Most french press experts tend to prefer medium and dark roast coffee , which lends to the slower extraction of oils, flavor, and character of brewing. When selecting coffee beans, keywords to look out for are French roast, smooth, full-bodied, smoky, chocolate, cocoa, woody, nutty, earthy, spicy or caramel. What kind of coffee is best … Read more
And while a kettle may not seem as crucial as a dripper or bean grinder, it has a significant effect on how well one can brew a cup of coffee. Pour-over drippers all essentially function the same way: to hold coffee grinds and allow water to flow through, thereby extracting coffee What is the point … Read more
A K-Cup filled with broth flavoring (instead of coffee grinds) is inserted into the machine. Put the pouch of noodles into a bowl (if you picked chicken noodle soup), hit brew, and enjoy. You can also use any instant soup mix, like french onion soup What can you use a Keurig for other than coffee? … Read more
Starbucks serves freshly-brewed coffee to millions of customers each day. But many may not know they can also pick up a free bag of used coffee grounds to enrich their gardens and compost. How do you get Starbucks grounds in your garden? On a first-come, first-serve basis, you can go to a local Starbucks and … Read more
Costa’s free coffee grounds can be used to naturally balance compost piles and will be available in old coffee bean bags deriving from both the Costa Mocha Italia and Old Paradise Street blends. Customers can also bring in their own container to collect their grounds. Will Starbucks give me used coffee grounds? Starbucks serves freshly-brewed … Read more
As well as being rich in natural oils, potassium and nitrogen, coffee grounds have an abrasive texture that can make them a recycled alternative to various cleaning products in the home They can even be used to clean hair. Are coffee grounds safe for the environment? Typically, spent coffee grounds are dumped into general waste … Read more
Overall, do you really need a gooseneck kettle for pour over coffee? Well in short the answer is no , however, by using a specialised tool such as this, you will be making great tasting pour over coffee with ease, providing you with precision and consistency which other kettles just cannot reach. Do you really … Read more
You will need to boil water, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a goose-neck kettle. Simple electric kettle or even an old teapot will do, as long it has a nice spout Do you need a gooseneck kettle for pour over coffee? Overall, do you really need a gooseneck kettle for pour over coffee? … Read more
The current norm in specialty coffee shops across the US, Europe and Australia trend toward a normale espresso range somewhere between a 1:1.5 or 1:2 ratio As more and more single origin coffees are being used as espresso, it has become necessary to experiment with higher brew ratios. What should my espresso ratio be? Typically, … Read more
Vitamix: Use special dry grains jar. select variable, speed 1. Turn on machine and quickly increase speed to Variable 8. Grind to desired degree of fineness (between 10 seconds for COURSE grind and 20 seconds for ESPRESSO grind) then turn off. Can you grind espresso beans in a Vitamix? The coffee grinds are made using … Read more