Posted by Mr Coolerer on 29 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Information, Reviews
John Raleigh Brown Says: When Magimix first introduced their food processors about 30 years ago, they came in strong, providing home owners in Burgundy, France, a feel of professional kitchen but in a smaller scale. It is no happenstance as well that such introduction was in the area where gastronomy was noted to be glooming [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 28 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: News
I’ve been, over the last few weeks, building a network of sites. I’ve added two more to my network, and I thought that I’d share them with you. The first site I was quite lucky to get, its about the Olympic Games and its called Olympics News, and you can find it at http://olympics.co.cc. The [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 28 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Reviews
In the world of home espresso machines, few features are more prominently recognizable than the saucer-shaped E61 grouphead. Its expansive chrome surface certainly offers plenty of eye candy, but the popularity of espresso machines based on this design owes as much to its well-deserved reputation for “forgiving” minor errors in barista technique as to good [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 23 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Information
There are two basic categories into which all species of coffee trees can be sorted. Although there are several varieties of each—each variety having its own character—this division into two large categories is useful for understanding the difference between a gourmet cup of coffee and an ordinary cup.
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 21 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Information
In the book that sits on my lap, the author claims that, Coffee is second only to oil in terms of dollars traded worldwide. While this isn’t likely to be true, it does make a point; coffee is big business to many countries. The countries that produce most of the world coffee (70%) are largely [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 20 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Technique
A coffee grinder is another often overlooked aspect of coffee making, however it has a massive impact on the quality and taste of your brew, be it espresso or any other method. A grinder is just that, it takes in your whole roast coffee beans and turns them into a powder, some being very coarse, [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 19 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Recipes
A coffee lovers liquid candy. The Ingredients: 1/4 oz (7ml) of the following; Banana flavored syrup or liqueur Hazelnut flavored syrup or liqueur Caramel or English toffee syrup 2 oz (60ml) hot, fresh espresso or strong coffee 5-6 oz (145-170 ml) steamed milk Ground Hazelnuts, for garnish The Method: Pour the 3 flavoured syrups ito [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 18 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Reviews
Wild Food Cafe is a bright, new, organic food store, specializing in all things healthy. Their cafe towards the rear of the store is always busy, especially of a morning as local office workers, shop keepers and tradespeople queue for their first caffeine hit of the day. Their ever popular all-day breakfast menu is popular, [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 17 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Technique
Almost your entire cup of coffee is water (97-99%), this should come as no surprise. What may come as a shock is the effect of the quality of the water on your espresso. It would make sense that if you use poor quality water, you may as well stop reading now and open a jar [...]
Posted by Mr Coolerer on 16 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Benefits
Drinking lots of coffee and tea can significantly reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, an Australian study shows. Consuming three to four cups of the beverages daily cuts the diabetes risk by 25 per cent for tea and coffee drinkers, compared with non-drinkers.