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The relentless march of coffee makers!

Once upon a time, in a different world,  housewifes would have to watch the most basic coffee brewing process as water was heated till pressure forced it up a little tube and over a basket full of grounds. Well, it was entertaining to observe whether or not the coffee could not be amazing. Boiling coffee and running the liquid over grounds more than once can each produce a brew less than ideal.

Then in the 1970s, as with so many things, the life of the coffee lover changed forever. The drip technique - cheap, quick and even an improvement in taste - came to dominate the scene. A cup of grounds thrown in a plastic container over filter paper, a little while of virtually boiling water dripping over the result and - voila. In the ’90s, espresso makers became the rage, with the importation of EU culture and the appliance of Yankee ingenuity to lower the price tag without ruining the flavour.

Hot water is forced under stress thru finely ground dark roast and in a little while, out pours a tasty, savoury drink. Add steamed, frothy milk and you have got a cappuccino or latte, depending on the proportion of milk to coffee. A definite improvement and the variety of espresso coffee makers makes for pleasant experiments in chemistry. The French plunger is another device assisting the growth of EU techniques, anywhere open-minded coffee pioneers are seeking the new. A metal rod extends through the middle of a glass cylinder, where it is crowned with a handle. At the other end is a filter, fitting snugly within the container. Put grounds into the container and pour almost boiling hot water in. Unlike the drip technique, the grounds steep till the plunger is pressed. The result’s a dark, full-bodied brew served right from the device.

One of the more esoteric brew strategies uses the vacuum coffee maker brewer : 2 glass or metal bowls, one on top of the other. Heat causes water to rise into the higher, like the percolator principle. Take the heat and as the liquid cools a touch a partial vacuum is made, drawing the hot water thru the grounds and into the lower chamber. The method is a nice show at a dinner party and a splendidly fresh cup, since it can be carried out right at the table. Naturally, none of these techniques is actually new - most go back centuries in one form or another. Water is heated in a brass or copper container with a long handle and a grooved tongue. Finely ground coffee is added directly to the hot water and then poured, unfiltered. Any of these will produce a tasty cup, but all bring out particular facets of the ground. You’ll find a history lesson may also be a tasty taste tour.

The variety of exciting flavoring agents that are added to gourmet coffee enhances the regular coffee taste. These flavors impart more distinctness and fullness to your coffee drinking experience…as well as make for great tasting coffee.

Coffee is the third most popular beverage in the world. The worlds most favorite beverage has undergone many up gradations and innovations. The original flavor of rich and smooth gourmet coffee has gone through several variations. Gourmet flavored coffee has become exceedingly popular with a variety of exciting flavors offered to the customers that’s sure to tantalize their coffee taste buds!

A wide range of variety is being continuously added to the gourmet flavored coffee list. This breaks the monotony of sipping into the same regular gourmet coffee taste every morning. Coffee shops, coffee retailers and coffee boutiques all over the world are continuously offering a greater variety of variously flavored gourmet coffee. Its a great coffee carnival for all you gourmet coffee aficionados!

Gourmet coffee is derived chiefly from the Arabica coffee plants. The Arabica coffee plants yield 80% of the worlds finest and superior quality gourmet coffee beans. Gourmet flavored coffee impregnated with distinct flavors are mere extensions of the original, rich and smooth taste of gourmet coffee. Gourmet coffee made from Coffee Arabica has a superb taste, mesmerizing aroma and more desirable flavors.

The Arabica coffee forms the basis of most of the gourmet flavored coffee. Arabica coffee is cultivated in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico and many such tropical regions of the world. The Arabica coffee plants grow well in higher elevations and drier climates. Thus the tropical regions of South America are ideal for cultivating the Arabica crop.

Some of the most popular and exciting flavors of gourmet flavored coffee loved by coffee crazy fans all across the globe are Amaretto, Banana Hazelnut, Chocolate Creme Brulee, French Vanilla, Georgia Peach, Hot Fudge, Irish Cream, K’lua Nut, Pina Colada, Pumpkin Spice, Raspberry, Southern Pecan, White Chocolate Mousse… The list is just endless!

This is a great time of the year to discover a new coffee bean flavor.  Right now you can choose from over 300 shamefully rich…soothingly smooth gourmet coffee varsities at SpotaJava coffee…this is no ordinary coffee.  Coffee makes a great inexpensive gift for just about any occasion be it an anniversary gift, birthday gift, Christmas gift or any type of holiday gift.

~~Sherrill~~
the gourmet coffee snob sez
Always Drink Better Coffee
SpotaJava Coffee

Fresh roasted coffee beans are the holly grail for the true coffee connoisseur. Right now there is no better tasting coffee than premium connoisseur peaberry coffee Your gourmet coffee snob is issuing a challenge, I’m throwing down the gauntlet to all who sell or drink kona coffee, jamaican blue mountain coffee, Kenya AA coffee, Nicaraguan coffee,Tanzanian Peaberry coffee, and all other top quality peaberry and premium coffee of any type or description. Exclusive spotajava coffee premium connoisseur peaberry coffee is now being included with all coffee orders until further notice. See the easy to follow instructions below. When you buy coffee online you’ll choose from a colossal taste tempting wealth of fresh roasted gourmet flavored coffee varieties. We Have The Largest Variety of Flavored Coffee Beans On The Internet.  Just buy any 2 or more pounds of classic gourmet coffee and the premium connoisseur peaberry coffee is sent to your doorstep along with your paid order at no additional cost. You MUST go to http://www.squidoo.com/thegourmetcoffeesnob, and ad your 5 star rating ( near the very top of the page ) and sign the guestbook and include the words gourmet coffee snob to get your free spotajava gourmet coffee. Shamefully rich, soothingly smooth…this is no ordinary coffee…you’ll taste the difference in fresh SpotaJava Flavored Coffee because no coffee bean is roasted in advance of your order…All coffee is available in decaf. Just in case you didn’t understand…

limme repeat this coffee tip…I said…

Gourmet coffee snob and spotajava coffee is giving away free coffee and as a reminder…

Your gourmet coffee snob has just published a great article about how to keep your spotajava coffee the very freshest it can be. The coffee storage article is in part a guide with some suggestions and tips on methods to help you get the most value for your coffee buying dollar and the most flavorful coffee drinking pleasure from your spotajava gourmet coffee.

~~Sherrill~~
the gourmet coffee snob sez
Always Drink Better Coffee
SpotaJava Coffee

From its origins in Ethiopia, where the main coffee production is still from wild coffee tree forests, coffee consumption has spread throughout the world. But because of its requirement for ample sunshine and rain, the plants from which beans are produced grow only in tropical or sub-tropical regions.

Though it is enjoyed around the world it is produced only in areas close to the equator.  This product is harvested on a grander scale than almost all other products.

Columbia is known for its great coffee.  Because of this you might think that they are the majority of all copy produced comes from Columbia.  But surprisingly that is not the case.  The majority of all coffee in the world comes from Brazil.  They produce 28% of all the coffee consumed.  Columbia is the second largest producing 16% of the coffee consumed in the world.  Next is Indonesia at 7% and then Mexico at 4%.

Part of the coffee trees prejudice is that it prefers areas of high altitude.  That being said the tree has been acclimated to produce fairly well in other areas as well.

In Brazil, the plantations cover huge areas and employ hundreds of workers to tend the plants. In Colombia the rugged mountains and poor economic conditions mean transportation to processing centers is still largely carried out by mule or Jeep.

Can anything grow on a volcano?  Coffee sure can.  The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii proves to the perfect location for coffee trees to thrive.  The hot tropical sun and afternoon rains make for the perfect environment.

The islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi in Indonesia produce a great deal of the world’s coffee and have for many, many years.  Like Columbia, their methods are primitive, but this does not hinder the growth of hundreds of acres of coffee trees or their production.

Plantations in Mexico, by contrast to Brazil, are primarily small farms but with over 100,000 of them the total still makes the country a serious factor on the world market. Most are located in the south, in Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas with the special Altura beans indicating their origin in the high altitudes.

Vietnam in recent years has rapidly been challenging Indonesia’s position as the Tonkin area recovers from decades of stagnation. First planted with arabica trees in the mid-19th century by French missionaries, the small plantations now produce robusta, one of the two main types of plant.

SpotaJava proudly announces…premium connoisseur peaberry coffee…your ultimate coffee indulgence…your gourmet coffee snob sips it…you should too.

If you’re a newbie to great tasting gourmet coffee or you just happen to like the taste of coffee from work, your local gas station, or even worse, starbucks,  the gourmet coffee snob suggests that you make like a tree…an leave…

I’m gonna drop a nugget of knowledge on you that if you want to keep your coffee innocence intact you may need to look away…you’ve been warned.

Most nearly all the coffee out there is stale.

The good news is that stale coffee is drinkable if you’ve never had truly fresh coffee. The bad news is that once you’ve tasted truly fresh coffee, you’ll be forever hooked…or put another way…

The difference between a rut and a groove is determined by how you feel about being in it…can I get a full coffee mug please!

It will make you weak-kneed every time you go to make a pot. Tingle right down to your toes. Thunder around your head like a funky aura. That’s because coffee, just a few days out of the roaster, is nature’s most flavorful drink - more complex than even wine - containing well over 900 flavor compounds to dance on and thrill your taste buds. But after a few weeks, you’d be lucky to see half that number.

Coffee is actually known by connoisseurs as a ’sweet’ beverage. If it’s bitter or flat, it’s too late.  But shush… you’re not supposed to know that. And who doesn’t want you to know? Coffee companies who make their living on convenience. Truly fresh coffee is a pain because you have to order it frequently.

~~Sherrill~~
the gourmet coffee snob sez
Always Drink Better Coffee
SpotaJava Coffee

Did you get your economic stimulus package yet…well ok so it’s not exactly a package…it’s called an advance credit payment…for great tasting coffee.

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008  enacted November 12, 2008 by Spotajava Coffee is an Act of your gourmet coffee snob providing for several kinds of economic stimuli intended to boost the United States economy in 2008 and to avert or ameliorate an abuse or neglect of your taste buds.

The stimulus package was passed by the owner of spotajavacoffee.com on January 29, 2008, and in a slightly different version by the U.S. Senate on February 7, 2008. The Senate version was then approved in the House the same day. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on February 13, 2008.

The law provides for coffee discount codes to low and middle income U.S. coffee drinkers, discounts to stimulate coffee gift giving investment, and an increase in the limits imposed on coffee purchases eligible for purchase by you, new and current customers of spotajava coffee, your family members, friends associates and any/all others.

The total cost of this bill was projected at $152 billion for 2008 with an additional $124 billion to be spent over the next 10 years. This figure is subject to change depending on the economic climate and total participation of those involved.

So what can you do with it…I know…how bout you buy some great tasting coffee from spotajavacoffee.com, your taste buds will thank you with every sip.

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Free coffee is the best to use with this coffee recipe.

This won’t work unless you can put ice cubes in your
blender without breaking it. You might want to test it
first. I’ll wait … Did it break?

No? Good. Then let’s proceed

First get some good coffee. Hopefully from us.

Brew up a pot and let it cool some because you’re
going to make ice cubes with it and you don’t want to
melt your ice cube tray.

Make coffee ice cubes.

Now it’s time to not break your blender. Put in 6 to 8
coffee cubes per serving into the blender.

Add a 2 to 3 ounces per serving of cream, half & half,
milk, nonfat milk, pre-mixed non-dairy creamer, soy or
rice milk, or whatever milk-like substance you prefer
into the blender…ice cream always comes to my mind.

(Real Important) Put The Top on the Blender before you
turn it on.

Turn on the blender. (Noisy isn’t it?)

Blend until the mixture is almost milkshake-like.

(Real Important) Turn off the blender before you take
the top off to taste.

Add whatever sugar-like substance you use to taste.

Blend a bit to more make sure the sweetener is
incorporated.

Taste it again. Good isn’t it?

If your blender breaks and you really like this type
of iced coffee you might want to buy an ice crusher
… and another blender. Cheap blenders
tolerate pre-crushed coffee cubes mo’ better.

Do not make this drink at night because blender noise
wakes up all the dogs within a two block radius.

Note:
Adding alcohol to this iced drink during the blending
stage makes a fine refreshing summer drink that turns
mowing the lawn into a challenging and possibly lethal
task…but it’s great tasting coffee.

Enjoy!

~~Sherrill~~
the gourmet coffee snob sez
Always Drink Better Coffee
SpotaJava Coffee

If you haven’t ever experienced the fresh flavor of Hawaiian Kona coffee, you simply must!

Just one sip of this type of coffee makes most people fans forever.   Kona coffee which originates from Hawaii, has rare properties that make it a perfect choice for your next cup of coffee.  Kona coffee, one of the most exquisite and luxurious coffees known to man, is grown on the slopes of Mauna Loa and Mount Hualalai, in the northern part of Hawaii, as well as many districts found on Oahu.

Purchasing fresh, gourmet Kona coffee will result in the best cup of coffee that’s ever hit your palate.  While Kona coffee’s are higher priced than other coffe blends, they are absolutely worth the price.  This coffee is bought by people from everywhere, including other countries.  The climate, which is made up of beautiful bright mornings and humid afternoons, is perfect for growing unique flavorful coffee.

Cuttings from Brazil were transplanted and used to grow the trees from which we get our gourmet Kona coffee beans today.  The first tree was brought to Hawaii by Samuel Reverend Ruggles during the 19th century.  Because the weather and soil in Hawaii are highly conducive to crop production, many opportunistic farmers grow beans on large plantations.  The best estimate is that 2,300 acres of land are now devoted to the growing of Kona coffee beans.   Kona coffee cultivation is now so successful that about two million pounds of the beans are harvested per year.

The tiny white blossoms of the Kona tree make their appearance in February and March each year and are known locally as Kona Snow.  Then small green berries pop up by early spring; However, by mid-summer they have already turned to a ruby red fruit and exhibit similar qualities to ripe cherries.  It is a right time for the “fruit” to be harvested.  One of the benefits of gourmet Kona coffee is that each of the beans is hand-picked for freshness.

Twenty four hours after the fruit is collected, it is run through a machine that makes sure the bean is separate from the pulp.  The beans will ferment.  Let them set for a half-day at low altitudes, and a full day at higher altitudes.  Once rinsing of the beans is complete, they will need to be laid out on a rack to dry for one to two weeks.  You will have to be certain that your beans are dried and stored on parchment paper.  Interesting enough, about eight pounds of fruit only produces one pound of Kona coffee’s freshest gourmet coffee.

Gourmet Kona coffee beans are categorized by seed type.  To cite and example, the number of beans in one cherry or fruit for the Type I is two which has one flat side and another oval.  Type II beans are just one, round bean per cherry or fruit.  Further grading would be based on several factors, including size and type, moisture content, and purity.  Buying fresh, gourmet Kona coffee means buying a high grade or satisfaction of the Kona bean.

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Gourmet coffee has been refined and has exquisite quality, distinctive flavor and aroma. It  is found in different flavors like almond, vanilla, chocolate, peppermint and pumpkin. Coffee retailers provide caffeinated and decaffeinated varieties of gourmet coffee. Many coffee sellers now provide gentle varieties of coffee that are sought by people having the problem of stomach acidity.

With all the varieties available it is difficult to choose. Arabica and Robusta’s varieties of coffee beans are two extremely popular variety choices.    

Coffee Roasters provide freshly roasted coffee and are the recommended choice to make your purchase. You will find local supermarkets roasted beans have been roasted two to three months earlier. Grinding the freshly roasted coffee beans brings out the beautiful flavor. If you do need to store leftover gourmet coffee, make sure you keep it in an airtight container and place in inside the refrigerator. If you are not using your ground coffee beans for an extended period of time storing them in the freezer will retain their freshness.

Regardless of how great your gourmet coffee might be, you won’t be able to fully enjoy its flavor if your coffee making machine is not cleaned properly. Clean your coffee making machine with water and vinegar regularly as this will easily get rid of the unwanted residues and leftover flavors. Naturally the amount of coffee you use will determine the taste outcome. Two tablespoons for every six ounces of clean water is the regular amount for making gourmet coffee. Purchasing coffee from famous coffee companies, is a good way to enjoy the different tastes in the coffee.

Friends and family will be delighted with gourmet coffee gift baskets. The gift baskets contain an array of coffee bean roasts and a choice of coffee brands. You can complete your gift basket by including other food items that can be great to eat as an accompaniment to coffee, such as cookies, biscuits and chocolates.

People who are most likely to appreciate gourmet coffee as a gift are those that can’t get by without drinking at least one cup of coffee a day, which is pretty much everyone you know. But these can be presented to anyone who is fond of a good coffee beverage, especially on occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas when fine food is the center of celebration.

A barista espresso machine is most commonly used in businesses, but you can also purchase one for your home use. If you are interested in getting a barista espresso machine, you are going to need to take a bit of time to ensure that you find just the right one.

After all, there are many different barista espresso machine makes and models out there that you can choose from, and all sorts of different features that you can have included. There is even a Starbucks espresso machine that will help you brew espresso that tastes just like the espresso at Starbucks.

Getting Started

The first thing that anyone shopping for a barista should do is come up with a budget. The prices on these barista espresso machines can get to be quite high, and so by figuring out how much you are willing and able to spend, you will not only make sure that you are not spending more than you can afford, but as well you will be helping yourself by narrowing down the selection significantly.

The Selection

Now, to find a barista