“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
A brief introduction to coffee
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Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of coffee plants. The genus Coffea is originally from Africa, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and India. Coffee was initially exported from Africa to other countries and plants are now cultivated in more than 70 countries, mostly in South America, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa. Coffee is probably the most popular drink in the world and it is likely to gain more countries and addicts in the near future. Scientific studies have shown that moderate coffee consumption can help you lose weight and even be beneficial for health, from inhibiting aging processes to lowering cancer risk.
The two most commonly grown coffee plants are arabica, and the strongest robusta. Coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried.
Dried coffee beans are roasted at various degrees, depending on the desired flavor. Roasted beans are ground and brewed with boiling water to produce the lovely coffee.
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Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways. The most commons are espresso (my favorite), macchiato, cappuccino, latte, etc. It is usually served hot, although iced coffee is a growing option specially under the warm weather.
Basic coffee lessons series - by Coffee Addicted
The perfect coffee grind - Lesson 4
The way you grind your coffee is the first step toward influencing how your coffee tastes. This step is important because you can have the highest quality coffee, the perfect roast, pure water, premium filters, and an excellent coffee maker but you can still ruin it all if you use an incorrect grind.
Here is some basic knowledge about coffee grinding to help you making the perfect coffee.
From light to dark coffee roasts - Lesson 3
What is your favorite coffee roast? Light? Medium? Dark?
The degree to which coffee beans are roasted is one of the most important factors that determine the taste of the coffee. Before roasting, green coffee beans are soft, with a fresh smell and little or no taste. The coffee roasting process transforms these green coffee beans into the aromatic, flavorful and crispy beans that we call it coffee.
Here is a guide to coffee roasts from light to dark.
Making a great coffee - Lesson 2
We do not need a fancy espresso machine to make a great cup of coffee at home. The only things we need is a proper coffee pot or the traditional cafetiere and some fresh coffee beans. While thousands of articles try to explain how to make the perfect cup of coffee, most are confusing or difficult to reproduce. Here is the ultimate guide to impress both yourself and your friend ;-)
Difference between coffee beans: arabica and robusta - Lesson 1
Once roasted, all coffee beans look pretty much the same. Even though there are actually dozens of different varieties of coffee beans, when it comes to your coffee cup, only two varieties really matter: arabica and robusta, the two primary coffee types cultivated for drinking.
But what's the difference between the two? Though they might look similar, the two varieties strongly differ in taste, caffeine content, quality, growing conditions and location, price, etc.
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