Steve
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What is a Lungo Coffee?
Coffee made with an espresso machine using more water than you would for espresso turns it into a lungo coffee. Lungo in Italian means “long” and it tends to be served black so when you order a Lungo coffee you are asking for a long black coffee. In the UK Lungo refers mainly to…
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Is Coffee Vegan?
Because coffee is a fruit that grows on a tree, coffee is vegan as long as you drink it black on its own or with sugar. Lots of people drink coffee with milk and so if you are vegan or perhaps currently vegetarian and considering becoming vegan then you cannot drink coffee with dairy…
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How To Make Vietnamese Egg Coffee
If you are looking for a coffee that is a bit different from the norm, super easy to make and absolutely delicious then Vietnamese egg coffee is going to be right up your street. All you need is 2 eggs, ground coffee and condensed milk and 5 minutes later you will have transformed your…
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How To Tamp Coffee
The word tamp would not be part of your normal everyday vocabulary so understanding that it means to “pack down a substance firmly” helps understand how to tamp coffee effectively. Tamping coffee means to press firmly on ground coffee to make it ready for brewing. Baristas and so-called coffee experts will have you believe…
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How to clean and maintain a coffee machine
A coffee machine is like a car. Every 12 months or 15,000 miles you need to service your car or things will start to go wrong. All coffee makers are the same regardless of the type, they need to be maintained to stay in good condition. Knowing how to clean and maintain your coffee…
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How to make white coffee
The most effective way to make white coffee is to add milk in different proportions according to the brewing method you use on a daily basis. Knowing how to make white coffee perfectly will depend on the strength of your coffee when it is black and allow you to judge how much milk to…
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Are coffee bags any good?
Coffee bags are like tea bags but with coffee in the bag instead of tea. Most people will have never even tried coffee bags but that may be about to change as more coffee companies start to make them and test if they are potentially a viable alternative to instant coffee. Tea bags are…
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Does coffee dissolve in water?
The type of coffee you are using will determine whether coffee dissolves in water or not. Coffee will only fully dissolve in water if you are using instant coffee granules. If you are using ground coffee beans then the coffee will not fully dissolve, only 30% will dissolve and the other 70% will remain…
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Uses for Used coffee grounds
If you are a fan of recycling and care about doing the right thing for the environment then you should not be throwing away your used coffee grounds into the general waste. There are plenty of uses for used coffee grounds after you have used them to brew your coffee with one of the…