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Coffee liqueurs make a splash in cocktails

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Published May 30, 2010 at 2:07 a.m.

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The craze for organic, shade-grown, micro-roasted slow-drip coffee has percolated into the cocktail world. Bartenders are improving classic coffee drinks, finding ways to harness the beans' bitter, aromatic qualities rather than just the caffeine kick. Most ... Coffee - Cocktail - Beverage - Food - Shopping ...

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GE Coffee Makers Recalled

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Published May 21, 2010 at 11:46 a.m.

Listen up, people! For sure, you have at least one coffee maker in your home ... If one of them is made by General Electric, you might want to check the serial number and see if it is one of those that are included in the massive recall taking place.The Consumer Product Safety Commission [ ... ] ...

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Starbucks Hopes to Spice Up Sales With Flavored Coffee

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Published May 17, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

Wishing that, like customizable Frappuccinos, your cup of Starbucks joe came in an assortment of different flavors? Well, you're in luck. Today, the coffee behemoth announced plans to roll out Natural Fusions, its first-ever line of flavored coffee. The ground coffee hits supermarkets next month, will be available in three different flavors - vanilla, caramel, and cinnamon - and will retail for $8.99 per 11-ounce bag. The company spent three years researching and developing the coffees. While

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Cupping: A Surefire Way to Learn More About Coffee

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Published May 6, 2010 at 5:03 p.m.

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While in Seattle for Starbucks Coffee College, I had a chance to do everything from visiting the first Starbucks location to learning how coffee beans get roasted. But my favorite experience took place in the company's tasting rooms, where I learned how to evaluate coffees by a practice known as "cupping." See how I took my coffee appreciation to the next level - and how you can, too - when you read more ...

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Photos - Grinders: Blade vs. Hario

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Published March 5, 2010 at 12:39 a.m.

Ladies and gentlemen! For your entertainment, with us today are two coffee grinders rivaling for the Title: Best Home-use Coffee Grinder! (Not an actual event.)Being judged on overall performance as well as taste, these two grinders must out-do each other in every way. But before the competing begins, let's take a moment and get to know the two contestants: a blade grinder and the Hario Grinder ...

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Mugged: Black and Tan Blend [Aduro Bean]

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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 5:39 p.m.

'What does "Mugged" mean?Subject: Aduro Bean Micro-Roasters Coffees Mugged: Black and Tan BlendRating: 2+ [see key]Blending coffee (mixing certain single origin coffees to make a desired flavor) has been a widely-used practice for some time. While I don't know if they were first, Italians truly made popular the art of coffee blending in order to better harness the right mixture of coffee beans to ...

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Blade Coffee Grinders

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Published Jan. 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Though coffee lovers are eager to spend tons of money on a huge variety of expensive coffee machines, they often forget to buy themselves a coffee bean grinder! ...

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Drip Coffee Or Espresso?

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Published Jan. 17, 2010 at 12:46 a.m.

What’s the difference between drip coffee and espresso? Check out this really old post from our archives to read about the details ... For now, let’s just say that drip coffee is what we normally make at home using the “regular” coffee maker ... Espresso is made with a different kind of machine (espresso [ ... ] ...

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Coffee Beans vs. Cells

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Published Jan. 10, 2010 at 6:57 a.m.

Do you know how big a coffee bean is compared to a single skin cell? This infographic on genetics and scale takes a look at the scale of skin cells, mitochondria and more ... all compared to a single coffee bean. Cool! ... Photo (c) Marko Goodwin ... Coffee Beans vs. Cells originally appeared on About.com Coffee / Tea on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 11:57:11 ... Permalink Comment Email this ...

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Gevalia Pod Coffee Maker One Day Sale At Woot

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 8:15 p.m.

Depending on where you are, you have got anywhere from a couple to several hours to get your hands on a Gevalia Pod Coffee Maker for a very low price ... Woot is offering a one day only sale for this pod coffee maker, which they are selling for a mere $9.99 ... I should [ ... ] ...

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