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Single Serve Coffee Tips :: Kirk Jeffery Coffee Review
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Single Serve Coffee Tips & Kirk Jeffery Coffee Review
:: Single Serve Coffee Craze ::
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Single serve coffee makers are all the rage at the moment. Masses of people are choosing these convenient brewers as their daily brewer, but is this a wise choice? Check out the video
for my thoughts and tips on making single serve coffee that is far superior to these expensive gizmos. Don’t waste your money by trading taste, value, and sustainability for the convenience of a plastic coated stale coffee product. Click here for more of my thoughts on Kcups and other single serve brewers like the Keurig.
I received some coffees from Kirk Jeffery Coffee, a micro roaster who specializes in small batches of fine coffees. I really liked one of these coffees, and it is very reasonable at $10/lb. Check out the video for my thoughts.
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A Review of @KumaCoffee & #Coffee Cupping Tips
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Kuma Coffee Review & Coffee Cupping Tips
:: How To Cup Coffee ::
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“Coffee cupping” it sounds like a weird thing. It would be much easier to know what the heck it is if they would’ve simply termed it ‘coffee tasting’. There are many things that impact a coffee’s flavor characteristics, not the least of which is the brewing process itself. So when ‘cupping’ or tasting coffees, we eliminate all of the things that impact the flavor outside of the bean itself. When we cup coffee, we simply add hot water to ground beans. We do this into a glass or a ceramic cup, because these two items will not impart any odor or flavor into the brew. We use the same amount of coffee in each cup, as well as the identical amount of water. Now, we can make this as informal or as technically precise as we want. In this instance, I was really informal. The point of this cupping was Read More→
Camano Island Coffee Roasters Review
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This month I received 3 bags of coffee from Camano Island Coffee Roasters, a Washington based coffee roasting company. I had no idea what to expect, and considering the string of not so good coffees that I have been shipped lately, I wasn’t really expecting much. Much to my
Three Avocados Coffee, Making a Difference :: @nonprofitcoffee
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Last week’s post introduced you to the concept of Fair Trade certification and the difficulties that many coffee producers face in providing basic living essentials for their families. This week I was introduced to a coffee company that’s sole purpose is to effect positive change in one specific country. Three Avocados Coffee Company allocates %100 of their profits towards providing the people of Uganda with Read More→
How To Brew Coffee With The Chemex :: Video Tutorial
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I ordered this Chemex brewer a few weeks back and have been playing with it a few times since. At first I was a bit intimidated, but once I tried to use it a few times I quickly learned how to coax a sweet cup of coffee from her. I think it’s a girl….don’t know why, but I just do 
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Healthy Coffee Scam!
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“Healthy Coffee”…have you seen this garbage? I think it is quite comical how these Amway type ‘coffee’ sales people try to pedal their nasty swill to people who drink specialty coffee. Talk about a waste of time! This is akin to trying to sell Boone’s Farm to a group of wine aficionados, or trying to Read More→