- History of the Stove-top Espresso Maker by James Grierson
The story of the stove-top espresso maker begins in 1918, when Alfonso Bialetti returned to his native Italy from France, where he had worked in the aluminium industry, to start a small workshop manufacturing metal household goods.
667 words 2006-07-23 - Flavored Coffee Beans & Coffee Flavoring Syrups by Shona Lynch
Many a coffee aficionado would turn up their nose at the thought of adding flavorings to their beloved black beverage. But, if you're not an aficionado, and you didn't pay exorbitant amounts of money for single-estate specialty coffee beans, then why not indulge in trying some of the fine coffee flavoring syrups, or flavored coffee beans available today?
926 words 2006-07-23 - 4000 Year Old Secrets of Green Tea by Gary Gresham
The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea for over 4,000 years. But recent studies are just starting to unlock these ancient secrets of green tea. Today, a great deal of research is being carried out about green tea health benefits and the findings are very exciting.
620 words 2006-07-23 - The Best Picks For Home Coffee Makers by Ciara McNamara
Coffee in the morning. Coffee at the office. Coffee in the afternoon or after dinner. Coffee consumption is a ritual of enormous proportion and that has feed the need for the ever faster and more efficient way to make the coffee.
520 words 2006-07-22 - Coffee: From Harvest to Cup - A Brief Overview by James Grierson
Coffee is a plant. However, before it can be drunk it must pass through a number of stages and travel thousands of miles. Coffee beans come from the red cherries of the coffea bush.
567 words 2006-07-22 - Coffee Makers For Different Coffee Types by Peter Mason
There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning, stumbling to the kitchen and finding your favourite coffee brewed and waiting for you. Of all the drinks in the world, coffee seems to have universal appeal.
502 words 2006-07-22 - Health Benefits of Tea by Jason Ditto
Tea: It Does the Body GoodStudies that support the health benefits of tea drinking keep filling the headlines. There’s simply no denying that a daily spot of tea does the body good.
658 words 2006-07-22 - Growing Your Own Herbs for Tea by Cyndi Roberts
If you love herbal teas, as I do, you know they are just a little bit pricey. However, growing your own herbs is easy and so much fun! Here are just a few of the herbs you might want to consider for a tea garden:
434 words 2006-07-22 - The Best Ways To Keep Coffee Hot by Lynne Birch
Keeping our brew fresh and hot is a big deal for some of us coffee drinkers. There is nothing worse than a tepid mouthful of stale coffee. How you keep your coffee hot depends a little on where you are and what you're doing.
332 words 2006-07-21 - The Amazing Discovery Of The Stimulating Influence Of Coffee by Anita Morris
Coffee is a drink produced from the coffee grains. It is stimulating, because it contains caffeine. The use of the drink of the coffee had its origin in Kaffa, Abyssinia, today Ethiopia, when a shepherd called Kaldi observed that his goats were smarter and hopping around when eating the leaves and fruits of the coffee tree.
589 words 2006-07-21 - A Guide To Gourmet Coffee by Dakota Caudilla
Even a Coffee Bean or San Francisco Coffee outlet frequenter won’t be able to master the art of appreciating true gourmet coffee unless they know the history and info about gourmet coffee. Oh, of course, you don’t have to an EXPERT to enjoy and understand gourmet coffee, but knowing a little bit more than the grocery store owner who sells instant coffee would help you appreciate the taste, smell and absolute heaven that gourmet coffee fans know gourmet coffee is absolutely capable of.
451 words 2006-07-21 - The Best Cup of Drip Coffee Possible by Chiacchia Del
With a “good” cup of coffee costing almost as much as a good sandwich these days, more and more people are taking to making their coffee at home from an “old fashioned” drip coffee machine. With the influence of Starbucks and the others out there, people are demanding a better cup of coffee all of the time.
517 words 2006-07-21 - 6 Steps to Grill the Perfect Steak by Laura Bankston
There's nothing better than a nicely grilled juicy steak. But how come I can't duplicate that restaurant, expensive, juicy, melt-in-your mouth, perfectly grilled steak? Well, I found out how to grill steak perfectly - and here's how you can too.
388 words 2006-07-21 - A Guide to Espresso Machines by Ted Brown
Early in the nineteen hundreds, an Italian manufacturer was looking for ways to brew coffee faster. He figured that by adding pressure to the brewing process, the process would speed up. His name was Luigi Bezzera, and he invented a fast brewing coffee machine.
468 words 2006-07-20 - The Art of Espresso by Dolce Kalldo
Espresso - The Ultimate Coffee ExperienceEspresso comes from the Italian word for express sinceespresso is made for and served immediately to the customer. Espresso should be sweet with a potent aroma and flavorsimilar to freshly ground coffee.
466 words 2006-07-20 - The Art Of Coffee Roasting by Catherine Olivia
Could there be anything better than a hot, fresh brewed cup of coffee? As you open that can of pre-ground Maxwell House Coffee, did you even know that coffee comes in different roasts? Did you know that you can roast your own coffee beans at home?
380 words 2006-07-20 - Coffee Cupping For The Fun Of It by Gary Gresham
Coffee cupping is a method to compare the different characteristics of a coffee bean. Cupping lets us compare different coffees against each other to evaluate the uniqueness between them.
573 words 2006-07-20 - How to Make Restaurant Quality Coffee At Home by Gary Gresham
Have you ever wondered how restaurants get their coffee to taste so good? First of all, restaurants are in the business of pampering you so they devote much more time to the perfection of a good cup of coffee.
559 words 2006-07-20 - Coffee and Health by Iulia Pascanu
Coffee and health used to be a controversed theme in the seventies. Nowadays, moderate coffee consumption is rather exonerated from its supposed negative long term effects upon health. My mother used to be one of those persons who teaches her offspring, in its early ages, that coffee is not bad.
705 words 2006-07-20 - Barista Competitions by Jim Cheresly
A barista is a person who prepares coffee drinks in a coffee house as his or her profession and especially strives to create the perfect espresso. The barista possesses extensive knowledge on different kinds of beans and roasts and has the technical skills required to master the espresso machine.
1057 words 2006-07-19 - Coffee Brewing Methods: Is your coffee brewer just a drip? by Vince Manzello
For most of us, brewing up our morning cup of coffee is more than just a necessity, it is a matter of convenience. Each night, millions of us coffee lovers pile heaping tablespoons of our favorite gourmet coffees into those paper filters, fill the tank of our coffee makers with water and set the timer so that our coffee is ready and waiting first thing in the morning.
959 words 2006-07-19 - Is Coffee The Most Popular Drink In History? by Mary Chambers
As far back as 850 A. D it is said that a lonely sheep herder and his charge stumbled across a strange and mysterious berry growing on a secluded and forgotten hillside. Before he could stop them, some of his sheep had already began to sample this strange fruit.
655 words 2006-07-19 - Portrait of a Barista by Iulia Pascanu
The barista is the Italian word for the skilled person who prepares coffee (ultimately espresso) in a coffee house. What would you want your barista to be like? This is not a trick question.
375 words 2006-07-19 - Taste The Difference When You Use A Coffee Grinder by Clinton Maxwell
We all enjoy a good cup of coffee to keep us refreshed and alert, but in today’s world of freeze dried and instants it is difficult to get that real coffee taste and aroma – in fact some people have never experienced anything other than instant, thus missing out on a truly rich and flavorsome taste.
524 words 2006-07-18 - How To Make An Espresso? The Art Of Making Coffee Cuisine by Daryl Plaza
How to make an espresso. The art form of making coffee cuisine. Espresso coffee is a precise art form of coffee making. There are several factors that must take place to make a quality cup of Espresso.
328 words 2006-07-18 - A Coffee Roaster For All Occasions by Julie Carter
Coffee roasters and those who roast, brew and serve the ultimate cup of coffee are now esteemed professionals within the social fabric of our community at large. A good coffee roaster is a little like a celebrity chef these days, complete with loyal followings, highly descriptive reviews and the ability to command premium prices for their products and services.
492 words 2006-07-18 - And You Thought Coffee Was Bad For You!! by Vince Manzello
I am sure that if you are a coffee enthusiast, you have heard this, but if not let me state it here. "Coffee is good for you! "Recent research has shown that coffee is the number one source of antioxidants in the American diet.
223 words 2006-07-17 - Coffee, A Brief Overview by Jerry Powell
The coffee plant has two main species. There is the Coffea Arabica, which is the more traditional coffee and considered to be superior in flavor, and the Coffea Canephora known more commonly as Robusta.
624 words 2006-07-17 - How To Clean A Coffee Maker by Gary Gresham
Ever wonder how to clean a coffee maker the right way? Drip coffee makers need to be cleaned at least once a month to keep your coffee tasting good. Cleaning your coffee maker takes away hard water deposits, old oils from previously brewed pots and other impurities that can make your coffee taste bad.
251 words 2006-07-17 - Guide To Bunn Coffee Makers by Jack Blacksmith
Are you one of those people who can’t get moving in the morning without that morning cup of coffee? If you are, you aren’t alone. Homes across the country are home to Bunn coffee makers, espresso or cappuccino makers to get people up and ready to face the day.
540 words 2006-07-16
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