We all know coffee beans in their roasted form. The dark brown oval-shaped things that we grind into the dust that gives life to our favorite drink. But do you know where those beans come from? And are they really beans? Or, are coffee beans – as many people seem to think – actually a …
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Making great coffee is all about getting the coffee to water ratio right. But getting to that optimal mix of coffee and water isn’t always easy. I would even say it is really hard, and there is a lot of confusing and conflicting information out there. With this article, I want to help you to …
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The answer most baristas will give you is ‘it depends’. That is not an answer! Sure, it depends on cup size, coffee strength, and brew method. But we can come up with a general rule, right? So, how many cups of coffee can you get from a 12-ounce bag of coffee beans? You can get …
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Coffee, it’s the reason mornings are good and that any work gets done. I will happily fork over $15 and a tip every day to my local coffee shop to stay primed and productive and have done so for years until I started brewing fantastic coffee at home. It didn’t break the bank either. Come …
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So you want to take your morning coffee to go. You don’t have time to drink it at home before heading out to work. Or, you want a nice cup of coffee at work without spending a lot of money on buying coffee from a coffee shop like Starbucks. A travel mug is the answer. …
The perfect start of the day involves a good cup of coffee for most people. I know it does for me! But if the coffee you make at home doesn’t taste good? What if it tastes like cardboard? Yuck! But don’t immediately run to the nearest Starbucks! You can make great coffee at home at …
Nothing is worse than sitting down with your much-anticipated cup of morning (or afternoon or evening) coffee and taking that first sip, only to discover it is….weak. Yuck! So what can you do about it? Can you learn how to fix weak coffee? Is that even possible? As a matter of fact, there are some …
The AeroPress coffee maker is one of the great innovations in coffee of the past 20 years. A lightweight, durable, and relatively cheap device that will make you excellent coffee every time. I believe the AeroPress is the ultimate coffee maker. And I think it is pretty easy to use. The most common problem with …
Anyone serious about coffee knows that grinding your own coffee beans is one of the best things you can do to improve the quality of the coffee you make. But, if you own a burr grinder, you might wonder if those burrs ever need replacement. So, do the burrs in coffee bean grinders ever wear …
Many people take milk in their coffee. Adding milk to coffee is perfectly normal. Cappuccino, latte macchiato, and flat white are all examples of milk-based coffee drinks. But adding milk or coffee creamer to a black cup of coffee is also a common practice. When you run out of milk or coffee creamer, and you …
