Imagine, being awakened by the smell of coffee brewing in a pot that you set the timer on the night before. The aroma makes its way from your kitchen to your bedroom and filling the house with the rich and bold smells of Columbia or maybe even Hawaii. It makes it a little easier to wake up in the morning knowing that you have a fresh brewed pot of your favorite coffee waiting for you to pour that first cup. Read the rest of this entry »
WHAT ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE BEANS? Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world,also going by the name civet coffee or civet cat coffee. Kopi Luwak coffee sells for anywhere between $100 and $600 per pound. A cup of cafe Luwak coffee in an upscale restaurant would cost about $33.00 to $50.00. Of the few restaurants or coffee shops that carry Kopi Luwak, it is reported that typical sales are about four cups sold per week. Don't let the Hawaiian sounding name fool you. When you buy Kopi Luwak it is not coming from Honolulu as most great kona coffee is produced. The civet coffee beans originate from the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi which are located in the Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »
In this video, Princess Diana gives us a quick dessert recipe that incorporates coffee and Jello. Don't turn your nose up yet. Anytime I can get an idea for simple dessert recipes that taste good and could double for a jello shot I am all ears. And I'll bet that some of these flavored coffees would make great ingredients.
I found this video of true Artists of their trade. Creating Masterpiece coffee cup art. Whoever would have thought that I could look down into my cup of coffee or cappucino and see such beautiful work.
How many fingers touch your cup of coffee before you drink it?
I recently read a post about a group of Law students from Gonzaga who help less fortunate families each year. Recently they were in Honduras assisting and came across a coffee bean farmer and tells quite a story about how the farmers are paid extra for not using child labor or pesticides in thier orchards.
This got me to think about how many people touch the beans from the tree until it is brewed in my cup of morning coffee. And what it takes to produce coffee beans for sale to our markets in the US. There is even a whole other set of standards to produce 100% pure organic coffee beans.
Here is an account of their visit if you would like to read more: Mission Possible
Grinding coffee beans is one of the most important steps in concocting the perfect cup of coffee. Most people take the grind for granted unless you are a serious coffee drinker. The coffee bean grinding process is more than dumping five pounds of coffee beans into a coffee grinder and turning it on high and forgetting about them for a few minutes. There are actually methods to the madness.
When discussing ground coffee you must first understand the definition of each grind and what methods of brewing require each variety of grind. There are commonly five types of grinds: Coarse, Medium, Fine, Super-fine, and Turkish grind. Read on about Coffee Grinding
Does coffee make you sometimes feel like a superhero or put a little pep in your step? What if you have never tried it before would it change your whole world? I found this clip from Cracked.com that sort of illustrates what I mean. I hope you enjoy it.
