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How do roast levels affect taste? Will coffee dehydrate you? How is coffee decaffeinated? How should you store your coffee? A complex bean Roasting transforms an inert seed into a bean composed of more than 1,500 different chemicals. Arguably, coffee...

Hawai‘i is known worldwide for its gourmet 100% Kona coffee, but true coffee lovers know that Kona is only part of the story. In the last century coffee has jumped across the island chain, breaking new ground in flavors and...

Mocha-Rum Sauce ¾ cup Ingredients 1/2 cup coffee beans 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons dark rum 1 cup heavy cream ½ ounce chocolate, shaved 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation 1. Place coffee beans in the...

Coffee Syrups Concentrated Coffee Syrup I (with Freeze-Dried Coffee) 1/2 cup syrup Ingredients 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup freeze-dried or granulated instant coffee 1/4 cup water Preparation 1. Place sugar, coffee and water in a small saucepan and mix well....

Coffee Oatmeal Pancakes Twelve 1 1/2-inch pancakesMorning miniatures with huge flavor. Delicious, healthy, and energizing. Ingredients 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 cup raw oatmeal (rolled oats) 2 tablespoons raisins, finely chopped 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon...

Caramel Coffee Sauce 1/2 cup sauceThe best sauce in the book! Will bring out the best everywhere you add it and it takes only seconds to prepare. Ingredients 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup heavy cream 3...

Cappuccino Brownies One 12 x 7 ½ x 2-inch baking panThe easiest recipe in the book! For those who wish to be winners the first time around I suggest this delight. Cut them and keep them in the pan if...

Bananas in Coffee-Caramel Sauce 1 1/3 cupsYou can use this sauce with ice cream, waffles, pancakes and even yogurt! Ingredients 2 firm bananas 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Pinch nutmeg 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 3...

Lives of Coffee: A Humble Beginning for a Great Journey (from Passion for Coffee by Patricia McCausland-Gallo) Antonio is a grown man, many years past the age of his retirement, but who loves the land and coffee. “I am from...

Those who claim that coffee does not taste the same without caffeine are only partly right. Caffeine is virtually tasteless; so the coffee will only taste different if any of the other elements that contribute to its flavour are taken...

After a blind tasting of six different coffees – from Brazil, Cameroon (robusta), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast (robusta), and Kenya – among a group of French consumers, the International Coffee Organization found that: The Results Colombian coffee was rated...

Different coffees come from all around the world and are prepared in a variety of ways, offering the drinker a huge choice of flavours and styles – ranging from light to full-bodied, and from very acidic to lightly acidic. The...

In an ideal world you would probably buy small amounts of green beans (perhaps from a specialist roaster), roast them yourself, and grind them immediately before you want to make coffee. However, most of us have to buy roasted beans,...

Like an artist creating a perfectly harmonious canvas by using his paint palette, the roaster produces seductive masterpieces in the cup out of single-origin coffees. As old as coffee itself, blending is a technique that optimizes the body, aroma, and...

One coffee cup does not fit all! Did you know that the type of cup used for your daily brew can have a real impact on its flavor? Why put all the effort into selecting a perfect roast, brewing it...

Organic coffee is expensive. But they say it’s sooo good! Should I go for it? Organic coffee is grown without synthetic fertilizer or artificial pesticides. This doesn’t mean, however, that the crops are free of fertilizer of pesticides. Farmers just...