Mother Goose and Grimm by Mike Peters for March 25, 2024

They call it latte,because it costs alotte.

To get you to spend a lot for something that should cost $3.50

Stovetop espresso brewers, also known as Moka Pots, feature guide lines to take the guesswork out of measuring your water and coffee grounds. But in general, a standard cup of coffee is made with a coffee-to-water ratio of about 1:10.

For a three-cup brewer, which is widely used to make a single serving of coffee, you’ll need about 17 grams of beans. With the average cost of ground coffee, your cup will cost around 23 cents.

Patented by an Italian inventor in the late 19th century, espresso machines use a pressurized brewing process for a strong, silky coffee. And unlike other coffee-making techniques, the output should be measured by weight instead of volume (the CO2 based crema on the top can skew the results if you use the latter).

The coffee dose you use to make espresso usually hovers around the 1:2 ratio by weight—that means the amount of ground coffee you use will yield twice as much espresso. For a double shot (the standard serving at most American coffee shops), you’ll need between 18 and 21 grams depending on your tools.

That means your espresso will cost anywhere from 24 to 28 cents—before you introduce any milk or sweeteners.

One of the most popular and most approachable ways to make coffee is with a classic drip brewer. The process is simple: you place ground coffee in a filter and allow hot water to percolate through. There’s really no hard and fast rules for the amount of coffee you use in these machines. But according to James Hoffmann, coffee expert and author of How To Make The Best Coffee At Home, suggests a starting ratio of about 1:16.

For a 12-ounce cup (the equivalent of a tall at Starbucks), you’ll need a little over 21 grams of coffee grounds. That adds up to a total cost of 29 cents.

There were other methods listed but most of us don’t use them.

I can’t not say it!!!

Latte comes from the Latin word for “milk”.

Yeah, I’ll buy that (pun intended).

Are you sure? It’s Greek to me.

When eating out with my wife and mother, mom put about 6 creamer cups in her coffee. She said she likes her coffee with extra cream. I said, “That’s a latte”, meaning of course, That’s a lot. Well I thought it was funny anyway. Mom didn’t get it and the wife just ignored me.

The barista is right.

That’s about right. I get my regular coffee at a breakfast Bible study on Tuesday. It costs about $2.50 and its all you can drink. Otherwise, I fix myself some hot decaf black tea at home.

People would save a lot of money if they would just brew their own! What a gimmick!

And you wonder why this generation doesn’t have a savings account to speak of….☹️

I never liked the taste of coffee, so I don’t know if I would like a latte or not.

A more truer statement has never been made than this one.

Coffee beans are actually fruit. Therefore, a latte is a smoothie.

!!!!!

Starbucks sizes here in the US: Grande, Venti, Trenta…

Wouldn’t it be funny if you went to a Starbucks in Italy and the posted sizes were: “Small, Medium, and Large”??

Are espresso drinks expensive everywhere or is it just in the US?