french press coffee calls for a coarse, even grind. We recommend starting with a 1:12 coffee-to-water ratio. If you’re using 350 grams of water, you’ll want 30 grams of coffee. To start, gently pour twice the amount of water than you have coffee onto your grounds. What is the ratio of coffee to water in … Read more
Add a heaping tablespoon (7-8 grams) of coffee to the pot per 200 ml (6.7 oz) of water. Pour hot water—not quite boiling—into the pot, and gently stir. Carefully reinsert the plunger into the pot, stopping just above the water and ground coffee (do not plunge yet), and let stand for 3-4 minutes. How do … Read more
The double filtering system of the espro press is extremely effective at keeping out coffee particles Unfortunately, it’s so effective that it keeps out much of the liquid as well. When using both filters, quite a bit of the slurry is retained. Is the Espro worth it? The double filtering system of the Espro Press … Read more
Drinking a winter dream tea latte is like basking in the rich, complex aromas of the holidays. Jolts of cinnamon, honey, cloves, and vanilla blanket you in a festive warmth. It tastes like waking up on a cozy winter morning and running down the stairs to see perfectly wrapped gifts under the tree How many … Read more
Smooth, rich and balanced, Starbucks ® pike place ® Roast is one of our most popular medium roasts that Canadian coffee-lovers have been enjoying as part of their morning rituals and afternoon coffee breaks. What type of roast is Pike Place? A smooth, well-rounded blend of Latin American coffees with subtly rich flavours of chocolate … Read more
With this in mind, folgers coffee promises that you will “strike gold every morning” with its 1850 blend The company certainly sets the bar of expectation at a very high position. Is 1850 coffee made by Folgers? With this in mind, Folgers coffee promises that you will “strike gold every morning” with its 1850 blend … Read more
Joe Behm, CEO and founder of Behmor, tells me, “ When you start to detect the aroma changing from baked bread to caramelized sweetness , you know the sugars are developing and first crack is about to begin.” He tells me that this change in aroma is “like a bell getting ready to go off”, … Read more
Every part of the arabica coffee plant is toxic to all animals and people This includes cats, dogs, horses, and even birds. Every part of the plant is toxic to humans too except for the mature fruit (or coffee bean). Are coffee plants poisonous to humans? Is the coffee plant toxic? Yes. All parts except … Read more
Normally, speciality coffees are roasted lighter than commercial coffees to keep as much of the flavour of the beans as possible Darker roasts burn off bad flavours in the coffee, but they also burn off the good ones. What makes a coffee a specialty coffee? For a coffee to qualify as “speciality”, it must have … Read more
Starbucks controls 4 U.S. manufacturing/roasting plants and 1 European manufacturing/roasting plant Where are starbucks products manufactured? The York Roasting Plant is one of the largest in the world and roasts over three million pounds of coffee every week! York is also the home of starbucks largest distribution center, supplying products to Starbucks® stores and grocery … Read more