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Coffee Cupping For The Fun Of It
Coffee cupping is a method to compare the different characteristics of a coffee bean. Cupping lets us compare different coffees against each other to evaluate the uniqueness between them. This information can give us a better understanding of each ...
Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Bottom Layer: 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanillaCream shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and stir in milk. Add dry ingredients. Mix until smooth. (Batter ...
The History of Italian Coffee
Italian coffee is somewhat of a misnomer if taken literally as very little, if any, coffee is actually grown in Italy. However, early Italians embraced coffee as if it were their own discovery and did much to advance the popularity of the beverage ...
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Gourmet coffee is nothing like wine. With wine, the longer you leave (some wine, anyway), the better the taste, the higher the quality and the pricier it is. But with gourmet coffee, freshness says a lot. If possible, get coffee beans that have been roasted no more than 1 week before. And if you?re going to learn how to appreciate gourmet coffee, only buy 100% Arabica coffee.
It?s pretty hard to find freshly roasted coffee bean on the shelves of the local supermarket. Chances are, the coffee beans that you?re consuming today have been roasted at least 3 months back. One way to counter this problem is to buy the whole bean in batches and grind them with a home-coffee grinding machine as and when you need it. It?s really easy with the kind of machines they have today, so, if you want to learn how to appreciate gourmet coffee, grind it when you need it.
Once you?ve purchased the gourmet coffee beans, don?t just leave out there in room temperature. What you should do with gourmet coffee beans is to store them in an
air-tight container in the fridge if you?re planning to use it soon. However, if you?re going to keep it, store the gourmet coffee beans in an air-tight container and keep it in the FREEZER.
You need the right grinder for the right brewer. Generally speaking, you can use about 2 tablespoons of gourmet coffee powder for 6 oz of water. Adjust the way you make your cup of gourmet coffee according to the way you like to drink your gourmet coffee.
With wine, the country where the grapes are grown makes a difference. With gourmet coffee, not only is the country of origin for the gourmet coffee bean makes a difference, the company that sells the gourmet coffee beans matters too. Buy only from reputable companies for gourmet coffee.
And one last thing about gourmet coffee is this ? learn to enjoy it, appreciate the smell, love the taste, experiment with it and you?ll soon see the wonder of gourmet coffee. If you?re hurrying off for work in the morning, forget about gourmet coffee! During the morning rush, just stick to instant coffee.
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