67] By 1800, it is thought that roughly ten glass works were operating in the United States. [68] Challenges for American glass works revolved around labor, raw materials, and imports.