Green coffee beans are coffee beans that have not been roasted. These are the product that is left after the coffee tree’s fruit has been harvested and processed to remove the thick outer pulp that hides the prized coffee bean inside. The green coloration turns many different shades of brown and even black during the [...]

Coffee brewers or makers are possibly the single most popular kitchen appliance in the world. There are many different types of coffee brewers, from antique percolators and to ultra modern espresso and cappuccino makers that create a variety of coffee drinks. Coffee brewers can be single cup brewers like the French Press that simply use [...]

Coffee connoisseurs are constantly searching for the best coffee; however, this can mean many different things to different people. Some people prefer a rich, dark espresso similar to the Turkish coffees whose aroma alone can send the taste buds into a tailspin. Other people prefer a smooth, mild coffee with soft undertones that relax the [...]

Single cup coffee makers are not completely new to the coffee world. However, the way in which the single-cup coffee maker operates has been revolutionized. Early one-cup coffee makers used a coffee filter and basket system and brewed coffee the same way full-sized coffee makers do. The K-Cup changed this method forever. Coffee K-cups are [...]

Knowing how to make a good cup of coffee, one that rivals the coffee shop, in part is in knowing the different ways of making coffee brew. Coffee shops don’t have just one process that they use to brew coffee and some of the best cups of coffee in the world have never been near [...]

Blonde and sweet, blonde, sweet or straight black – no matter how people order their favorite cups of coffee they almost always end their coffee order with a smile. They smile because they know that within a few short minutes they will have their piping hot, cup of morning salvation. The numbers are staggering, in [...]

Everything has a beginning and tracing something back to its beginnings is the best way to determine what the traits are that make it what it is. The same is true of coffee. To find out what makes that one certain coffee the most flavorful or the smoothest, one must go back all the way [...]

Travelers to South India will be exposed to a simply divine coffee known as filter coffee. This South Indian beverage is typically found in the southern areas of India, including Andhra Pradesh. Kerala and Tamil Nadue. Filter coffee is a coffee drink that is sweet and milky. The coffee itself is brewed from a combination [...]

True wine connoisseurs wouldn’t dream of buying a cabernet in the local grocer. The same can be said for the coffee aficionado; when they buy coffee they seek out only the best and won’t settle for pre-ground coffee in a brick square. These coffee drinkers only buy their coffee in the form of coffee beans [...]

The coffee plant produces the bean that makes coffee and is one of the most well known and popular drinks in the world. The bean of the coffee plant is actually the seed but is called a bean because of how closely it looks like other beans, such as the pinto bean. Caffeine, the trait [...]