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Espresso and You – Oh… And Prizes Too!

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:56:14 +0000

Who discovered coffee ?
When and where was the first coffee house established?
What time of day do people prefer to have their cup of coffee?
What is your coffee story?

Watch this new video by Douwe Egberts, follow the link at the end of the video, tell your coffee story, and you can win a free trip to Amsterdam!

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Philips to Acquire Saeco and Gaggia

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:30:48 +0000

On Monday, May 25th 2009, Philips announced that it would acquire Saeco International Group, after settling an agreement with Saeco‘s banks over Saeco’s outstanding debt. The purchase sum has not been disclosed.

Saeco Odea Giro

Saeco is the Italian based leading espresso machines company and is controlled by PAI Partners. The company, which also makes machines under the well known Gaggia brand, produces traditional coffee machines, capsule system coffee machines, and bean to cup coffee machines. All together it has 30% of the European market, and has reportadly sold 318 million Euro over the 12 months that ended March 31.

Philips among others, holds the technology behind the Senseo coffee machines, which produce espressos using coffee pods, with a Philips coffee machine.

Philips Senseo HD 7852/50

Jura Machines Reviews and Coffee Machine Buying Guide

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:59:18 +0000

Just a quick post to let you know I am working on several reviews for the amazing bean to cup coffee machines by Jura. These are considered by some to be the top choice, especially if talking about home coffee machines. I’ll try to bring you some real close-up photos and inside information that you won’t find in other places. So wait for this

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Also, I am working these days on an interactive shopping guide, to help direct you to some of the best fitted options for you, according to several important questions, like what is the main use you require of the machines, how much you want to invest, etc… I will post it here in my blog as soon as it is ready.

Take care all!

Jura Impressa Z5 Bean to Cup at Coffee Weekend Show

From Coffee Beans to You Cup of Coffee

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:30:15 +0000

Have you ever wondered how the fresh coffee you brew and drink every day is made? Well, after reading this article I bet you will appreciate coffee even more than you did till now. Most of us are coffee drinkers. We depend on coffee every morning to wake us up before starting our work day, and we love drinking coffee while sitting with our friends at cafes around town. However, the coffee in your coffee machine’s capsules, at your local cafe, or in any other form you see it before drinking, goes through a long process so that you can enjoy it.

Green Coffee Beans

Coffee Plants

The coffee drink is prepared from roasted coffee seeds, more known as coffee beans. The coffee beans hide inside coffee berries which grow on the coffee plant, Coffea. Once the berries are picked, they are stripped of their skin to reveal the coffee beans. After a cleaning process, the beans are then sorted according to their size and wholeness, packed and shipped from country to country. The beans in that stage are also referred to as “Green coffee beans”.

Coffee Roast

The next stage in the life of coffee beans is the roasting stage. The coffee beans are roasted evenly at a temperature of 288°C (550°F). After around 8 minutes of roasting, the beans crack, double their size and loose half of their weight. During the roasting the beans produce among others, an oil called “Caffeol”. The Caffeol gives the coffee its flavor and aroma which we like so much. The beans continue to be roasted until the desired level, from “light roast” to “dark roast”.

Following the roast stage, the coffee beans are cooled down and allowed to “breath” air between 10 hours and 3 days, depending on the type of roast, type of coffee beans, and the amount of beans. It is important to then air seal the coffee, since the oxygen harms the coffee, and makes it loose its flavor.

Before brewing the coffee at your local cafe or at your home using your very own coffee machine, the beans must be ground. You can then get your coffee drink in many delicious ways, but that will be discussed in other articles…

So are you going to get a cup of coffee or what?

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