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 8th, 2009 at
8:08 pm
Author: Joe Jefferson
Before delving into the history and lore of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, we need to review the main types of coffee, which are predominantly either Robusta or Arabica varieties. The difference stems from the type of coffee plant. Robusta coffees are easier to cultivate – and its production exceeds that of Arabica coffees — but are less flavorful and less consistent in quality. Accordingly, Robusta coffees are considerably less expensive. Most national coffee blends available through retailers and supermarkets are Robusta coffees. Arabica coffees, on the other hand, are well known for consistent quality, bold flavor, and intense aroma. Premium coffees marketed as single origin coffees – Kenyan, Costa Rican, Sumatran, for example – are almost universally of the Arabica variety. Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is an Arabica coffee.
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at
8:17 pm
Author: Harry Smith
There’s no denying it, the world’s addicted to coffee. It’s amazing how often the sweet, dark nectar crops up in movies- here’s our top 10, in association with Strong Vend coffee machines.
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Sunday, August 16th, 2009 at
10:12 pm
Did someone say Book of The Month? For August, we are picking The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying.
Review of The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying
If coffee from a can or jar is your idea of purgatory,
The Joy of Coffee is the book for you. Its author, Corby Kummer, originally came to the subject of coffee while writing a series of articles for the
Atlantic Monthly, and he found so much to say about the bean that he decided to write a book. Kummer began with some basic questions: “What matters most in buying coffee? How can you sort through the jumble of place names and whimsical labels on beans and blends? Is a dark roast better, more sophisticated, than a light roast? Is it essential to grind coffee beans at home?”
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