Espresso Coffee Cups

InfoGerbil | Jan 25, 2010 |

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Espresso coffee cups are different from normal coffee cups in many ways. They're not intended for use with regular coffee, but rather exclusively with espresso. They do certainly resemble tiny coffee cups, but it would be very annoying attempting to get your caffeine buzz with regular coffee from such a small container. The whole purpose of drinking coffee, after all, is typically to get a boost of energy without having to sleep as much.

Differences Between Espresso Coffee Cups And Other Coffee Cups

Espresso coffee cups come in much smaller sizes than a regular coffee cup. There is not, however, any exact standard for the sizes of espresso coffee cups. Often, the only thing separating espresso coffee cups from cappuccino, latte, and every other coffee cup type thing is the manufacturer's designations. Every single one of these types of cups have little saucers that match the cups.

Espresso Coffee Cups Are Much Smaller

Espresso is much stronger and thicker than coffee, which is why espresso coffee cups are much smaller other coffee cups. Your average cup of coffee only has about a third the caffeine of the same volume of espresso. Of course, this is a very rough estimate, as the amount of caffeine and strength of the blend is very dependent on both how the coffee is ground, and the bean itself. You can easily get very different experiences by trying different brands, and blends within those brands, and espresso is not excluded.

What People Put In Espresso Cups

Espresso is a type of coffee, but the difference isn't in the bean so much as the preparation. The biggest difference between regular coffee and espresso is density. To make espresso, a machine forces highly pressurized water through very fine coffee grounds, creating a denser, stronger coffee than normal. The result is almost like a coffee syrup and, when you experience it, it becomes very obvious why one would not want to drink a standard coffee cup of the stuff at once.

Can One Cup Coffee Makers Make Espresso?

Although there are some facsimiles, one cup coffee makers can't really make true espresso. Espresso requires a lot of water pressure, and a one cup coffee maker isn't really designed for that. An espresso coffee pod will generally fit just fine, it just won't come out quite right. With K-Cups coffee, you can purchase blends that are labeled as espresso and are stronger than most. Although these solutions will produce stronger coffee, they're not really worth getting the espresso coffee cups out since you'll probably still want a regular coffee cup worth of the stuff. ESE coffee pods, ironically, usually don't work all that well with 1 cup coffee makers, preferring espresso machines with adapters instead.