Monthly Archives: June 2007
Futuristic coffee cup
Here’s a cool looking coffee cup, with a unique yet functional design. One interesting feature is that the cup’s saucer will double as a lid! You can buy it for $22 at Lux-Delux.com. (via Slashfood)
Interesting facts about coffee
Here are some interesting facts about coffee (via Source2Resource): 1. Germay is the world’s second largest consumer of coffee in terms of volume at 16 pounds per person. 2. Over 53 countries grow coffee worldwide, but all of them lie along the equator between the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. 3. An acre of coffee … Continue reading
Coffee could help prevent eye tremor
Have you ever heard of the medical condition known as “blepharospasm”? Neither have I. For many people, usually between 50 and 70 years old, it’s a life-altering affliction characterized by an uncontrollable twitching of the eyelid. In extreme cases, their eyelids may be clamped shut, rendering them effectively blind. Researchers in Italy found that drinking … Continue reading
Coffee appears to lower liver cancer risk
According to the medical journal Gastroenterology, drinking coffee appears to lower your risk of developing liver cancer. The study (actually, eleven separate studies) involved 239,146 people, 2,260 of who had liver cancer. For every two cups of coffee drank per day, a forty three percent reduced risk of liver cancer was observed. Read more here.
My dream coffee roaster
While I love the iRoast2 coffee roaster I bought from Sweet Maria’s, it can really only roast around a quarter of a pound at a time, and I often want to roast more. That’s where the Diedrich Home Roaster comes in. Diedrich specializes in commercial-grade coffee roasters, and at first glance, that’s what this “home … Continue reading
How *not* to roast coffee
Ever wondered why coffee roaster instructions usually/always say to never leave the machine unattended? Check out this story of someone who did just that. I’m not trying to be critical though; I’ve done this myself though not with such drastic results. In my case, the move from sea level to 8500 feet elevation caught be … Continue reading
