Coffee

One of the most critical steps in normal coffee and Toddy-Civet Cat coffee production is the roasting process.

The civet selects the ripest berries of the coffee plants from the Old Robusta Coffee plants and eats the whole fruit. As the civet cannot digest the seed of the fruit (actually, it is the coffee bean), it expels them among its feces.

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Coffee seeds make their way (in whole) through the digestive path of this civet, then it is collected, and this is no ordinary coffee. This coffee is in high-demand for its unique flavor and is very expensive.

My coffee drink of choice for the past five years has been the espresso. Straight shots. No milk and no sugar. In my opinion, espresso represents the best potential for coffee.

This wonderful recipe is ideal for the end of a meal, or as a special treat. The taste is inspired by the traditional German dessert black forest gateau, with its layers of gorgeous chocolate and maraschino cherries.

Our exclusive and detailed First Look at one of the most exciting and innovative new espresso machines coming to market in 2011, from Australia's Breville - the dual boiler, dual PID controlled BES900(XL) espresso machine.Read more...

Bottom Line: Good value as is, excellent value compact manual grinder with minimal modification (great project grinder for a coffeegeek)Read review...

Bottom Line: Great coffee maker, with some minor flaws.Read review...

Bottom Line: It will do what it is designed for - grinding coffee beans into grounds fine enough for espresso.Read review...

Bottom Line: Good coffee but experiment to develop a technique that works for you,Read review...

Bottom Line: Acceptable grind quality for espresso but is super loud. Not suitable if you're doing espresso and other brewing methods.Read review...

'Company: EsproProduct: Espro Press Rating: 5+ (translates to "great")It might just be me, but there seems like there are thousands of different french press-type apparatuses on the market. Personally, I've reviewed traditional glass ones and disposable o

'What's does "CC" mean?Subject: Shot Tower Coffee Location: Philadelphia, PAFree WiFi ? : yesRating: 6+ [see key]My cousin moved to South Philly a couple months ago and while I envy not her daily hunt for street parking or the inconvenience of g

'What's does "CC" mean?Subject: Pound Coffee Location: Washington, DC[visited former location]Free WiFi ? : yesRating: 6+ [see key]It amazes me with the quickness things change but in a world moving millions of miles a millisecond (ok...maybe a

'The short answer is usually. But no one puts stock in the short answer.Ask any coffee enthusiast if the type of water matters in their coffee and everyone of them will (read: should) say yes. The three types of water available to the average household ar

'What's does "CC" mean?Subject: Georgio's Coffee Location visited: Huntington, NYFree WiFi ? : yesRating: 5+ [see key]While I know traveling through Long Island is never easy, I still can't figure out how such a large land mass has so few attrac

'What's does "CC" mean?Subject: Bodhi Coffee Location visited: Philadelphia, PAFree WiFi ? : yesRating: 6+ [see key]South Street Philadelphia, while overrated in some ways and unbeknown in others, holds a lot of great memories for me. I remember

My wife Missy and I are really excited about Dave Ramsey, financial guru, author and radio host, coming to Orlando this week, and that we’re going to see him on Friday and Saturday. Saturday will be his Total Money Makeover event, where he’ll

Which coffee brewing method has the most caffeine: drip brew? French press? Espresso? Many believe the answer is espresso. After all, espresso is concentrated coffee, brewed by the pressure of hot water flowing through finely-ground coffee beans. With esp

Coffee Club – sign up for a coffee subscription to have coffee delivered to your door monthly for 3 or 6 Months! Every now and then we like to send a reminder about our coffee subscriptions, where you can have coffee delivered right to your door eve

Time Your Coffee Grind Timing is everything… and the timing of when you grind your coffee beans matters. I’ve briefly mentioned it before, but there is a huge difference in the taste of brewed coffee when you brew within 60 seconds of grinding

A Portable, Recyclable French Press This week I came across a Chris Pirillo video on a new product being made by XPress, called the XPress smartcup. The smartcup is a portable, recyclable french press, completely made of plastic. It works like a regular 3

Rinse Your Coffee Filter to Remove Paper Taste You may not realize it, but the paper filters we use when brewing coffee in a drip-brewer or coffee dripper have a taste. A pretty disgusting taste, actually… like chewing on newspaper. Paper filters ha

From designer Peter Ibruegger. (Source) The Moustache Mug Enjoy effortlessly masquerading behind a character moustache while drinking your favourite tea or coffee. Every mug has a different design on each side to explore your favourite masculine expressio

photo via Dallas Observer The Pearl Cup is serving AJ Coffee Co’s Black Torpedo Espresso as their current guest espresso.  We are excited! If you’re in or around the Dallas area, we’d like to encourage you to drop in and support what is arguably...

GCQRI-Borlaug mission to South Sudan confirms presence of wild arabica and potential for development http://gcqri.org/2011/02/08/gcqri-borlaug-mission-to-south-sudan-confirms-presence-of-wild-arabica-and-potential-for-development/ The Global Coffee Qualit

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Made with REAL coffee! Organic antioxidant ingredients Neutralizes stubborn odors Soothes dry and itchy skin Designed for all long and short hair breeds of dogs PetSpresso is the newest innovation for all coffee lovers and dog lovers on the market: an or

Get the recipe for a BLT with avocado from Susan Russo's charming new cookbook The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches.

Local berry season is easy to look forward to. But since most types of berries are only ripe for the picking for a few weeks, it's also incredibly easy to miss. Luckily, with just a bit of planning, you can not only notice berry season but totally own it—

This week in the crisper, it's all kinds of awesome sauce. Learn how to turn your bunches and bits of leftover herbs into a savory salad dressing or sauce for fish, meat, tacos, you name it. Recipe here on Serious Eats.

For the past few weeks, our toddler has been saying “Happy Sunday!” every time we sit down for a meal, regardless of the day. It’s quite nice and also a little awkward. In that spirit, we wish you Happy Easter, or happy middle of Passove

A recipe for homemade mayonnaise using Mark Bittman's ridiculously easy food processor method. You'll never need the store-bought stuff again.

Making perfect hard-boiled eggs with bright yellow yolks and no hint of chalkiness is easier than you may think. Follow these simple steps, and you'll do it right every time.

Following last year’s successful (and very fun) Barista Knockout competition, Coffee Kids is teaming up with Matthew Algie, the UK’s leading independent coffee roaster, to host a similar event on Wednesday, 18th May. Some of the industry’s best baristas w

During my most recent visit to Guatemala, I had the opportunity to meet Don Pedro Hu Ortega, a coffee farmer who told me what it’s like to live and work on a coffee farm. During our lengthy conversation, he explained to me the specific tasks that an orga

By Dayle Walker My name is Dayle Walker and, along with Steven Prime, I am one-half of the cycling duo that is going to bike across America for Coffee Kids. Our film crew, made up of Arturs Liepins and Rebecca Horsburgh, will accompany us as we take on

Only 10 days until the SCAA in Houston. If you’re going to be there—and we hope that you will—be sure to pay us a visit at our reception and at booth #625. This year’s Coffee Kids reception will include refreshments, a showing of the film After the Har

One of the many things Coffee Kids has learned over the years is the importance of solidarity. The success of long-term projects depends on the support, reassurance and dedication found in community. The importance of solidarity is especially apparent

Photographer Mark Shimahara recently accompanied World Barista Championship Winner Michael Phillips and our own José Luis Zárate on a trip to Guatemala. They took time to visit Coffee Kids projects, like this one Acatenango. Here’s what Mich

According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Starbucks has been sued by a Missouri family after their loved one tried to thwart a tip jar robbery and ended up dead. Roger Kreutz was ordering coffee in a Crestwood Starbucks on March 3rd, 2008 when Aaron Poiss

Starbucks is celebrating 40 years in the coffee business.  In honor of their 40th year they are rewarding their customers with $40 giveaways on March 16th!!!  Hooray!! The coffee giant is giving away 500 gift cards in the amount of $40 each to 500 lucky c

According to a new study in the Journal Stroke, women who drink at least one cup of coffee a day reduce their risk of stroke by as much as 25%. Susanna Larsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm conducted the study.  She followed more than 34,000 Sw

We love our coffee!  That goes without saying, it tastes great, perks us up and makes everyone else bearable on a Monday morning.  But the immediate benefits of coffee are not the only reasons to love it.  Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D., Associate Nutriti

IKEA has announced a recall of one of their Forsta coffeefor/tea makers in an effort to avoid possible injuries from breaking glass.  They fear people will be burned or cut on the glass if the pot were to break.  They are concerned about the pressure from

We all do it, find our favorite cafe with a “hot spot”, sit down with our computer and work, or play, the afternoon away.  But is our daily indulgence becoming a little risque?  Maybe so! Enter the HACKER!  While we are sitting there cup deep

Image via Wikipedia Coffee And Tea Mmmmm. In the morning, when I first wake up, I look forward to ve

Okay so I never thought I’d be writing a post about Lady Gaga on my coffee blog…but I gu

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again… i live across the street from the best

Yay! I finally slept well last night. Didn’t wake up at all until 6 am. Couldn’t remembe

At the baseball game last night, we had a free all-you-can-eat buffet or hamburgers, hot dogs, chick

Drinking six cups of coffee a day could leave a man pretty wired, but it may also help lower his ris

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David Lynch Signature Cup Coffee from David Lynch on Vimeo. This is a super weird and honestly somewhat creepy commercial, in which he flirts with a Barbie doll’s head, that David Lynch made to promote his Signature Cup Coffee. His coffee is organic

I was at The Roasterie coffee shop in Brookside, MO and I ordered a Coffee Siphon Pot. Vacuum brewing is a great way to enjoy coffee. I find it to be a clean cup of coffee when it is brewed in a Siphon Pot. Making coffee in a vac pot can really help bring

A couple days ago I was creating playlists for my YouTube videos and with a couple misplaced clicks I deleted over 100 of my YouTube Videos. I was pretty upset that I deleted my YouTube videos, not only because I had spent over 1 year creating all of that

A review of 3 Tully’s Coffees in a K Cup brewer. Find them at 1QuickCup.com

Gourmet Coffees Cost Only Pennies Per Cup for Premium Coffee When Brewed at Home From Fresh Roasted 100% Grade A Arabica Beans Gourmet Coffee drinkers have become accustomed to paying $2 or more per cup for fresh brewed coffees at Premium coffee houses

The word coffee comes from Kaffa, a region in Ethiopia where coffee beans may have been discovered.About half of the people in the United States over the age of 18 (that's 107 million) drink coffee every day. On average, each coffee drinker consumes three

More Than Half of All Starbuck’s Customers Visit Competitive Chains While there are many millions of coffee drinkers who rely completely on Starbuck’s to satisfy their coffee urges, more than half of Starbuck’s customer visits come from customers who reg

http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/files/2011/04/Progress-Sketch-Layout.pdf Say what you will about food trucks, but it is a fact that there should be more coffee trucks in the Bay Area. Here’s something along those lines, kinda. In Oakland, Modern Coffee i

Most French people don't have any idea that coffee can be like wine. Take an espresso, for instance. Unlike the Italian original, "un petit cafe" is typically made with cheaper, lower-grade Robusta beans that are not always fresh or perfectly roasted, and

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