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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee is a commodity
- At Starbucks they obviously need coffee. To insure that they get the coffee at a good price, Starbucks has chosen to buy the coffee fields, rather than pay an advanced contract price for the coffee beans. Just think it's Starbucks was buying coffee from Cuba, and that hurricane that came through Cuba two months ago destroyed all the coffee beans, in this case Starbucks cannot sell you your Latte. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heating vegetable oil to frying temps forms toxic compound
- New research by a University of Minnesota professor and a graduate student shows that when highly unsaturated vegetable oils are heated at frying temperature (365 F) for extended periods?or even for half an hour?a highly toxic compound, HNE (4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal) forms in the oil.A. Saari Csallany, professor of food chemistry and nutritional biochemistry at U. of Minn. said "HNE i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Campfire coffee recipes
- Want to know a few secrets to making a good cup of campfire coffee? There are lots of recipes for making coffee in a plain pot over a campfire or for your camping coffee pot. Try a few varieties to see what suits your taste the best. Here are a few good recipes to get you started so your morning or evening brew tastes good every time.Traditional Campfire Coffee RecipesRecipe 1. Bring...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The best cup of drip coffee possible
- 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. This article should help you make the best cup of drip coffee possible....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee - is it the most popular beverage of all time?
- Around 850 A.D it is thought that a lone shepherd and his sheep happened upon a strange and mysterious plant growing upon a secluded and forgotten hillside. Before he could stop them some of his herd had began to gnaw away at this unusual berry. After about fifteen minutes or so the herder started to notice that his sheep were behaving in an odd manner. Not only were they unusually alert but they ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Starbucks coffee company
- Starbucks Coffee Company was founded in 1971 by three businessmen in Seattle, Washington who had a love for coffee and tea. It was important to them that the city of Seattle to have access their coffee.The Starbucks Coffee Company grew slowly but by 1981 had 4 retail stores and a roasting plant that sold whole bean coffee in Seattle only.By 1983 the marketing manager had a vision of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Specialty gourmet coffee
- Specialty gourmet coffee is a very hot commodity in today's market. The consumption of gourmet coffee has steadily grown with consumers enjoying the more sophisticated tastes of gourmet coffee beans.Specialty gourmet coffee, sometimes called premium coffee, is exceptional coffee beans grown only in ideal coffee-producing climates. These coffee beans have unique characteristics because of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee ?nectar of the gods
- About 850 A.D it is said that a lone shepherd and his flock came across a strange and mysterious plant growing upon a secluded and forgotten hillside. Before he could stop them some of his herd had began to gnaw away at this unusual berry. After about fifteen minutes or so the herder started to notice that his sheep were behaving in an odd manner. Not only were they unusually alert but they also a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Caffeine - i bet you didnt know this! health and nutrition!
- What exactly is caffeine? It is a colorless, somewhat bitter substance that is found in coffee, tea, chocolate and cola. It is also in many over- the-counter medicines and in many diet/weight loss supplements. It is a stimulant and it is considered a psychoactive drug. It is the most widely consumed drug in this country. Drugmakers are required by law to list the amount of caffeine in their produc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is sustainable coffee and how does it affect my wake cup?
- Gourmet coffee lovers have been seeing a few new terms in the local premium coffee shop as they file past the seasonal retail displays of roasted whole bean bagged coffees. Phrases include eco-friendly, organic, shade grown, fair trade and certified sustainable. Most often those beans seem to the casual buyer to be simply more expensive than the corporate mega-brands.But these few phrases r...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Arabica coffee beans are pricey yet priceless!
- Arabica coffee beans are known for a better-flavored coffee. There are two main species of coffee beans that are grown for sale: Robusta and Arabica. Gourmet coffee houses serve the smooth and very palatable Arabica coffees, while the worst cup of coffee you ever had probably came from a pot of bitter Robusta coffee that had been sitting for hours.If you have been spoiled by the quality cof...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee cupping for the fun of it
- 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. This information can give us a better understanding of each different region and their basic tastes.Having a coffee cupping party at home is a great way to socialize and enjoy coffee while evaluating and s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee, caffeine & fitness
- One look at a line at the local Starbucks in the morning and you don't need to be convinced of the huge amount of coffee consumption in the U.S. The National Coffee Association found in 2000 that 54% of the U.S. adult population drinks coffee daily. Guess there's nothing like the first double espresso in the morning to clear the cobwebs from our heads so we can face the day.But what are the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tea at sea
- Marylyn Monroe famed amongst other things for her love of Tea once said that, "World Peace would be with us if politicians drank tea at meetings" ? or something to that effect. And she was very true in her words, very true indeed. A cup of Tea does wanders to all that drink it.Did you know that people in Britain and the Republic of Ireland consume the most tea per person in the wo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The coffee culture in the usa
- It wasn't until I moved to the US that I started drinking coffee regularly and became what they call in the Netherlands a 'koffieleut', which translates literally into 'coffee socialite.' Although the average European drinks more coffee per year than the average American, the cultural importance and its effects on the average European seems to me smaller than that on the average American. After al...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee roasting de-mystified
- How many different names have you run across for different types of coffee roasts? Light, Medium, Dark? Espresso? Continental? Vienna, French, Italian, Spanish? City? Full-City? C'mon, who's thinking up these things?Well, the dark secret (pardon the pun) of the coffee industry is that, well, there really isn't full agreement on which roast is which. So basically, we all pretty much get to h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffees of india
- India produces two fine coffees, but even among coffee devotees ? at least in America ? they remain relatively unknown and un-drunk. That's too bad. They deserve to be extolled for the romance attached to them, if nothing else; happily, they also taste pretty good as well.According to legend, coffee was discovered in Ethiopia. The first big coffee craze, though, occurred in Arabia, where by...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee drink basics
- When you enter a coffee house, you have a multitude of drink choices like latté, cappuccino, straight shot and caffé mocha just to name a few.Sometimes knowing what to order can be overwhelming unless you know what you are getting. After all, who wants to pay an outrageous amount of money for a mystery drink that you may not even like?So ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for choosing the perfect travel mug
- A good travel mug is a must when you need to take your coffee or tea with you on the road. There are many different types of mugs available, so here are a few tips to consider before you purchase one.Travel mugs are offered in both stainless steel and plastic with plastic being the least expensive.Even though stainless steel initially costs more, it will give you much better value fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Brewing the perfect cup of coffee
- Do you remember your first experience with coffee? I'm sorry to say that I do. All I remember is that it was powdered and freeze dried and worst of all, decaf. I remember sitting in a restaurant with my mother and stepfather asking a waitress for Sanka, and explaining to my mother that I'd had it before and avoiding her disapproving stare. What was wrong with a ten year old drinking coffee? It was...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 6 delicious coffee recipes
- Do you love coffee? Most of us do. In this article we will provide you with 6 recipes to enjoy your coffee a different way. We hope you enjoy it.Irish Coffee1 teapsoon of suger1 jigger of Bushmills Irish Whiskey2/3 cup of coffee or flavored Irish Creme coffee1/4 cup of heavy cream, lightly whippedPrehead the glass wit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 simple tips for making perfect coffee
- Want to brew the perfect cup of coffee?Here are 3 simple tips that will make a difference in every single cup you drink.Tip #1 Clean Coffee PotA clean pot is essential and can make a world of difference in the taste of your coffee. Old oils from previous batches of coffee and soap residue left on the pot makes coffee taste bad.Baking soda and water work well for cle...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating the perfect foam
- Most places that serve cappuccinos in the United States have not trained their baristas in the art of properly frothing milk. The foam that they create is usually a dry, tasteless, large celled collection of bubbles that sit on top of the espresso like a meringue.With a little care, you can create steamed milk that is velvety smooth like the texture of wet shaving cream. The bubbles will be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Portrait of a barista
- 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. The more I think of it, the more I believe it, that the world of coffee making must be laying on the shoulders of a barista.I believe that because the coffee I am beeing served in a coffee h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to make restaurant quality coffee at home
- 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. Sometimes I'll remember a restaurant just because of their excellent coffee.So what are their secrets and how can you duplicate this recipe at home? It may surprise you to find ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coffee and health
- From the year dot, my mother taught all her children that coffee was not bad for you. But of course it is. As a result, I managed to keep away from coffee, at least until the difficult age of 10, when, as I recall, I was allowed to join my mother and her neighbors in their regular gossip sessions at the coffee table.That was when I started to exercise my taste buds on coffee. In those days,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Who is juan valdez?
- Juan Valdez is a fictitious character who was created in 1959 to represent the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Columbia, founded in 1926.He is one of the most familiar faces in the advertising world, with his moustache, sombrero, poncho and his faithful mule, Lana.In the first commercials, Juan Valdez used to wander around in the coffee fields, picking the ripe coffee berrie...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Italian coffee - something for everyone
- Espresso, caffè latte, cappuccino; there would seem to be as many types of Italian coffee as there are pastas. And just like pasta, Italian coffees are an art form accompanied by hundreds of customs and traditions. Whether it's a corretto coffee thrown back like a shot of alcohol, a cappuccino coffee and croissant for breakfast, or an iced coffee to cool off from the hot midday su...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buy only fresh gourmet coffee beans if you are looking to brew flavorful gourmet coffee
- Most coffee beans are grown in sub-tropical climates all over the world. The altitude and region can make a world of difference in the taste of your coffee. The higher grown the coffee plant the better flavored coffee bean you'll get. The fruit of the coffee plant can only be picked when it is perfectly ripe, not too early and not too late. What this means is a year round supply of ripe coffee bea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is caffeine a hero or a villain in your life?
- Many sober, law abiding people who would never dream of knowingly taking a mind- altering drug, actually consume one every day. Chances are that youâ??re doing it too! What is this drug? â?" Caffeine!Caffeine is so pervasive in our culture and in many other cultures that we often forget it is literally a drug that affects our brain. Caffeine is present...
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