AboutCoffee(s).com - A Site Dedicated To All Things Coffee

Legend has it that  a Yemeni goat herder named Kaldi,  first took notice of the cherry red berries when his flock of goats were grazing on a the peculiar little shrub, around 800 A.D. Kaldi and the wise men of the village took notice of how they seemed to “dance” from one coffee shrub to…

Whenever you talk about coffee, it’s inevitable that at some point you end up talking about caffeine. The two subjects usually go hand in hand. One thing we are always asked is how much caffeine is in coffee vs tea? Coffee vs soft drinks? Coffee vs chocolate? We put together this little .pdf file that…

We all love that steaming hot cup of coffee every now and then. Well, just in case we can’t find a coffee shop around, the Kickstand crew have come up with a novel way of serving that hot cuppa, anywhere they please. The shop these guys have set up is powered by bicycles, and also…

This silver finished coffee mug features a handle that is reminiscent of a pair of brass knuckles. The designer, Cristobal Karich of France wishes to advise us that this cup is for coffee drinking purposes only. What else do you need in the morning besides a good cup of coffee? A good punch in the…

Courtesy of Hammacher Schlemer, this mug has a miniature battery-operated propeller at the bottom, that spins at 3,000 rpms at the touch of a button on the handle. The whirlpool action it creates automatically stirs your beverage, eliminating the need to dispose of stirrers or find a place to leave coffee-dampened spoons. At a simple…

This is bizarre – after you’ve found the guy, it seems so obvious, and you think, ‘why didn’t I see him immediately’? Scientists apparently have concluded that if you find the guy in the coffee beans in 3 seconds, the right half of your brain is better developed than in most people. If you need…

Here is a way you can enjoy the great taste of a Starbucks Frappuccino at home! Ingredients: 1/2 cup fresh espresso 2 1/2 cups low fat milk (2%) 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon dry pectin [ad#google_a] Directions: Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher or covered container. Stir or shake until sugar is dissolved….

Turkish coffee is prepared using a little copper pot called a raqwa. Use a heaping teaspoon of very finely-ground coffee and, optionally, one heaping teaspoon of sugar (to taste). Use about 3oz of coffee. [Add the sugar only just before boiling point.] Turkish coffee without sugar is called sade, with a little sugar is “orta…

In 1981, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters opened a small café in Waitsfield, Vermont. This café roasted coffee on the premises and formed the base of operations for what was to become one of the nation’s leading specialty coffee companies. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ innovative brewing technology and socially responsible business practices helped to establish the…

Using this method, you won’t get single, glossy beans, but the taste is there! Put dark roast coffee beans on a waxpaper-covered baking sheet. Melt some chocolate by putting a container with the chocolate in a pan of boiling water, stir the chocolate when it is getting hot. Some experimentation regarding what chocolate to use…