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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.
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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.
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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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Buy Dunkin’ Coffee Online


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Published Oct. 30, 2009 at 2:43 a.m.

Where do you buy your coffee? The chances are that you have your own supplier; your regular brand ... I think I have told you this before – we buy our coffee straight from the place where they grow the beans ... The coffee is fresher and I like this particular variety (Liberica) ... [ ... ] ...

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"Third Wave Coffee"


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Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 7:08 a.m.
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GQ Magazine recently published an online slide show about "third wave coffee," the current trend toward super-premium coffees, such as small batch roasts, artfully crafted espresso drinks and direct-from-origin beans. It profiles a handful of top-notch coffee purveyors across America and shares some of the secrets of what makes their quaffs so incredible. The overall gist of the article is this: If you are interested in getting into good coffee, now is the time. I couldn't agree more! Let's get

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Boiled Coffees


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Published Oct. 15, 2009 at 8:51 p.m.
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In many parts of the world, coffee is boiled rather than brewed. After boiling, it is often filtered roughly or not filtered at all. Many of these traditions are very ancient customs that are reflected in current coffee habits. Two such customs are Turkish coffee and the Ethiopian coffee ceremony. I've recently written on both ... "Turkish coffee" is a sort of umbrella term for boiled coffees made in Turkey, the Balkans and surrounding areas. It dates back to very early coffee consumption, so

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Would You Drink Kopi Luwak Coffee?


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Published Sept. 29, 2009 at 5:50 a.m.
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In honor of today being National Coffee Day, I thought I'd ask all you coffee lovers out there how far you'd go for a good brew. At more than $100 a pound, kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, likely takes the title of the world's most expensive coffee. But it also holds the title of world's only twice-consumed coffee ... Before you've enjoyed it, it's been consumed by the palm civet, a cat-sized mammal native to Southeast Asia. The civet, or luwak, eats fresh coffee berries, which are

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New Orleans Iced Coffee


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Published Aug. 27, 2009 at 11:35 a.m.
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New Orleans is hot and humid, so it only makes sense that New Orleans iced coffee (a.k.a. “iced Café Noir”) is a popular alternative to the hot version ... You can make your own New Orleans iced coffee at home by quickly cooling New Orleans black coffee in the freezer then pouring it over ice, or by brewing it extra strength and pouring it over ice immediately. However, it’s traditionally made with “cold extraction.” ... Cold extraction (a.k.a. “cold brewing”) is a

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