Saturday, July 7, 2007

Frothing Milk Basics


Frothing Milk Basics
Frothing is probably the most underappreciated part of coffeehouse culture. After all, without the foam, your cappuccino or latte is just plain espresso.

How Water Affects Coffee
A cup of brewed coffee is made up of at least 98 percent water.

The Popularity of Espresso Coffee
Espresso coffee is the result of forcing about one and a half ounces of boiling water through tightly packed rich ground coffee beans.

Coffee and dohnuts?
Baltimore Sun - Denise Riccardo was struck first by the Kwik-E-Mart sign out front and the banner beneath it: "Thank you for loitering, please come again," it read. Things were also unusual inside the convenience store: An oversized plastic cutout of beach-ball ...