Julissa felt the pressure of his gaze, her scalp tingling as if she had been caught daydreaming in class and was suddenly called on by the teacher.
She stammered, "You... you just said to put the coffee grounds on the filter paper..."
Scott pressed his temple. "Did I really need to say that?"
Julissa realized she had just said something pointless. She wiped the cold sweat from her brow and continued, "Then you don’t need much water at first, just wet the coffee grounds, and then... wait a moment?"
"That step is called blooming. Continue."
"Oh, blooming... then we add water!"
Scott sighed in exasperation. "The scale has a timer. Remember, the blooming time is 30 seconds."
Julissa nodded quickly. "Oh, got it! Then we add water, using the pour-over kettle in a spiral motion, just like
