Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at
11:55 pm
Coffee of the day for today is from Old Town. Old Town is a kopitiam, an upmarket old-style Malaysian coffeehouse. The coffee is white coffee, which is not actually coffee with milk. It’s named white coffee because of the whitish colour of the coffee beans. White coffee is traditionally local coffee beans roasted with sugar and margarine.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at
7:56 pm
Author: Joyce Kaaland
Coffeemakers that are all about flavor are the French press coffee makers. This is the belief of many coffee connoisseurs. They believe that the best way to make a pot of coffee is by a French press model of coffee maker. A fine screen, usually of nylon or steel mesh, is pressed down on the coffee grounds after they have steeped directly in hot water.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at
7:48 am
There are espresso machines, and there are espresso machines. You may be familiar with semi-automatic espresso machines that you see in your local cafe. The La Pavoni espresso machine is beautiful and iconic in its form, but it requires a bit more effort and skill to get espresso from it. These machines are expensive, but they produce great espresso the traditional Italian way.
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Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
10:25 pm
The October Book of The Month is The Perfect Cup: A Coffee Lover’s Guide To Buying, Brewing, And Tasting.
About The Perfect Cup: A Coffee Lover’s Guide To Buying, Brewing, And Tasting
Coffee in America has undergone a revolution in the last decade, and here is the book that both chronicles the change and offers state-of-the-art information on everything from the bean itself to the aesthetics of brewing and appreciating the perfect cup. The book features sections on the world’s specialty coffees, the best methods for brewing coffee, tips on buying coffee, and over two dozen recipes featuring coffee.
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