All About Coffee
History
Coffee’s origins are not clear, but it is thought that drinking the beverage brewed from beans goes back to at least the 13th century. Ethiopians may ...
Types of Coffee
Coffea arabica
Coffea arabica This variety of coffee gets its name from the fact it is originally indigenous to the southwestern...
Nutritional Info
Because coffee is consumed by so many people and contains many complex chemicals, some of which are produced during the roasting process, studies on...
Coffee Recipes
86-Proof Chocolate Cake
Adapted from Maida Heatter’s Book of Chocolate Desserts This is a moist dark cake with bourbon and coffee. Make it in a Bundt cake pan and sprinkle the...
Almond Joy Cake
There’s nothing a warm piece of cake to go with a hot cup of coffee on a cold winter day; it’s amazing for sure. Home-made almond cakes are very delicious and...
Jamie Phillips Coffee Punch
A coffee-based punch with melted ice cream makes a cool, creamy, delicious beverage for a crowd.
Gluten Free Hot Chocolate Recipe
It's very rich without packing on the fat. Most importantly, you can be sound knowing you made it at home so there is no barley malt or other....
Coffee Production
Economics of coffee
Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages. In the United States, the average coffee drinker drinks more...
Coffee fair trade
Fair Trade coffee, one of many fair trade certified products available around the world, is coffee purchased directly from the growers at a higher...
Coffee production and the environment
Drinking a cup of coffee or two has long been part of the morning routine for many Americans, although they...
Coffee production by country
Brazil has long been the top coffee-producing country in the world. However, many coffee drinkers would say that Colombia, No. 2 on the list...
Coffee Processing
Coffee roasting
The roasting of coffee transforms green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process changes the chemical and physical properties of green coffee...
Decaffeination
The act of removing caffeine from coffee beans, cocoa, tea leaves and other caffeine-containing materials is called decaffeination. Despite this process, many drinks...
Home roasting coffee
Home roasting is the small scale process of roasting green coffee beans for personal consumption. Personal roasting of coffee has been around for centuries....
Coffee Culture
Coffeehouses
A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment that serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages and is also a center of social interaction in which a...
Coffee Preparation Tools
Coffeemaker
There are a wide range of coffeemakers on the market today using various brewing principles, but generally, a coffeemaker is an appliance that is used to brew...
Coffee percolator
A coffee percolator is a type of pot used to brew coffee. There are two basic types of percolator...
Espresso machine
There are a range of machines that make espresso, the traditional Italian coffee beverage. Since the first machine was invented in 1901, designs have varied ...
Drip brew
The method of brewing coffee that involves pouring water over roasted, ground coffee beans in a filter is known as drip brewing. With drip ...
French press
A French press is a coffee brewing device most likely invented in France in the 1850s. It is made up of a narrow cylindrical beaker...
Vacuum coffee maker
The vacuum coffee maker was invented in the 1830s in Berlin. Although not widely used today, it is known for producing coffee that is crisp, rich and smoother...
Moka pot
The moka pot, also known as a macchinetta (“little machine” in Italian) is a stove top espresso maker. It is based on the principle of preparing coffee with steam...
AeroPress
The AeroPress is a coffee-brewing device invented in 2005 by Stanford University lecturer Alan Adler. It works by forcing coffee that has been steeped for...
Prices
Coffee Beverages
Over time, various coffee-based drinks have been created using a range of ingredients and processes. Here is a rundown of some of the more notable...
