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Twenty years ago the Philippines ranked third in world coffee production. Currently they sit at 76th in rank, quite a big slippage. The government is responding and seeks to hang a national economic recovery on the revival of the coffee...

 This coffee maker guide covers every type of home brewer so you pick the right one for your routine and taste.

http://foter.com/img/photo/10/artsy-coffee_l.jpg" class="foter-photo" style="display: block; width: 100%" /> mcwaffle89 /Free Photos We all see the world through our experiences and interests. The things we know influence how we perceive and understand other things. Sometimes I forget that and it surprises me,...

So we had this cool coffee mug competition in the last couple of days on our Facebook page. Check out below what people have posted, so cool!! And the winner was Rebecca Hall Potter with the mug below: "My husband...

With the renewed interested in espresso baskets that has been brough about with Wakenot's recent aquisition of a 18 gram HQ basket from EspressoParts.com; I thought it would be a good time to give my general impressions that I have...

I was wondering who drank up all the CBTL espresso!Yes, the CBTL makes great espresso. And the cat is cute, but I haven't trained her to make me a coffee yet, but the CBTL Contata is practically easy enough for...

The other day, as was doing a routine search on my local craigslist.com ( I know, bad habit die hard!). Under the grinder search, I came up a perculiar post with the tittle "Brevetto grinder for sale". Flashing back to...

Happily, my new basket got here today.  It is an HQ ridgeless 18g basket from espresso parts north west.  I blogged about it and the free shipping sale they were having yesterday here but did not expect to get it...

I don't tend to go to coffee shops too often anymore. I don't live in a town with any great shops worth visiting often, but do leave near some cities with great shops. When I am in town I aways...

Rep Ron Paul is said to have a chance to win his first Republican primary this weekend in Maine.http://cv.ftranfield.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/files/uploads/users/u4/_official_Congressional_photo_portrait__2007.jpg" style="float: right; width: 220px; height: 276px;" />What are they drinking over at the Ron Paul Revolution camp?I don't know for sure...

How to choose coffee comes down to 5 decisions: roast level, whole bean vs ground, freshness, origin, and brew method. Get these right and every bag you buy lands in the cup you want.

It's dinner Chez Chamie again. Tonight, I had to use up the rest of the family pack of pork ribs from the coffee-glazed ribs the other night. There were only two of them and four of us and I have...

Coffee tasting is how you evaluate what is in your cup. Five elements , aroma, acidity, body, flavor, and finish , define every coffee. Understanding each one gives you the vocabulary to describe what you taste and the framework to identify what you like and why.

There have been a few posts on here about the great customer support that people have received, and I have to admit that I am right there with them in receiving some excellent service and I just wanted to highlight...

Espresso Machine Maintainance: Group Head One of the most important thing in espresso making is group head maintainance. Afterall, the group head is the site of the most significant action where by coffee grind are extracted by pressurized water. Thus...

http://foter.com/img/photo/10/day-39-every-brilliant-thing-my-fabulous-flickr-friends_l.jpg" class="foter-photo" style="display: block; width: 100%" /> Menage a Moi /Free Photos Can I start by saying that I love the way we talk about coffee here. I love reading about Wakenot's experimentation in search of perfect coffee, Scott's humorous...

The other coffee ingredient Coffee at its finest has only two ingredients in it. Those, of course, are coffee and water.  I decided to try to figure out exactly what kind of water was the best for pour over of...

 Need to grind coffee without a grinder? These 5 methods use tools you already own to get your morning cup brewing fast.

This Valentine’s Day, hold the flowers and brew the coffee! If a recent survey is correct, coffee’s growing popularity has just played havoc with the age-old tradition and trust in flowers and dinner out as the way to win a...

You could win free coffee in ROASTe's latest MugShot contest through Saturday! We all love unique coffee mugs, right? And we love free coffee?  Double right! Do you have a unique Coffee Mug you want to show the world to...

It started out as one of THOSE mornings. I woke up at 4 am, still sitting on the couch where I fell asleep while editing an assignment -- which was already late. The house was freezing -- which meant that...