I am a coffee enthusiast. Preparing it. Drinking it. Talking about it. It’s a serious matter to me. One of the most heated debates in the coffee world is how best to prepare it. Some are die-hard French Press people. Others swear by the Pour-over. This piece is about the Aeropress, which is a newcomer with a passionate…
Getting a Full Bodied Cup of Coffee From a Pour Over
I’ve been pretty into coffee for the last few years, and I’ve been experimenting with multiple ways of preparing a good cup. For the last couple of years I’ve been focused on the French Press, which is a fine method. Here you’re soaking the coffee in the hot water for approximately four (4) minutes, which gives the coffee…
On Light vs. Dark Coffee
Many are confused about the various coffee roast levels. What does it mean that something is light vs. dark roast? Which has more caffeine? What do experts prefer? Here are some answers: Lighter roasts maintain more of the natural flavor of the bean, i.e. a soil/planty type of taste Lighter roasts are preferred by experts because they allow…
How to Get a Good Cup of Coffee From Starbucks
Wagner’s music is better than it sounds. ~ Edgar Wilson Nye People tend to love Starbucks despite their coffee tasting like it was brewed for three weeks in the center of the sun. Most mask this reality by ordering a coffee beverage instead of coffee, or by disguising the taste with biblical amounts of additives. But anyone who…
The Keurig Platinum Coffee Maker
It’s sacrilegious to my inner french press, but I am taken by the ease of the Keurig. We got silly and went with the B70 Platinum Model (pictured above), which is actually just a robot that makes coffee with a french press. Not really. But it’s wicked cool anyway. ::
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
So my buddy Steve brought me a small sample of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee today. Evidently a co-worker was brewing some for himself and offered a taste. I now realize this was an act of cruelty. <deep breath> I am prone to hyperbole, so I’ll try and restrain myself… This coffee makes me want to be a better…
Exploring Coffee
I’m learning more about coffee. The main reasons for this are that I enjoy knowing a lot about things–especially when they are as rich and nuanced as coffee, and also because I’m trying to be more healthy, which means drinking coffee black. One thing I’ve picked up through my limited research is the fact that most coffee consumed…
Managing the Coffee Cup Seam at Coffee Shops
Everyone working at a coffee shop should learn one thing on the very first day — The opening on the coffee lid should be opposite the seam on the coffee cup. The number of coffee shops that fail to perform this very simple check is staggering. It’s not a complex idea, folks: the seam is imperfect and doesn’t…