| Buying a Coffee Maker
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| The great part about getting a new coffee maker is that you now have more convenient options than were offered five years ago. Rest assured, the right coffee maker for you is out there; figure out what features you want, and go for it. >> more |
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| Espresso
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| Today, espresso is brewed by forcing hot, not boiling, water under high pressure through powdery fine coffee. The process is called “pulling” a shot, which has to do with early machines that had a pull lever to begin the brewing process; today, most machines have a simple button. >> more |
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| Coffee Facts and Statistics
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| Today, US coffee drinkers consume approximately 3.1 cups per day on average, with the cup size being nine ounces. Fifty-two percent of Americans over the age of eighteen drink coffee every morning, and on top of that, thirty percent of the population drinks coffee occasionally, meaning that over eighty percent of Americans consume coffee. >> more |
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| Coffee
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| While many people drink and enjoy coffee, very little is commonly known about where the coffee bean actually comes from, and how it is processed. Though there are over sixty species of coffee tree, only two are grown and cultivated for consumption: the Arabica (higher quality bean, more difficult to grow), and the Robusta (hardy plant, produces lesser quality bean). >> more |
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| Ordering Coffee at Starbucks
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| First, we must break down the Starbucks menu into groups to help categorize available drinks. To first separate the beverages, we should look at what coffee drinkers really care about…is there caffeine in it, or not? While most of us know that any coffee drink can be ordered with decaf coffee or espresso, some people fail to realize that Starbucks offers drinks that actually have no coffee or coffee products in them. >> more |
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| The Latte
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| What is now recognized as the American latte began in Italy as the caffé e latte, literally meaning coffee and milk. A drink that remained entirely Italian until the 1980s, the café latte began its ascent into popular culture during the coffee craze that originated in Seattle and then spread throughout the rest of the United States. >> more |
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| Organic Coffee
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| Basically, organic coffee is a product grown in a way that offers very little environmental impact. The goal of organic coffee farming is to produce beans while maintaining soil fertility and building biologically diverse agriculture without the use of toxic fertilizers and pesticides. >> more |
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| Espresso Makers
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| An espresso machine has a few major requirements that must be met in order to produce espresso. First, the machine must supply brewing water that is between 191-209 degrees Fahrenheit, which is usually heated by an internal boiler. >> more |
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| Coffee Accessories
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| Coffee accessories are a very significant part of brewing, drinking, and enjoying a good cup of coffee. More importantly, making good coffee at home can save you money, and cut down on waste (to-go cups from coffee shops are not good for the environment!). >> more |
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| History of Coffee
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| The name of coffee is thought to be derived from Kaffa, the kingdom of the coffee plant’s origin. When coffee beans were first exported to Yemen, the Arabic name “quahha” became “kahve” to the Turkish. From there, the Italian interpretation of “caffe” was translated into what English speakers now understand as “coffee” in 1598. >> more |
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