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LYON coffee to benefit charities

Administrator — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:02:41 +0000

Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental foundation is working with La Colombe to produce and market a high-end line of coffees (called LYON) to benefit charties (all of the net profits from the sale of LYON will go to charity). More than just focused on profits though, one goal of this coffee is to pay reasonable prices to … Continue reading »

Is Coffee a life-saver?

Matt — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:36:48 +0000

It seems I’m always seeing some new article touting the health benefits of coffee. This time around, I came across a single article that seems to cover most of them. Let’s see, coffee: Coffee reduces the risk of skin cancer (basal-cell carcinoma, specifically) reduces stroke risk reduces depression in women reduces risk of type 2 … Continue reading »

Bodum coffee and tea maker concept

Matt — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:32 +0000

Don’t get too excited (or scared)…this is just a concept! It’s definitely unique…a beautiful concept for brewing coffee and tea, though not without some functional issues. Check it out at Yanko Design.

Rising prices of coffee

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:22:40 +0000

As demand for coffee increases, prices go up, but compounding the problem is climate change, resulting in ever increasing prices, and a shift from a cheap commodity drink to one where the bean is valued higher and the entire process more rigorously controlled. Anyway, there’s a great article about this over at Good, it’s worth … Continue reading »

Kids and coffee

Matt — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:14:04 +0000

Should kids drink coffee? Of course not, right? Well that’s what I USED to think. Sure, I’d let my daughter taste my espresso. Not a big deal. But I’d never dream of letting her drink much at such a young age. However, like everything in life, the reality is much more complicated. It turns out … Continue reading »

Putting coffee waste to good use

Matt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:03:35 +0000

Growing coffee, like any crop, is a multi-step process that the end users don’t fully appreciate or understand. One step, washing the beans, produces a syrup-like waste material called mucilage. Engineers in Columbia are experimenting with taking this waste product, and using it to convert bioethanol which can then be burned as fuel – in … Continue reading »

Reusable AeroPress Filter

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:14 +0000

I love coffee made from my AeroPress, though don’t like having to use paper filters (though they’re great for the compost pile) and having to remember to take them when camping is a pain. Well, there’s a nice reusable alternative now, this stainless steel filter from Coava (also available on Amazon, but then, what isn’t … Continue reading »

DIY coffee roaster

Matt — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:18:31 +0000

I gotta admire the persistence exhibited by the developer of the UglyRoast coffee roaster, a home-grown coffee roasting contraption. The project ended with the purchase of an off the shelf coffee roaster, but the website is still a good read for those of you interested in building your own. You can check it out at … Continue reading »

Bodum Bistro Pour-Over Coffee Machine

Matt — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:38:11 +0000

The new Bodum pour over coffee machine is quite remarkable. I say that because, well, I don’t get it. $250 for what appears to be an enhanced drip coffee maker? Sure, it looks cool. Nice design. Nice materials. But $250 for a drip maker? I don’t quite get it. Maybe I need to try to … Continue reading »

Coffee music

Matt — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:45:40 +0000

So, how many songs can you think of that are about coffee? I’d be surprised if you can name more than ten. Well, here’s a nice compilation of FORTY songs about coffee! Enjoy, and see how many you recognize!