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3 Simple Tips For Making Perfect Coffee by Gary Gresham Want to brew the perfect cup of coffee? Here are 3 simple tips that will make a difference in every single cup you drink... Read More

And You Thought Coffee Was Bad For You!! by Vince Manzello I am sure that if you are a coffee enthusiast, you have heard this, but if not let me state it here. "Coffee is good for you!"... Read More

Choosing the Perfect Cup of Coffee by Rachel Medlock There used to be three choices for coffee lovers at their local supermarket: Folgers, Maxwell House, or the store brand... Read More

Clean Out That Coffeemaker for a Great Tasting Cup by Christina Spence Coffee addicts, take heed! That precious appliance on your countertop – gasp! – needs to be cleaned out once in a while... Read More

Coffee and Tea Are Good for Us? Yes! (First in a Series) by Lisa J. Lehr You’ll be pleased to learn that many of the foods and drinks you love are not just “okay” as an occasional indulgence—they’re good for you!... Read More

Coffee Brewing Methods: Is your coffee brewer just a drip? by Vince Manzello For most of us, brewing up our morning cup of coffee is more than just a necessity, it is a matter of convenience... Read More

Coffee Roasting De-mystified by Andy White How many different names have you run across for different types of coffee roasts? Light, Medium, Dark? Espresso? Continental? Vienna, French, Italian, Spanish? City? Full-City? C'mon, who's thinking up these things?... Read More

Coffee Storage Myths; Freeze Your Fresh Roasted Coffee and Other Popular Misconceptions by Vince Manzello So you are finally fed up with that bland black liquid, you once called coffee, brewed from the finest can of generic supermarket grinds... Read More

Coffees of India by Steve Smith India produces two fine coffees, but even among coffee devotees – at least in America – they remain relatively unknown and un-drunk... Read More

Flavored Coffee Beans & Coffee Flavoring Syrups by Shona Lynch Many a coffee aficionado would turn up their nose at the thought of adding flavorings to their beloved black beverage... Read More

History of Coffee: Part I – Africa and Arabia by James Grierson The coffee plant originates from the highland forests of Ethiopia. It is believed that the first plants were found growing wild in the region of Kaffa, where coffee derives its name from... Read More

History of Coffee: Part II – Spread of Coffee to Europe by James Grierson It was not until 1615, that Europe was formally introduced to coffee... Read More

History of Coffee: Part III - Colonisation of Coffee by James Grierson By the 17th Century, with the popularity of coffee ever increasing in Europe, the interest of the then World Superpowers - Britain, France, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain - also grew... Read More

History of Coffee: Part IV - Commercialisation of Coffee by James Grierson For many connoisseurs, the period from the mid-19th Century to the late 20th Century is the ‘Dark Age’ of coffee... Read More

History of Coffee: Part V - Speciality Coffee by James Grierson With the large multi-national coffee companies focused purely on coffee as a commodity rather then a drink to be savoured, it allowed a new sector to emerge in the coffee industry: Speciality Coffee... Read More

How Coffee is Decaffeinated by Paul Ballenger First, let’s start with a really quick history. Coffee was first decaffeinated by Ludwig Roselius, a German coffee merchant, in 1905 after he received a coffee shipment that had gotten soaked during a storm at sea... Read More

How to Make Restaurant Quality Coffee At Home by Gary Gresham Have you ever wondered how restaurants get their coffee to taste so good?... Read More

My Buttery Espresso - Coffee Terminology Explained by Jim Storey Drop these terms at your next dinner party or social outing! They are guaranteed to impress... Read More

The Coffee Culture in the USA by Remko de Knikker It wasn't until I moved to the US that I started drinking coffee regularly and became what they call in the Netherlands a 'koffieleut', which translates literally into ‘coffee socialite.’... Read More

Coffee Drink Basics by Gary Gresham When you enter a coffee house, you have a multitude of drink choices like latté, cappuccino, straight shot and caffé mocha just to name a few... Read More