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Coffee Tutorials

How to Paint with Coffee

October 3, 2011

Coffee is widely celebrated for its many health benefits, and on top of that, it can be recycled and used for a number of interesting purposes. One of the most popular ways is to use coffee as an inexpensive paint for child’s artwork. This is a fun way to give your child a hands-on activity [...]

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A Few Rules for Exceptional French Press Coffee

April 26, 2011

You may have used a French Press from time to time, and you may have even brewed a cup of Joe with one this morning. But have you mastered the true art of delicious French Press coffee just yet? Here are five important rules to live by when brewing with a French Press: Your brewing [...]

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Intelligentsia for the iPhone

December 8, 2010

Intelligentsia has recently released their own brewing guide through an iPhone app, which is overall quite sophisticated to perfectly represent their brand. It’s a free iPhone app that was created in partnership with 79Lines, and it offers up-to-date listings of all of the coffees available through Intelligentsia, as well as detailed information on each. You [...]

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Can You Make Instant Powder Out of Coffee Beans?

October 20, 2010

Instant coffee is helpful to enjoy in a pinch, especially if you don’t have time to make a whole pot. Most commercial instant coffee is made by dehydrating or freeze-drying, yet you can make it yourself by grinding your coffee beans into a powder consistency. This is a method used by Starbucks for their Via [...]

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Coffee Tip for Natural Brunettes

October 14, 2010

If any dark-haired ladies out there are looking for an interesting way to use coffee, it can work as a natural hair conditioner! To qualify, you absolutely need to be a brunette and not a blonde because applying coffee to light-colored hair will make it look washed out and drab. Fortunately, coffee is full of [...]

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Helpful Home Coffee Roasting Tips

October 5, 2010

If you are a home coffee roaster, it is quite convenient to start out your roasting journey using the Behmor 1600 home roaster. It seems that much of the reviews about this product online often criticize it for not being able to roast darkly, although you can get your Behmor to roast as dark as [...]

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How to Clean the I-Roast 2 Coffee Roaster

September 27, 2010

If you are wondering the best way to clean your I-Roast 2, it is not as complicated as it seems. Of course, it is important to clean this roaster regularly because it could result in unroasted beans in the process, meaning that a thorough cleaning is due. Here are the basic components of the I-Roast [...]

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Bananas Drizzled in Coffee Bean Syrup

September 15, 2010

If you are looking for a delicious and interesting way to try your coffee, consider it in the desert form served with bananas. This is a great creation to add on top of ice cream or yogurt after the bananas have been steeped in the bittersweet and warm coffee syrup. It is important that the [...]

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Coffee Grounds Can Clean Out Your Drain?

September 10, 2010

You better believe it! A helpful household tip is to put your used coffee grounds in a cup next to your sink to use as needed. When you start to smell something unpleasant coming out of your drain, you can quickly fix that problem. All you have to do is pour the used coffee grounds [...]

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How to Write a Coffee Table Book

September 9, 2010

The coffee table plays a pivotal role in many people’s lives, which is all the more reason to stock up with stellar literature for entertainment and conversation. This way, when you grab a cup of Joe to sit back and relax, you will also have some good reading to go with it. So how do [...]

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