Economic Benefits of Home Roasting

Economic Benefits of Home Roasting

The economics of coffee consumption are quite relevant to the home roasting industry. There is a direct relationship between the quality - perceived or real - of coffee and the amount consumed (people will drink more coffee if it tastes better).



Getting a line on new material

Oregonian - The 73-year-olds mind is sharp as a honed hook, even at 5 a.m. Hes been up for an hour and is prowling the lobby of a downtown Portland hotel, cup of cooling coffee in hand, anxiously watching the dark street outside for his ride. Patrick McManus ...



Firefly Fairy

Coffee and Acrylic on canvas.



New Marketing Opportunities for the Tea Industry

As I travel around the world consulting with coffee retailers, several trends keep coming up: more teas and more exotic choices are on the menu, specialty sources are becoming the norm instead of the exception, and most importantly, the pseudo-adversarial position is now the start of a beautiful friendship of cooperation between the tea and coffee vendors.



March of Dimes walk draws hundreds locally

Hampton Roads Daily Press - Local restaurants Wendys, Panera Bread and Starbucks provided food and coffee for walkers. The mild weather was an added bonus, Washburn-Chester said. "I really am just thrilled with how everything turned out," she said. "It was perfect." Washburn ...



Turkish Coffee Making

Turkish coffee is the oldest method used to prepare coffee from roasted beans. Once roasted the coffee gets ground to an extra fine coffee powder (finer than espresso). You can also grind you own coffee beans using a traditional Turkish coffee grinder or a modern burr grinder.