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This brilliantly executed idea was created by design agency Ogilvy Beijing of China for Maxwell House Coffee. When the doors opened, sleepy people in an office building were shocked awake, providing an effect that the designers figured mimics the effects of drinking a cup of coffee.

The design wont an international design award for “Best Use of Ambient Media: Large Scale”in 2008.

Most coffeemakers seem to be either cheap pieces of crap, or too expensive for any of us but the most devoted coffee drinkers. It is often difficult to find a modestly priced coffeemaker that still makes a decent cup of coffee.

Farberware seems to have filled this hole with their 12-Cup FCM12SS coffee maker. Finished in stainless steel, this coffee maker also features a 24 hour digital clock with programmable timer and adjustable brew strength selection.

Coming in at around $40 to $50, the large 12 cup capacity coffee maker is suitable for large families or serious coffee drinkers. You can wake up to freshly brewed coffee thanks to the 24 hour digital clock and programmable timer.

If you just can’t wait for the coffee to finish brewing, there is also an adjustable “Pause and Pour” feature. For safety there is an auto safety shut off and a blue LED power indicator. Water level is clearly displayed thanks to the window that is also attractively lit with blue LED.

The large carafe is quite durable and is made from thick glass, and the lid prevents steam burn during pour and actually stays on the pot. Fits size 4 cone filters, not annoying flat bottom filters.

There do however seem to be some minor flaws with the unit. The opening for the water reservoir is reletively small making it a bit of a challenge to pour in water without spilling. The filter basket must be firmly seated or lid won’t close. In turn, this will prevent the coffee maker from turning on, and if you lift the lid during the brewing process, the safety shut off will power off the coffee maker. The markings on the carafe also appear to be slightly different from the 6 oz cup standard, so you may have to adjust your coffee recipe accordingly.

In our opinion, this is an excellent value for the money. The coffee maker is very sleek looking with the blue LED and the stainless steel finish. It is very durable, and brews an excellent cup of coffee, which is what it really comes down to, doesn’t it?

Are you looking to purchase green coffee beans? Bookmark this list as we will expand it and update it as we come across new merchants that you can order green coffee beans from.

Equator Coffee Roasters

Fair Trade Certified, Organic and Environmentally Sustainable, Locally and Freshly Roasted. commitment to freshly roasted coffee is what puts the taste of our coffee beyond that of most roasters in Canada. What better way to have the freshest coffee around than to roast it yourself. Each of these coffees have been tested to insure the highest quality available. All are fair trade certified and organic. Enjoy trying different roasts and creating your own unique blends. Shipping is included on all green coffee as long as the order is a minimum of two pounds.

9a Houston Dr.,
P.O. Box 1088,
Almonte, Ontario
K0A 1A0
Tel.: 1.877.equator or 1.613.256.5960
Fax: 1.613.256.4166
info@equator.ca

http://www.equator.ca/

Merchants of Green Coffee Green ‘Coffee Shop’

Merchants of Green Coffee specializes in the sourcing, importing and marketing of the highest quality certified green arabica coffees.

2 Matilda Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4M 1L9 /
(416) 741-5369

www.merchantsofgreencoffee.com

The Big Carrot Natural Food Market

348 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4K 1N8
(416) 466-2129 /

www.thebigcarrot.ca
Green beans and coffee roasters.

Karma Coop

Carries a comprehensive inventory of health food and natural products, unprocessed and prepared, plus a broad range of standard grocery items, including coffees and teas, coffee substitutes, herbal teas and fresh spices.

739 Palmerston Avenue
Toronto, ON
M6G 2R3
(416) 534-1470

http://www.karmacoop.org

Luba’s Coffee

Luba’s offers a large selection of imported coffee beans and teas (loose and packaged). They will grind coffee beans to the customers’ specifications. They carry specialty syrups, flavoured coffee beans, organic, Free Trade coffee beans, de-caff beans, as well as an interesting choice of tea and coffee-making accessories.

St. Lawrence Market
9 Front Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5E 1C2
(416) 865-1793

http://www.lubascoffee.com/

GreenCoffee.ca

Offers a selection of green organic, shade grown, fair trade coffee, as well as conventional coffee, at a competitive price compared to commercially roasted coffee. You may order online, or through e-mail.

info@greencoffee.ca
604-584-4083
(toll free 1-877-303-8833)

http://www.greencoffee.ca

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 face?

It seems researchers in the US have discovered another good reason to go to the local espresso bar: several cups of coffee a day could halt the progression of liver disease, recent studies are showing.

Sufferers of chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drank three or more cups of coffee per day slashed their risk of the disease progressing by 53 percent compared to patients who drank no coffee, the study led by Neal Freedman of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) showed.

For the study, 766 participants enrolled in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial — all of whom had hepatitis C which had not responded to treatment with anti-viral drugs — were asked to report how many cups of coffee they drank every day.

The patients were seen every three months during the 3.8-year study and liver biopsies were taken at 1.5 and 3.5 five years to determine the progression of liver disease.

“We observed an inverse association between coffee intake and liver disease progression,” meaning patients who drank three or more cups of java were less likely to see their liver disease worsen than non-drinkers, wrote the authors of the study, which will be published in the November issue of Hepatology.

The researchers put forward several ways in which coffee intake might protect against liver disease, including by reducing the risk of type two diabetes, which has been associated with liver illness; or by reducing inflammation, which is thought to cause fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver.

Even caffeine, the chemical that gives a cup of coffee its kick, came under the spotlight, having been found in previous studies to inhibit liver cancer in rats.

But drinking black or green tea, which also contain caffeine, had little impact on the progression of liver disease, although there were few tea drinkers in the study.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) three to four million people contract hepatitis C each year.

Seventy percent of cases become chronic and can cause cirrhosis or liver cancer.

Biodegradable coffee cups sound like a great idea, no? So where are they? This latest green technology was developed by Clovernook Center for the Blind (which employs visually impaired people to manufacture various paper products) and International Paper for none other then the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Navy was looking for a solution to their coffee cup problems – they needed something that could be disposed of at sea, while still being capable of keeping the coffee hot without scalding the sailor’s hands. The Army quickly jumped in line for the production run, but they have another specific requirement – the coffee cups have to be brown so the cups would be invisible to spy satellites after they have been tossed away.

No idea as to when these green coffee cups will be hitting your local Starbucks, but as for now the technology that enables the coffee cups to decompose is a trade secret. Maybe even a matter of U.S. national security!

Via The Cincinnati Enquirer :: Clovernook :: International Paper

Here is a coffee mug that may not make it to you local Walmart or coffee shop. The “Mugnum” (as you may have guessed) is a clever mix of the word mug and magnum, and is fitting since the handle of the ceramic coffee mug is shaped like that of a .357 Magnum. This coffee mug comes complete with a sight for lining up your targets. Designed by Malaysian artist Mohd Fizea Zaukefli, here is the copy that the designer accompanied with his creation:

People wake up every morning, some will feel eager to experience the day. Some might feel down, feel worry on the things might come. Whenever someone feels bored, tense or sad, they need something to cheer them up.This is what this mug can offer, a bit of excitement in their morning lives. The feeling of secure, the feeling of confident, and the desire to go ahead. In the morning people have breakfast, to get ready for the day. Every good day come from a good breakfast. Sounds too good to be true but why not, when sipping a coffee in the morning, you might feel as good as having a gun in your hand.

Not sure about the “feeling as good as having a gun in your hand” bit, but the design of the coffee mug is certainly unique.

For those that want to remain classy while enjoying your morning cup of coffee, the glass coffee mugs from Bodum Assam fit the bill nicely. Like many of the Bodum Assam products, these glasses are doubled walled. While these glass coffee mugs may only hold just under 8 oz., heat is not transferred to the outside of the glass, as with single layer glass or ceramic coffee mugs maintaining  the temperature for a  longer period of time. They keep hot beverages hot long enough so that they can be savored at leisure, and the crystal clear glass gives one the opportunity to admire the cream as it rises to the top, and display cappuccino to maximum advantage.

Despite their somewhat delicate appearance, they are sturdy enough to be both microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe according to Bodum.

Functionally, they do work nicely as I can hold on to a very hot cup of tea without burning my hands. However, I believe the opening of the cup is too wide to really keep the contents cool or hot for a very long time. But since the cup is only 7oz’s, I usually finish the contents before they get to room temperature.

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 push of the button, the propeller stirs or re-stirs mugs of hot chocolate, coffee, or tea, preventing chocolate or sugar from settling out of solution.

This mug also makes mixing honey into a drink easy, and includes a lid to keep contents from spilling as well as to retain heat. The lid can be placed underneath the mugs base as an impromptu coaster. The 9 oz. mug is lightweight injection-molded plastic sheathed in a stainless steel exterior and requires two AAA batteries.

The coffee mug now has a new use, as a form of communication.  This ingenious coffee mug is glazed with a chalk board surface allowing for easy-wipe messaging with a standard piece of chalk.

Great for leaving love notes or reminders for yourself, you can see that this truly useful coffee mug is much better then “post-it”notes. [Try drinking coffee from a "post-it" note :0]