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Gourmet Coffee from Costa Rica: The Perfect Gift

Posted on August 27, 2008

Choosing a great graduation gift.

Have you decided what to for buy for the coming Christmas?  The most difficult part of this is planning on gifts for your dear ones. People just fail to pick the right one for even the dearest person. This will no more be a big issue if you get hold of some really great gourmet coffee gift ideas. Let us have a look at some of the best ones.

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All about Instant Freeze Dried Coffee

Posted on May 30, 2008

How freeze dried coffee is made.

Although nobody would pretend that instant freeze dried coffee tastes as good as freshly prepared coffee from the bean there is no doubt it has a large market, both commercially and in the home.

It’s sheer convenience and ease of use is probably its main advantage and with the improvements of modern production processes the flavour of the final beverage has improved dramatically. Just add a spoonful of freeze dried coffee granules to a mug, add hot water and you can enjoy a decent cup of coffee.

How to Serve the Perfect Cup of Coffee

Posted on May 11, 2008

Top tips on how to produce the perfect cup of coffee

Whichever blend of coffee you prefer or whatever type of equipment you are using to prepare the coffee the objective is the same. To release the coffee oils and soluble coffee compounds into solution in the final beverage.

Not all the soluble compounds are desirable particularly tannin so it is important to brew the coffee is just the right manner to produce the perfect cup.

Although it is possible to extract as much as a third of the mass of coffee from the grounds the optimum amount is about 20%