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      Have you ever wondered why some people can detect the flavor of ripe apricots hiding in a cup of coffee while all you ever seem to be able to taste is -- maybe -- a hint of...

      We're big fans of Kickstarter coffee projects. The crowdfunding platform has helped launch some of our favorite coffee accessories, like the 3rd gen Able Kone coffee filter and brewing system. The last Kickstarter project we highlighted, the...

      We talk about immersion coffee brewers as if the concept is a new one, but chances are good that "immersion brewing" was the only way to brew coffee for its first several hundred years. The concept behind...

      Decaffeinated coffee - to some coffee lovers who can't imagine coffee without its caffeine kick, the two words together are blasphemy. We're not just talking about those who see coffee as primarily a caffeine delivery vehicle. There...

      Coffee Tres Leches Cake with Coffee Caramel Sauce Recipe by: Deb Powers@Coffee Kind This rich, creamy cake made with three kinds of milk is the Mexican answer to tiramisu. We've taken it up a notch with the...

      In this installment of our Coffee Blogger Profile series, we get to spend some time talking coffee with David and Mae Clark, the minds behind Purista Coffee. We were attracted to Purista by the gorgeous coffee pictures...

        Each year, the National Coffee Association releases one of the coffee industry's biggest consumer surveys, the National Coffee Drinking Trends Survey. The NCDTS is eagerly awaited by businesses in the retail coffee industry -- and widely...

      To coffee lovers, warmer days mean a return to the chilled delights of iced coffee. Yes, we know there are some coffee drinkers who would never chill their coffee and others who enjoy iced coffee year round,...

With the specialty coffee industry focused on The Event in Seattle, it's easy to forget that the Specialty Coffee Association of America does a lot more than throw one heck of an annual party. It's also the body that sets...

/ TItle Image via SCAA Symposium /         What's on your schedule for Spring Break this year? If we had our druthers, we'd be heading out west to Seattle for the U.S.' biggest annual gathering of coffee people....

You might have noticed that we like to do a little something special with coffee for holidays throughout the year. We started brainstorming ideas for a special recipe, and everyone chimed in with traditional Easter basket and Easter breakfast favorites....

    Our CK March Madness championship confirmed what we've suspected for a while: siphon coffee brewers are a hot item, which is to say, they're seriously cool. Since the Hario Next siphon brewer was the clear winner, we thought...

      What do you do with your spent coffee grounds? If you've just been throwing them away, you're tossing out a treasure that you could be using in many other ways. From gardening to beauty routines, here are...

Earlier in the week, we talked about some fabulous coffee collaborations on the market, and we promised we'd show you how to create your own. Now, we're keeping that promise with some tips on creating your own"coffee and" collaborations. We spent the...

    One of our newest roasters, CREMA, Coffee Roasters, began first as a cafe in 2008 in Nashville, serving unpretentious coffee to a burgeoning group of coffee enthusiasts. It wasn’t until 2011 when they decided to roast and continue...

The coffee shop experience just wouldn't be the same without music. Over the years, we've discovered some of our favorite artists and bands after a barista played a cut or two from a new release at a local indie cafe....

      What happens when you put two or more passionate food artisans in a room and step out of the way? Just about what you'd expect to happen whenever you put a group of passionate artists together: they...

    In the West, when we cook with coffee, it's most often used as a rub for meat or a flavoring in desserts and sweets. In Africa, you're as likely to find coffee used as we'd use broth. In...

    We’re always looking for books to spice up our coffee table. When the book is about coffee and written by an coffee industry pro, that’s triple points in our book. Throughout her career in coffee, Liz Clayton has...

      We read a lot of blogs about coffee. Every once in a while, we find one that we think are especially insightful, enjoyable or informative. That's why we're starting a new feature here at Coffee Kind --...

      So you've done all the research, thought long and hard and massaged your budget just so until it agreed that you can afford that spectacular espresso machine you want. Of course, there's more to making excellent espresso...