Tag Archives: preparation

December 5, 2009

Coffee is a Four Minute Novel

Daily, every morning in fact, the thrill comes from not knowing whether your efforts will produce a good cup, a good shot, or something destined for the sink. As people, our strong suit is reflection rather than prediction. Continue reading →

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October 12, 2009

Just a Handful of Beans

In the case of coffee, the tools available to us range from the Slayer Espresso Machine, to the simple hand cranked roaster and the burning coals of a fire as used in the religious coffee ceremony in Ethiopia. Continue reading →

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October 8, 2009

Man on Trial For Coffee Snobbery! Cafe or Kafka?

Only after a short time in custody he has become a real coffee house lawyer. The correctional officers tell me that he spends all of his time in the coffee section of the law library. He has asked for his cupping notes, and the reams of graphs that plot the home roasting profiles of his favorite beans. Continue reading →

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