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In-Room Coffee: A New Twist

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Coffee, General | 1 Comment »

Just when I thought I had coffee on the road figured out, I have been thrown a new twist. My system assumes I will have access to hot water and a mug to brew into in the room. I ...

Hartzler’s Dairy: Too Good For Cereal Duty

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Coffee, General | No Comments »

I decided to splurge and buy a bottle of Hartzler's skim milk for making latte's with. Why Hartzler's? I remember hearing the producer of the Curt Boster radio show, 'Young Daniel' rave about it a few years back. That ...

Freshly Scooped On

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

I saw an odd thing in Starbucks. While waiting in line, I noticed a nice display promoting the Pike Place blend. The little paper bags had seals on them with a hand-written date. I was curious if perhaps they had ...

Future of the Clover

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

I am an enormous fan of Clover brewed coffee. Today, Starbucks announced they will acquire Clover. What does this mean for the future of this phenomenal brewing machine and what does this mean for Starbucks? Will the Clover machine mean a renewed ...

Airport Coffee

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

I was in Portland last week, but unfortunately there was no time to really explore. I had been advised that Stumptown Coffee was the best to try out, but I did not get the chance. On the flight out of ...

Coffee Crime: Shockwave ‘Energy’ Coffee

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

In all fairness, I haven't actually tried this, but after hearing an ad that I thought must be a mistake, I did some investigation. Speedway really is selling a coffee called 'Shockwave Energy Coffee'. I can't tell you what it ...

Bumper Tamping Stand

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

I have been enjoying for a few weeks now the Bumper Tamp Stand. I received it as a Christmas gift and it is better than expected. It used to be the case that I would position my portafilter on the edge ...

Clover Coffee

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

Rebecca and I stopped by Jeni's Ice Cream for dessert while celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary. Since we were in Grandview, we decided to drop in at Stauf's and get some espresso. While there, I saw an interesting machine that ...

Hacked Grinder

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

Ever since I got the Rancilio Silvia espresso machine, I haven't really been happy with what I once considered a good grinder, the Starbucks Barista burr grinder. But it just didn't grind fine enough for the Silvia. Until now. I ...

Chipotle Coffee Rub

Sunday, August 12th, 2007 Posted in Coffee | No Comments »

I began some experiments with cooking with coffee tonight. The first was a rub using chipotle peppers, coffee and a few other ingredients. We used it on a nice cut of salmon. The results were really good, though I think ...