Growing Coffee Beans
For a tree grown in over 70 countries, from Indonesia to Brazil, it’s curious how narrow a range of conditions is required to produce quality ‘beans’ and how relatively small the total output is.
March Drinking Coffee 24/7 Archives
Black Russian Cake
Select a favorite dark chocolate cake mix and add a cup of vegetable oil, a package of instant chocolate pudding, four eggs, and a half cup of creme de cacao.
Coffee Meatloaf Sauce
Australian Meatloaf is becoming increasingly popular outside kangaroo country.
For the sauce add a tablespoon of instant coffee to a quarter cup of water and half-cup of ketchup with a quarter cup of a favorite dry red and equal amount of Worcestershire sauce. Two tablespoons of vinegar, an ounce of margarine and two tablespoons of lemon juice with some brown sugar complete the mixture.
All About Coffee Beans
From its origins over two thousand years ago, coffee bean processing has grown to a worldwide market whose output as a commodity has a dollar value second only to petroleum.
Coffee Makers from Ancient to Modern
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 does no filtering.
How to Find the Perfect Coffee 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 can grind only what you immediately need.
Different Coffee Brewing Methods
Once upon a time there was only the lowly percolator. Folks would sit staring at the percolator as water was being heated until pressure forced it up a small tube and over a basket full of grounds.
Espresso Brownies
If you like a kick in your brownies, try this recipe.
Heat a cup of sugar, a quarter teaspoon of salt, and a stick and a half of butter in a sauce pan.
Cooking with Coffee Notes
Coffee lovers know how delicious it can be, but coffee can be used as an ingredient in food preparation too.
The Mystique of Coffee
How could a simple drink be responsible for so many romantic tales and so much hard-headed business? From the first discovery of coffee til today, this dark and pungent beverage has fascinated, enriched, and possibly cured millions.
