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Im used to having a regular coffee maker with about 12 cups but i just got one of the personal makers that brews right into a to-go mug. The mug is 15 oz but im not sure how many scoops or whatever to put into it. Any ideas?

The SCAA recommends 10 grams per 6 oz. You have 15 oz of water would be 2.5 6 oz servings. 10 grams of coffee is around 2 tablespoons so you need 5 tablespoons of coffee. Yes that 25 grams of coffee. This will make coffee at proper strength.

I love to have one good cup of coffee a day in the morning. I recently realized that the amount of Coffee Mate Vanilla liquid creamer that I use is way beyond the recommended serving size – which is probably why it tastes so good! Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative coffee creamer that would be healthier with less fat and sugar – and still taste good? I know I should learn to drink it black but I just don’t like it that way ….. Thanks for your suggestions!!

soy milk or Silk

How much coffee do I use? 3 teaspoons or 2 tablespoons?

Also I noticed the filter itself is pretty small, how much coffee does it yield? Is there any way to make a full mug (12 ounces) of coffee using the filter?

1. Put 3 teaspoons or rounded tablespoon of coarsely-ground coffee (about 20 grams) into the Vietnamese coffee maker filter body.
2. Gently shake the coffee to level it, then insert the press and tamp the coffee lightly. Leave the tamping device in place.
3. Pre-heat the cup with boiling water and sit the cup spanner or saucer on top of the empty cup. Sit the coffee filter chamber on the saucer.
4. Pour just 20 ml of boiling water into the filter and leave it until the coffee has absorbed the water. This is the secret step! If all the water is simply poured straight in, weak coffee will flow through the filter with lots of grounds. By allowing the coffee to swell and absorb the small amount of water first, a good cup is assured.
5. Once the first 20 ml of water has been absorbed, fill the chamber with boiling (not just hot) water and put the lid on to retain heat. Be prepared to wait 4-6 minutes for the water to drain through. Lift the unit to check after 3-4 minutes or use a glass so that the process can be observed. Once the process is finished, the inverted lid can be used to house the messy filter.

Heaps of premiums are thrown onto environmentally sound products in the marketplace. Recycled paper is typically more expensive than standard paper. Lettuce and tomatoes made without the use of pesticides and fertilizers also enjoy above average market rates as well. Certified organic coffee has achieved a reputation for being pricey because of many reasons. For starters, it was produced without the use of environmentally harmful chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides. In turn, organic coffee has received a seal of approval for being healthier than your standard coffee.

Does organic coffee justify the higher price though? Many industry experts and coffee enthusiasts alike claim so because of the intense labor required by poorer farmers in countries like Bolivia and Ecuador in navigating coffee bean fields for collection and transport. Citing the injustices of poor pay by coffee merchants towards poor farmers (paying less than 50 cents a pound in some cases), major coffee companies have taken initiative in building supply chains linking these poor producers. These organic coffee supply chains guaranteed a fair wage for workers and reinvestment of organic coffee profit back into the community in these Third World countries.

A dollar spent on a 12 oz. bag of dark roasted organic coffee goes a long way towards helping coffee producing communities. It is money spent towards a generous overhead, which is the continuation of the supply chain that guarantees a reasonable price for production. Buying organic coffee supports the social work major companies are going to improve supply chains in these regions. Remember, farmers have to go through an extensive evaluation process in having their coffee called organic. With profit differences between standard coffee crops and organic coffee groups similar, many farmers can easily opt to stick with the former. All in all, organic coffee is worth the price for the reasons outlined above.

For more information on organic coffee or for organic coffee recipes

Scott Wilson
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A glass coffee table can have a lot of power because it is the centerpiece of your living space and can be the center of discussion. You can place books on your glass coffee table and use it as a focal point for a lot of the social interaction that goes on in your home. Most people with coffee tables know that it is not just a glass coffee table that makes the difference in a home but it is the interaction that it can foster by being a gathering place for people to be around as they converse. A coffee table of any material is wonderful, but a glass table adds a special dynamic of class to the home.

The reason glass adds the dynamic of class is that it maintains an allure through the clarity of the table and does not distract from other elements of the room. It can remain a centerpiece and a focal point without overpowering anything, including the objects you put on the table. Without a glass coffee table, you could risk having a table that overpowers and becomes an object instead of a place for objects. The distinction lies in the fact that people will notice the table first and the objects on the table second, including the conversation that surrounds it.

Designer Tips

There are great ways to decorate your room with a glass coffee table and a little bit of creativity. You may want to start with some sort of table addition such as a candle or an object to place on the table to draw a bit of attention to it. As mentioned before, however, you do not want it to completely overpower the room so the addition should be quite minute. Think about possibly adding some books or some other items to it and making sure that you maintain a specific trend in the room with the colours and other décor options. You don’t want to overdo anything if you can help it.

Finally, be sure to include the proper accessories around the table. A good idea is to put the coffee table on another small throw rug instead of directly on the rug itself. This will bring the table up a small bit and will draw it in to blend with the rest of the room. Using this technique on other end tables is good as well as it can present your room to have a very layered look. The glass coffee table is great to place in the middle of such an arrangement to gather focus to the center of the room.

Masni Rizal Mansor
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As a coffee drinker, I’ve seen all kinds of gunk at the bottom of cups and pots of coffee. What are some of the tricks you’ve found for making sure this doesn’t happen.

Some gunk I’ve seen:
grounds in the bottom of the pot / cup
some kind of dark globs at the bottom of the cup

And if you have good tips on using a regular coffee maker to make a great cup of cofee, please share!

a coffee maker should not leave anything like that in your cup or pot. i do get sediment when i use my french press, but that is to be expected. never had that problem with a coffee maker. maybe take it apart and clean it thoroughly.

Think Hawaii and basically you think vacation and paradise–sun, surf, beach, nature, luau, even honeymoon. For the coffee lover, Hawaii means real fancy coffee. Specifically, Hawaiian Kona coffee.

Hawaiian Kona coffee owes its aura of distinction to its history, tradition and Mother Nature. True Kona coffee are cultivated on the volcanic slopes of what is known as the Kona coffee belt. Combining the richness of the volcanic soil with the weather patterns of the Kona district and you have the perfect condition with which to grow this particular type of coffee bean. The result is one of the fanciest and premium coffees in the world.

The history and tradition of Kona coffee is unlike those of other coffee growing regions where the coffee shrub is indigenous and are cared for by their own people. Kona coffee can actually attribute its survival and existence to many different nationalities.

It was a Spaniard who planted the first coffee bean in the island of Oahu. Then, Kona coffee beans became a by-product of beans that were brought in from Brazil back in the nineteenth century by an Englishman. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the crash in world coffee prices almost drove the Hawaiian coffee farms into extinction. Owners leased parts of their farms to tenant farmers, majority of whom were Japanese immigrants. Later on, farm hands originating from the Philippines and Europe would contribute to the growth of this type of coffee. But even before the farms were leased, Hawaiians and Chinese largely made up the work force.

This brief historical account sets up the distinction that Kona coffee enjoys today. As a result of leasing out different parts of the original coffee farms, today’s farms range anywhere from only two to five acres in size. Their small size may inhibit large scale production but the shrubs do receive more attention.

Being able to receive specialized care and its rarity are two main factors why Kona coffee commands a higher price. In fact, the specialized care that it receives includes hand picking each cherry from the coffee shrubs. This is in stark contrast to machine harvesting which is required in other kinds of large quantity farms. Hand picking each one gives the farmers a chance to examine up close the quality of the coffee cherries.

If your curiosity has so far been piqued and you are raring to buy your first bag of Kona coffee beans, here is a caveat–not all Kona coffee sold in the market are pure. When browsing the marketplace, you should be aware that there is “100% Kona coffee” as against “Kona blend”. 100% Kona is quite self-explanatory. “Kona blend” is what you should be wary of.

There are vendors who mix Kona beans with common beans such as Robusta and the amount of Kona beans could be as little as one bean per pound. This is what is passed off as “Kona blend”. Hawaii state law dictates that sellers of Kona blend should include 10% Kona beans. But outside of Hawaii, the amount of Kona beans could be significantly less.

Needless to say, there is also a disparity in pricing with 100% Kona being more expensive. If the price is objectionable, there is always the cheaper alternative–devoid of work ethic, culture, history, and tradition. But when you decide to go with the real thing, perhaps you can whisper a word of thanks to the generations of hard working farmers who have nurtured the 100% Kona coffee beans into the taste of paradise that it is today.

Simon Wu
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I have a couple of cans of coffee on my shelf that are opened and have probably been there for at least a year or more. Can these go bad, or start to taste different? I had a cup of coffee recently and it tasted horrible. I had never cleaned the coffe pot so I am doing that now. But could it have also been the coffee?

yes it goes stale and loses flavor after a while just keep it in the freezer in an airtight container next time ya buy some and it should be good

If you drink coffee you’ve seen this routine before. Free coffee Maker offers online or in the mail. With so many options out there how do you decide if it’s worth the free coffee pot or not? First you need to know that a free coffee maker offer always requires you to buy something. Free can’t really be 100% free or the company would not be in business. We’ll show you how to find a good deal.

What you need to decide from the start is how much coffee do you want to buy? Every free offer I found online you must either join a coffee club, for more details visit to www.camping-outdoors-recipes.com a coffee of the month club or sign up to order “X” amount of coffee. If you don’t want to order coffee to receive a free coffee maker you may be out of luck. The companies make money; in the form of a smaller percentage by giving away a coffee pot in hopes that you will stick around with them for a long time.

Some things to consider when looking for a free coffee makers offer are simple at best. How good the quality of the coffee pot and how much is their coffee? Also I would suggest getting the most for your money. For more details visit to www.apples-recipes.com .A good offer will include either a coffee pot or a couple of tumblers to go with it or a free bag of coffee or two and the coffee maker as well as free shipping. You can always opt for the minimal amount of purchase just to get your coffee maker or stick with their coffee ordering program as long as the coffee is an affordable price. I would suggest finding a price between $6 and $9 a bag. If the coffee company is charging much more than that then their free coffee maker may not be worth it in the long run. Many good companies offer the free coffee pot, 1-2 free bags of coffee and free shipping on the introductory offer.

Looking at the above options will help you in the long run. There is one last thing to consider before closing. How many bags do you have to buy to keep or receive the coffee maker? Make sure that they let you keep the pot whether you decide to stick with them for a year or even less. A good company will let their customer opt out after the first batch of coffee is purchased. If the coffee is good and cheap enough priced stick with them you may like more than just the free coffee maker. Make sure you get the most out of any free coffee pot offers you choose. When a company offers an early opt out for you if you decide you don’t want their coffee that is good. A company that offers you a quick way out all while keeping the coffee pot means that they have faith in their coffee they sell. That is the best choice for a free coffee maker as far as I see it.

ravi.dec2008
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Coffee is a fantastic drink at any time of day, during any season of the year. That being said, a steaming hot cup of java isn’t always welcome once summer rolls around. Don’t let the summer heat deprive you of your favorite beverage when you can switch to iced coffee!

During the warmest months of the year, iced coffee makes for a refreshing change of pace. While most cafes and coffee shops serve these cold concoctions, you may be wondering how to get iced coffee at home. Here are my tips for serving up delicious iced coffee without having to break a sweat:

• Get ice.

This may seem obvious, but you need ice to help you make iced coffee. If you don’t plan ahead by freezing some cubes, you won’t be able to make iced coffee when you want it. While plain old frozen water will do, I prefer freezing several of my favorite Keurig coffee brews in an ice cube tray. When combined with your freshly brewed coffee, these coffee cubes won’t water the drink down.

• Brew coffee.

Next, brew your favorite coffee variety. While you’re welcome to use a regular drip brewer or instant coffee, I prefer my Keurig single cup coffee maker. To make a cup of coffee in less than a minute, all I have to do is pop one of the K Cup portion packs into the machine and press a button. This allows me to brew multiple cups and different flavors very quickly – which means I can pour the fresh coffee over the coffee cubes and start drinking iced coffee that much sooner!

• Mix things up.

Once you’ve poured your freshly brewed coffee over your frozen coffee cubes, you can either drink it straight or add a splash of your favorite liquor. I recommend the flavors of coconut rum, Irish cream, butterscotch schnapps or crème de menthe. If you’re in the mood for extra flavor but don’t want alcohol, try adding a few drops of vanilla or adding some Italian-style flavored syrups.

• Try something different.

If you’d like a more slushy drink, skip the hot coffee. Simply throw a cup of the frozen coffee cubes into a blender and give it a few pulses. Don’t over do it with the blender or you’ll end up with soup. Pour the crushed coffee cubes into a mug and serve with a straw or spoon.

Another fun idea is to create a coffee dessert by freezing your favorite brew in an ice pop mold. If you don’t have an ice pop mold, freeze plastic spoons into the coffee cubes you make in an ice cube tray. Once your coffee pops are frozen solid, remove them from the tray and enjoy. Be careful not to consume your chilled treats too quickly – it might be the first time you get brain freeze from your coffee!

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