Steve
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Is Espresso Coffee?
Yes, Espresso is coffee that has been brewed in a particular way using a coffee machine that forces water through coffee beans that have been ground down into an almost powder like consistency. Espresso coffee is a unique method of making coffee that can only be done properly if the preparation is done correctly.…
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Can Dogs Have Coffee?
Anyone with a dog will know that they are a member of the family and we love and care for them in the same way as we do any human loved one so it is only natural to want to know, can dogs have coffee? Coffee is consumed by most people every day and…
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What Is the Crema On Coffee?
Crema on coffee is a thin layer of foam that sits on top of a shot of espresso once it has been dispensed from an espresso machine. That explains what crema is from a visual perspective but there are many different elements to crema on coffee other than what it looks like. For example,…
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Can Robots Make Better Coffee?
We seem to be on the cusp of robots being able to drive cars without any human interaction and driving a car is clearly far more complex than making coffee. If we are using driving a car as a comparison to understand if robots can make better coffee than humans the obvious answer would…
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What Is Fairtrade Coffee?
When you buy fairtrade coffee you are buying coffee that has been produced under the regulations stipulated by the World Fair Trade Organisation and other recognised fairtrade organisations When you buy coffee that has been Fairtrade certified the idea is that you are helping to increase living standards in the poorest countries. There is…
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What are ESE Coffee Pods and should you buy them?
ESE stands for Easy Serve Espresso and is an alternative method to grinding your own coffee beans or using traditional coffee pods like Nespresso coffee pods or Dolce Gusto coffee pods or Tassimo coffee pods. To fully understand what ESE coffee pods are you first need to remove the word “pod” because that is…
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Light vs Dark Roast Coffee
Coffee beans are seeds that start their life inside a coffee cherry. All coffee beans are green until they are roasted to turn them into the brown coffee beans that we are all familiar with. Light roast coffee is better than dark roast coffee. Light “roast” or dark “roast” literally refers to the coffee…
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Coffee Ground To Water Ratio
If you are just throwing some ground coffee into your coffee machine, adding some water and drinking whatever comes out the other end then you are missing out on perfecting your coffee experience. In this article we explain how to optimise your coffee ground to water ratio so that you optimise the flavour and…
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Coffee Quotes
Quotes are a wonderful source of inspiration so when you combine them with coffee quotes you double the impact. Here are a collection of my favourite coffee quotes and how you can use each one to enhance your life! 1.“They say money can’t buy happiness but money can buy coffee and that is good…