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We are thrilled that the committee of experts at the Oregon Fair chose Deep Cello Black Tie™ and gave it the silver medal in two blind tastings!  The committee tasted over 50 coffees and added Deep Cello to the finalist...

Back to the hot coffee again! /files/autumn-coffee.jpg" alt="coffee rainbow" title="coffee rainbow" height="200" /> In the northern hemisphere, the calendar will soon turn from summer to fall, bringing its welcome seasonal change.  We look forward to football games, colorful leaves, big...

Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on the East coast two weeks ago, causing problems for coffee drinkers. The under-reported story deals with how some folks were forced to undergo caffeine withdrawal during the power outages. Reporter Tracy Beckerman was one of...

Eyal, I'd been wondering where all my coffee was going. Finally, I got fed up and installed a small motion-activated camera in the vicinity of my stash. Attached is an image that my system managed to capture overnight. Aliens! Now...

I tried a couple tricks to improve the coarse grinding for the Skerton and though there was improvement, I was not satisfied that it was as good as it could be.  I set about studying older mills and noticed the...

Recently there have been many articles resulting from the story of a mom who gives her 7-yr-old regular doses of coffee twice daily to calm him down. The articles are divided between two opinions: that coffee helps reduce ADHD symptoms,...

Most pediatric guidelines recommend no caffeine for children under 12 and under 100mg per day for teenagers. Here is what the research and guidelines say about kids and coffee.

Things aren’t always as they seem, or so they say. If you think you buy coffee for the taste or the caffeine, think again. Can you absolutely rule out the influence of politics, image, value - and even good feelings...

The USA apparently is well ahead of Britain when it comes to public recognition of the war on obesity. Many of our fast food establishments have been publishing the number of calories in their menu items for quite some time....

The caffeine in coffee varies by brew method , an 8 oz drip cup has 80 to 120mg, an espresso shot has 60 to 75mg, and cold brew concentrate can hit 200mg or more. The FDA recommends 400mg per day as the guideline for healthy adults. This guide covers how much caffeine is in each brew method, why light roast has slightly more than dark, how caffeine affects the body, and what to know about kids and caffeine.

A research team in Britain recently found that the rush from drinking a morning coffee may be in the drinker’s mind. The research results were reported this week by Sky News. To find this out, the team from the University...

A new record was just made for the highest brewing of a cup of coffee in a hot air balloon. It was at a little over 20,000 feet elevation, almost as high as planes fly. Carried out by a Lithuanian...

In a previous post I spared you all the gory details of my experience cleaning the naked portafilter that came with my used Gaggia Carezza. I’d like to pick up where I left off and fill in the blanks a...

A Facebook poll taken this week asked participants to pick their preferred source of morning coffee from a list posted on the site. The list included local shops in Salem, Massachusetts, with the addition of “in my kitchen”. The results...

If you’ve not yet experienced a third wave coffee experience, Josh Dawsey has written up his first encounter with a slow drip preparation that paints a good picture of the culture. While he doesn’t use the expression “third wave”, he...

I need help confirming a theory I have about these machines and a pre-infusion technique I have been using for the past couple weeks.     First, here is some background on my machine. My Gaggia Coffee is similar to...

Coffee producers do not have to lose sleep. The articles coming out about a pistacihio substitute for coffee are overlooking some key factors behind the growing popularity of the real thing. Red Orbit news is one source which reported on...

Geisha coffee tastes more like jasmine tea and stone fruit than anything most people associate with coffee. It sells for $70 or more per 8oz bag. Here is why — and whether it is worth it.

What role does coffee place in the smooth running of the US? That’s a question on Alexandra Petri’s mind this week as she describes with tongue-in-cheek a likely scenario that would develop from the manipulative withholding of coffee from our...

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/files/imagecache/image_230/files/Iron-Brew-Cerrado-Gold-Coffee.jpg" width="177" height="230" align="right" /> I am holding a bag of very special coffee in my hands thanks to the efforts of the good folks at Iron Brew Coffee Company.  This roaster makes their coffee available to all of us...