Aug
12
2008
(NC)—Forget about brewing a pot of coffee. Now can you make a pod of coffee. Pod brewers are becoming more and more popular among java lovers who need a quick little fix to get them through the day. The pods reduce waste, cut down on electricity and allow several people to enjoy different flavours at [...]
Jan
22
2008
(ARA) - We’re deep in the hectic schedules of winter time. As we race through our jam-packed days, it’s even more important to make sure we are drinking enough fluids to maintain our energy and our good health. But with so many choices and so much news swirling around about what’s safe and what’s healthy, [...]
Feb
05
2007
February is Specialty Coffee Month
MEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 1 — Krups, a leading manufacturer of premium home espresso and coffee machines, and the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) have created a bevy of beverage-brewing tips to help turn your brewing blahs into brewing ahhs with the perfect cup of coffee at home.
Before preparing any type [...]
Feb
02
2007
It is commonly believed that the Governor of Oahu, Chief Boki, was the first to introduce coffee to the Hawaiian Islands in the year 1825. While on a British warship, he acquired the coffee plants from Rio de Janeiro. The first coffee plants were planted and flourished in the Manoa Valley in Oahu. Since then, [...]
Dec
06
2006
Coffee roasters - the mechanical device, not the human profession - come in all shapes and sizes. Prices range from a few dozen dollars to nearly a thousand. Of course, as with any manufactured product, price doesn’t necessarily correlate exactly with quality. Beyond looking to a reliable brand, here are a few tips about what [...]
Nov
27
2006
rom its origins in Ethiopia, where the main coffee production is still from wild coffee tree forests, coffee consumption has spread throughout the world. But because of its requirement for ample sunshine and rain, the plants from which beans are produced grow only in tropical or sub-tropical regions.
From a narrow band centered on the equator [...]
Nov
27
2006
The last 25 years has seen the growth of a cottage industry in the study of the health effects of drinking coffee. And no wonder - over 400 million cups a day are consumed throughout the world. But for decades health workers warned that the habit might be unsafe. Recent studies show the opposite is [...]
Nov
26
2006
Once upon a time there was only the lowly percolator. Coiffed housewives would sit lovingly staring at water being heated until pressure forced it up a small tube and over a basket full of grounds.
Well, it was amusing to watch even if the coffee couldn’t be very good. Boiling coffee and running the liquid over [...]
Nov
26
2006
You want to buy chocolate covered espresso beans wholesale. You know that the Internet is probably the best place to get the right deals and the high-end products. But what you aren’t sure of is how to go about buying chocolate covered espresso beans wholesale without risking your credit card numbers or your identify. Everybody’s [...]
Nov
26
2006
For a tree grown in over 70 countries, from Indonesia to Brazil, it’s curious how narrow a range of conditions is required to produce quality ‘beans’ and how relatively small the total output is.
The word ‘beans’ is deliberately in single-quote marks, since the thing that gets roasted and ground to make the drink isn’t really [...]