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How to Brew Great Coffee
If you’re reading this, it probably means you have more than a passing interest in coffee. At some point in your life, your eyes have been opened to how this drink can be more than just caffeine, more than just something hot. It can taste…awesome. How do you maximize this? Simple. Start with the beans. … Continue reading
Coffee Cup Ring…art?
Coffee drinkers quickly learn to use coasters, lest their desks be covered in brown circles left behind when the smallest amount of coffee spills out of the cup. It’s a fact of life but one you get used to, and just dismiss as a mess to clean up. Unless you’re Malaysian artist Hong Yi, that … Continue reading
Caffeine…there’s an app for that
If you seek out coffee merely for the caffeine, you might be interested in a new iPad/iPhone app called ‘Caffeine Zone‘. After setting up the app, you tell it when you consume caffeine, and it plots out a graph showing the caffeine level in your body over the next 24 hours. This will help you … Continue reading
DIY Coffee Bags
Tea drinkers have a hobby that’s easy to take on the go…just grab your favorite tea bag from the pantry and brew anywhere you can find hot water. Did you know that coffee drinkers can do the same thing? You can buy empty paper tea bags on Amazon (among other places), and fill them up … Continue reading
The Price of Convenience
The single-serve coffee machines seem to be everywhere you look; my local movie theater even uses them! They do offer fantastic convenience and consistent quality, but it comes at a price…according to the New York Times, the cost can be as high as $50 per pound (and that’s not taking into account the cost of … Continue reading
LYON coffee to benefit charities
Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental foundation is working with La Colombe to produce and market a high-end line of coffees (called LYON) to benefit charties (all of the net profits from the sale of LYON will go to charity). More than just focused on profits though, one goal of this coffee is to pay reasonable prices to … Continue reading
