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The Barisieur Coffee Alarm and Coffee ground freshness
The Barisieur Coffee and Tea Alarm Clock (pictured below) is quite a novel spin on the conventional alarm clock where before one goes to sleep they set up the alarm by putting water in the beaker and coffee in the filter, whereupon in the morning…
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Will I get dehydrated from drinking coffee?
In fact, 54 percent of Americans over the age of 18 drink an average of 3.1 (8 oz) cups per day; the equivalent to 40 billion dollars spent solely on the ever-so-popular cup o' Joe. With over half of the American adult population sharing the same…
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What's a good small hand / electric grinder available on the market?
Just transitioned from a coffee shop to an office job, and got a bag of wonderful Counter Culture coffee beans.
New workplace only buys pre-ground coffee and runs it through a Mr. Coffee drip machine. Boo!
I want to buy an Aeropress and start…
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What bean-to-cup machines are available with dual hopper system to allow regular and decaf at the same machine?
I'm looking to buy an automated coffee machine for our small office setting; maybe 10 cups a day as a perk for our employees.
One thing that I feel we need is the ability to make decaf and caffeinated with the same machine.
This is the cheapest…
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How can I keep several pots of coffee warm?
I am the coffee guy for my parish's Fall Festival and every year I hit the same snag when it comes time to serve the coffee.
This is the scenario:
I am given:
20 silver pots with vacuum sealed lids one has to press to open
20 gold pots with…
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Any heath benefits of having butter coffee?
Since the time I knew about unsalted butter coffee, I included it in my life. Every morning, I make a black coffee and put butter into it. I generated a taste for it and now it is perfect cup for me. Is there any real health benefits of it?
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"Speed Roasting" from Coffee Tonya: Is it just as good?
If any of you are familiar with the local coffee chain in Yokohama Japan, called Coffee Tonya, they have this speed roaster that roasts the beans you choose from their great selection of beans from around the world. I'd never seen one before, and…
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is it true that some coffee types contain elephants dung?
As you can see in this post of the Telegraph
In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is
excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as
earthy in flavour and smooth on the palate, the exotic new brew is
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Coffee with colors?
I've heard some types of coffee have blue color (after brewing), does anyone know the name of it? Also is there any coffee that have color other than brown?
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Why does commercially brewed coffee taste so much better?
I've been trying to figure out why coffee brewed with commercial machines taste so damn good compared to what I do at home. Whenever I'm out and about I always take note of the machines that are used in the brewing and some examples are WMF 1500S,…
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Detering effects of coffee aroma
Does coffee aroma have a detering effect on some insects, like flies, mosquitos etc.?
Are there any researches on how the 'house' insects are reacting on coffee aroma?
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Wet grind with cold water to maximize yield?
I usually make drip coffee with a coffee maker, and the grinds go in pretty dry. I use 4 cups of water, but I usually only get around 2.5 cups of actual coffee out of it. I think that those 1.5 cups of water are partially evaporated, and partially…
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Why does my Moka pot sometimes produce GREAT coffee and sometimes awful coffee?
So I try to grind about the same each time but for some reason if I don't hit the jackpot on adjusting my hand grinder I get sour or bitter coffee. Why is my Moka Express so finicky?
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Differences in Espresso Machines Steam Wands
Why do some home espresso machines have a steam wand with a sleeve over it and a tiny hole in the side of the sleeve?
Why does a home espresso machine (even a 15 bar pressure one) often not produce the same silky micro frothing milk as a…
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What can I do to improve this cold-brew method?
The cold-brewed coffee we made was weak and tasteless. I spent an hour with the roaster to get the grind right but here are the steps and process:
Purchased coffee, and requested that they be ground to "drip grind" coarseness
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