Sometimes you need a thoughtful friend to tell you what you really need to hear. In my case, my wife had to inform me that coffee breath is a lot worse for the people around me than I would have imagined on my own. Up until recently, I have assumed that coffee breath just smells [...]
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Coffee Breath — It’s Worse Than You Might Think
November 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Random, Tricks of the Trade
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How Many Ounces Are in One Espresso Shot?
September 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Espresso, Random
This question occurred to me today, as I was thinking about my days as a bustling barista at Starbucks, clinking those standard, bar-style shot glasses around (on a typical day one or two of them would break). One ounce is hardly anything… so (I figured) one “shot” must be more than that. Sure enough, the [...]
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Campfire Coffee and Other Caffeinated Lore
September 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee, Coffee Accessories, Random, Tricks of the Trade
Is it true what they say about egg shells? Do they really magically filter out loose coffee grounds? I have heard from numerous sources that this does in fact work, which means that this would be a handy trick around a campfire in case you didn’t bring any kind of sifter/filter with you (of course [...]
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Cute Coffee Robot
June 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coffee Machines, Coffee Science, Random
Stumbled upon this Youtube video of a robot doing all the steps needed to make a cup of coffee. The video has obviously been cut and edited a lot, so the robot probably did only one little step at a time… But it’s still pretty dang impressive and “cute” too. I move like this robot [...]
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Coffee Buzz — Twitter/iPhone App
June 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee Accessories, Random
To stay connected with the coffee drinking masses on Twitter no matter where you are, consider installing the Coffee Buzz App on your iPhone. It scours Twitter for anyone posting about coffee and it also lets you know who else “out there” is using the Coffee Buzz App. The Coffee Buzz App might be a [...]
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