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Record 1 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Equipment
  • Small Household Appliances
  • Beverages
CONT

A metal, flat-bottomed "bowl"-shaped insert that fits inside a portafilter. The filter basket holds your bed of ground coffee and has a multitude of tiny holes in the bottom to allow the extracted beverage to seep through and pour into a demitasse cup or other receptacle. Most espresso machines include two filter baskets, a single basket and a double basket, though some machines feature convertible baskets that allow either a single or double shot of espresso to be produced from the same basket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Restaurants)
  • Petits appareils ménagers
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
CONT

Le café est tassé dans le filtre qu'on insère dans le porte-filtre. On enclenche ce dernier dans le support à même l'appareil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para restaurantes
  • Aparatos domésticos pequeños
  • Bebidas
CONT

En las cafeteras expreso, el café molido está contenido en un filtro metálico con agujeros de diámetro muy pequeño y se pone en contacto con el agua a presión procedente de un depósito.

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