The best way to learn about grinders! This is the basic training of coffee grinders. From here you can pick up a home grinder best suited for your tastes and be happy that you made a wise decision. First let us say that for home use you can go to any department store and pick[Read More]

Coffee – Picking The Perfect Grinder Coffee beans, like any food product, oxidize when exposed to air. The grounds, since they have a much larger relative surface area than the bean, and no covering, suffer this effect even more. Grinding beans at home produces the least exposure to air and the freshest grounds. And you[Read More]

Coffee – Coffee Roasters Coffee roasters – the mechanical device, not the human profession – come in all shapes and sizes. Prices range from a few dozen dollars to nearly a thousand. Of course, as with any manufactured product, price doesn’t necessarily correlate exactly with quality. Beyond looking to a reliable brand, here are a[Read More]

Coffee – Coffee Makers, From Copper Container To Modern Equipment Coffee makers have been around, not surprisingly, almost as long as coffee. The original coffee brewer was the Turkish Ibrik, a copper container with a long handle and a grooved tongue. Still used in the Middle East, it produces a very strong brew since it[Read More]