
“Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water.” When coffee was first introduced into England in the late 1600s, it was largely drunk by men only, and in coffeehouses rather than at home. Doctors welcomed…

The Keurig B60 – The Ideal Single Cup Coffee Maker for Home Use The Keurig B60 One-Cup Coffee Maker is considered one of the best in Keurig’s line up of single cup home-brewing systems. If you like waking up to the perfect cup of late in the morning, yet you are the only coffee drinker…

Another single-serve coffee brewing system is muscling into the Canadian market through the acquisition of coffee retailer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. purchased Timothy’s Coffees of the World, Inc. from the private equity firm Sun Capital Partners for $165 million today. Green Mountain, which specializes in organic, fair trade, and specialty coffee, is set to…

Spent coffee grounds should never be reused to make coffee, but they have other uses. Grounds are great for your compost or to sprinkle around plants. You can also purchase Java Logs, made of recycled coffee grounds, to burn instead of wood. The World of Coffee employs more than 25 million people, most of them…

To roast your own green coffee beans, a preheated ceramic plate works best, however, any pan with sides can be used, such as a cookie sheet, pie plate or pizza pan. Preheat oven and cooking sheet to 450°F (230°C). Spread an even layer of green coffee beans onto cooking surface. Make a hole in center…

Taste To put it simply, the true taste of fresh coffee is naturally sweet, not bitter. The first sign that coffee is stale is a bitter taste. 99% of all North Americans are drinking stale coffee. Great tasting coffee relies on how soon the coffee is brewed and consumed after roasting. For coffee to be…

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters completed the installation of a 572-panel solar array on the roof of its Waterbury, Vermont distribution center this summer. The 100 kilowatt solar energy system was constructed through a partnership between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the State of Vermont’s Clean Energy Development Fund and Green Mountain Power, a utility that provides…

Make even stronger coffee, preferably in a Vietnamese coffee maker. (This is a metal cylinder with tiny holes in the bottom and a perforated disc that fits into it; you put coffee in the bottom of the cylinder, place the disc atop it, then fill with boiling water and a very rich infusion of coffee…

Make very strong coffee (50-100% more coffee to water than usual), try to use something that has some chicory in it. Pour into cup and add about a tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk. Stir, then pour over ice. You’ll have to experiment with the strength and milk so you still get lots of flavor even…

It seems that earlier this year, the Starbucks Coffee Company was the subject of a boycott campaign targeting U.S. companies that do business in the Middle East. Amongst the rumors was the accusation that these companies that were supposedly donating profits to Israel in support of the war in Gaza. The rumors circulated via email,…