May 23rd, 2010 by nedmarx
Whether you drink coffee occasionally, or can’t live without it, it’s undeniably a part of our life and culture. Whether it be a simple espresso, a caramel, frosted macchiato, or something in between, there is a type of coffee that is perfect for everyone. Since coffee permeates our society so much, it might be fun to take a look at a few cool coffee facts.
Hot Commodity – Only oil is traded more often than coffee – pretty impressive, right? That’s testament to the fact that coffee is popular literally all over the world. People in Africa and Asia may drink their coffee differently to people in the US and Europe, but they love it just as much, and drink it just as often.
A Cup Of Coffee A Day… – Coffee has a ton of health benefits. It has antioxidants, can help improve cognitive function, has been said to lower the risk of…
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March 18th, 2010 by Ned Marks
Coffee bean vodka is part of the tremendous rise in the recent popularity of flavor infused liquors. Discover how coffee-based liquors can be made from coffee beans or espresso beans with information from a wine specialist in this free video on liquor. Expert: Adrien Matthews Contact: www.taystrestaurant.com Bio: Adrien Matthews runs the wine program at Tayst Restaurant and Wine Bar in Nashville, Tenn. Filmmaker: Dimitri labarge
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March 14th, 2010 by Ned Marks
Grinding coffee beans is best done using a burr grinder, which produces less dust than a blade grinder, and coffee beans can be ground into any size granule. Grind up coffee beans to brew coffee drinks with advice from beverage specialist in this free video on hot drinks. Expert: Adrien Matthews Contact: www.taystrestaurant.com Bio: Adrien Matthews runs the wine program at Tayst Restaurant and Wine Bar in Nashville, Tenn. Filmmaker: Dimitri labarge
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February 9th, 2010 by nedmarx
After oil, coffee is the most highly traded substance in the world. The worldwide demand for coffee stretches from coffee houses in New York, to cafe’s in Italy, to street stalls in Vietnam.
Undoubtedly, this coffee consumption takes a heavy toll on the environment. Most of us do not consider the deforestation caused by commercial coffee farming, the huge amount of water consumption, and the mountains of paper products (filters, cups, etc.) we create as a by-product of our coffee habit.
If you want to drink coffee (relatively) guilt free, below are some ways to make your coffee habit less harmful to the environment:
Drink Local Coffee – Buy coffee which has traveled the shortest distance to reach you to help lower the impact of shipping on the environment.
Buy A Cool Mug – Purchase a really cool mug that you will want to again and again; eliminating the need…
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January 29th, 2010 by nedmarx
If you’re looking to buy a new coffee maker, you obviously want to get the best one that you can. However, “best” is relative and it depends on what you need. Cheapest, fastest or best features all being ways of evaluating which is the best coffee maker. Therefore, it’s necessary to know the pros and cons of the differing types of coffee makers, and weigh your needs against them, in order to know which is the best for you.
The most popular type of coffee maker is called a drip coffee maker, and you can find them literally all over the places – homes, offices, hotels, restaurants etc. They work by using a pool of hot water to pass over coffee grounds in a paper coffee filter. The fact that they are so widely used is testament to the fact that they make a good cup of coffee. However, there is a downside…
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December 21st, 2009 by Ned Marks
When I think of a cup of coffee (which is often), two pictures come to mind. The first is me pouring my first cup of coffee out of my automatic coffee maker first thing in the morning, and the other is a picture of the waitress at my favorite coffee shop handing me a cup of coffee over the counter. There isn’t anything fancy about the coffee in either situation. It is coffee….good, hot coffee.
However, I have discovered that coffee doesn’t have to always be just plain coffee. Plain coffee is terrific, but you can make coffee as fancy as you want to make it.
For example, hot coffee in cold weather is great, but hot coffee in hot weather isn’t. Iced coffee in hot weather is better…much better. The trick…
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