Steve
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What is organic coffee?
Organic coffee or any other product that carries a label of organic certification has to comply with strict quality control legislation from a small selection of government approved organisations. Organic coffee has to be naturally grown and free from any man-made artificial substances such as pesticides or fertilisers. In the UK there are only…
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Coffee And Weight Loss
There seems to be a different fad every single week in search of the holy grail to lose weight effortlessly and inevitably there has been a suggestion that there could be a link with coffee and weight loss. After water, coffee is the most consumed drink in the world so what if you could drink…
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Does coffee dehydrate you?
If you drink a lot of coffee and that in turn results in less water consumption because you simply do not feel thirsty due to the number of cups of coffee you drink then you would be right to ask if coffee causes dehydration. Not only does coffee not dehydrate you but it actively…
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What is coffee bloom?
Coffee blooming is when you pour water over freshly ground coffee and it creates the appearance of the coffee ballooning, known as the coffee bloom. This occurs because the water making contact with the coffee releases gas present in the coffee. This is known as degassing. When the water hits the coffee the gas…
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What is Americano coffee?
An americano is a type of coffee drink made from combining espresso and water in a certain way to create a diluted version of espresso that contains more water than espresso. Americano coffee is what some people would term a long black coffee but it’s very different to a normal black coffee made with…
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What is Macchiato?
As if it wasn’t complicated enough trying to understand all of the different variants of coffee, Macchiato gets thrown into the pot as well just to mix it up a little bit more. Macchiato is a double espresso with a dollop of foamed milk on top. To get to the bottom of what…
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What is a Ristretto?
Ristretto is a less well known coffee drink because it is not something that is readily available in the well known coffee shops. A Ristretto is a shorter more concentrated version of an Espresso. If you go into Starbucks or Costs or Café Nero and look on the menu of drinks that you can…
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How Many Calories in Coffee?
If you love coffee and you drink a lot of it but you are concerned about how many calories there are in coffee then you are in for a very pleasant surprise. There are zero calories in coffee so you can drink it till your hearts content without being worried if it will contribute…
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What Is Instant Coffee?
Instant coffee is highly concentrated coffee that has already been made once. The water is removed and then it’s frozen at a very low temperature so that when hot water is added it turns back into coffee “instantly”. To get to the bottom of what instant coffee is you need to understand the process…