CoffeeGeek - Coffee: General Discussion, Fair Trade article - FYI (#)

  „It is interesting to see an article, however serious or comical, to state an opinion other than one of full support for Fair Trade products.  I will keep my personal criticisms and/or praises of TransFairUSA aside, but if you look to the media sources that have covered the Fair Trade Movement ( Click Here (www.transfairusa.org )), there is almost never a voice of critique.  Both in mainstream forums and specialized coffee industry magazines, you only find exhaltation of the wonderful things TransFairUSA has done for the plight of the small farmer...and they have brought attention to an issue that was almost ignored before.  However, every solution to a problem needs to be analyzed thoroughly, with all sides represented.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/general/ 59284 - Cached

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  „ It took me a while to get the hang of it when I first got it years ago but after long periods of lack of use, I have to re-learn how to get it right each time.  I never could work the frother very well and stopped using it in preference of a stove-top frother I bought in Amsterdam (an extra step and more cleaning). Although the Gaggia has indicator lights for temperature, making multiple cups of espresso for entertaining was "iffy", at best, and often just useless to try. But, when everything goes right, it is superb.“

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  „I'm happy with my Capresso EspressoPro (~$250; I got it on sale for $200).  It makes good espresso using preground Lavazza or Illy with a minimal learning curve.  I'm not much of a milk fan so I haven't tried much along the cap/latte side, but I have verified it makes satisfactory mochas.“

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  „So now what?  I want a good hot coffee maker that will make HOT coffee (without me having to heat up milk) and the aroma fails with this unless you pre-heat the carafe AND make a LOT of coffee.“

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