CoffeeKid - Hearthware, JJ Bean, Rancilio N. America, and more news (#)

  „This is especially true for rare items or items mislabeled, and only found through some good search techniques. In the past I've been burned by this posting behaviour - I once found a Faberware Coffee Robot #505, from the 30s in mint condition, but listed as a Farberware percolator, without any mention of it being a vac pot. I sat on it, and waited to bid until the last day when I figured it might go for as low as $50 or so. Someone (no names, no names) went and posted a "hey, lookit what I found!" post in alt.coffee the day before the auction closed, and guess what - the Robot skyrocketed and closed at over $180.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/07-08-2001 - Cached

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CoffeeKid - Things I love about coffee and espresso

  „SCAA: They also made my hit list (the other page), but we're fortunate to have the Specialty Coffee Association of America. They push the boundaries for quality coffee. They are closely involved in the Barista competitions.“

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CoffeeKid - Livia Kicks Silvia Out of the House

  „It is now 2001, and unless some amazing deal comes along for a Rancilio S27, an Elektra, or a high end Pavoni or Gaggia commercial, I believe I have the machine I will want to have for years to come. The only purchase option I'm even remotely considering is a new grinder - a Mini Mazzer, or the new grinder that Pasquini is selling. But for now, Rocky is doing just fine, and unless he has some catastrophic event, I don't see a need for upgrading in my grinder department.“

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CoffeeKid - The Vacuum Brewer FAQ

  „Some believe that it was the improvements and convenience of the percolator that caused the decline. Others believe it was America's movement to convenience and cost over quality, where the "60 cups per pound" cuppa joe that became prevalent in the 1950s in order to maintain 10 cent pricepoints at the diner (note that a pound of roasted coffee should yield between 27 and 34 cups for good quality, adequate strength coffee).“

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CoffeeKid - Part Two: A long Coffee Road Discussed

  „Espresso Cappuccino Machines (ECM, but not the Giotto ECM people) were invited to be the machine sponsor for the competition. ECM imports Nuova Simonelli machines for all of North America, and they have the entire Lower Mainland (Vancouver and environs) sewn up - they own this market.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/07-07-2003 - Cached

CoffeeKid - Vacuum Brewer Hey Day

  „In North America, and possibly the rest of the world (still checking on this), the vacuum coffee brewer had its Golden Age in the 1930s and 1940s. Even in the 1950s, vacuum brewed coffee was the standard in many kitchens, and even on ships in the US Navy, where many a glass Cory lived and died. The 1960s saw the decline of this device, as fewer and fewer manufacturers made them, and by the 1970s when the auto drip took off, vacuum brewing all but died in North America.“

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