Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„Press Releases 4/25/03 Dunkin' Donuts to sell new espresso beverages using Fair Trade Certified™ coffee TransFair USA and Oxfam America Praise Effort to Support Coffee Farmers and Provide Consumer Choice Randolph, Mass. (April 25, 2003) - Dunkin' Donuts will become the first national brand to sell espresso beverages that are made exclusively with Fair Trade Certified™ coffee. The company's decision is the latest step by Dunkin' Donuts to support coffee quality and sustainability amid troubling times for many coffee farmers. Beans for all Dunkin' Donuts espresso beverages, including cappuccino and latte, will be certified through TransFair USA, the only independent certifier of Fair Trade products in the U.S. The Fair Trade model guarantees farmers a price of $1.26 per pound for coffee.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/03 - Is Espresso Good for Coffee? (#)

„Much of this fight, most of the time, is fought with the presumption that if someone gets the perceived value-added then everyone else must not. This dynamic has certainly come into play in terms of espresso, but perhaps not intentionally. Even consumers, those in love enough with espresso, are buying espresso machines and bringing them home to make their own “Three Dollar Lattes,” but they are often under spending on the coffee itself - chiefly because they don’t have enough knowledge about coffee to be able to at least eliminate a lot of the poor quality coffees that many “espresso aficionados” believe have “body” or “depth” or some other such malarkey. Some “cogno-espressistas” believe, for example, that any espresso blend from a particular country is inherently better.“

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Coffee (#)

„It has a frothing wand, a valve to dispense steam, a pressure release valve and a valve to extract your espresso. Unfortunately, the quality of the espresso is not the best; but, for such a compact, inexpensive device, the froth produced is amazingly light, delicious and long-lasting. The coffee is a heavier extraction, more typical of a European's preference, but not as full-bodied and dense as an espresso. If you desire espresso-making only on rare occasions, you should investigate this equipment.“

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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„Our first option was to switch to a local roasting company, Intelligentsia Coffee, which would provide us with all FT and organic coffee. Our other option was to stay with Java City, which will soon (if not already) be offering FT espresso beans, which compose 50% of our coffee sales. The President's Cabinet, due to concerns over cost, decided to stick with Java City, which means that Loyola will not be a 100% fair trade coffee campus next year. We are disappointed that we did not reach this goal, but we will continue our efforts into the next academic year to make Loyola University a 100% FTC campus.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - Stamping “International” On Espresso Coffee (#)

„As global markets fill with espresso-style coffees, not all are a worthy reflection of what is most treasured in the roasting and preparation of classic Italian espresso. Such companies as this one-and most certainly there are many with similar devotion and care to be found in growing numbers outside of Italy-deserve mention for their genuine passion for integrating espresso at its best into non-Italian, non-Mediterranean cultures. They are helping to globalize espresso as the exceptional and unusual coffee drink of distinction it is.“

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Virtual Coffee: The Espresso Drive-thru and its Place in the Specialty Coffee Industry (#)

„For an espresso drive-thru owner, annual gross profits can be very attractive if he or she pays proper attention to the viability of the site, demographics and traffic counts. Compared to other small business opportunities, the return on investment in the espresso drive-thru industry is better than most. When placed in a good location, an espresso drive-thru can serve 300 cars daily with an average ticket of $3.25 per car. This can generate annual gross revenues of $343,200.“

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:: Crema Conscious :: (#)

„Ewan Reid, our Technical & Quality Director, stresses the importance of the words "well prepared" Warming to his subject. Ewan proclaims that "unless there is a: crema on the espresso, it isn't really an espresso" Strong words and bold statements, perhaps, but once consumers have become educated enough to notice the crema (or its absence) they won't be afraid to send a substandard coffee back to the kitchen. This article originally appeared in Fresh 4 <Back to Lab Notes“

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:: The Extraordinary Grind :: (#)

„So how does the grind affect the brew time and the quality? With espresso grinds we run the paradox of requiring a fine enough grind to give the correct brew time whilst having a large enough surface area in the wad of coffee to give the extraction of the right compounds in the correct quantities. In order to do this we require a completely different kind of particle size distribution to that found in filter coffee where the particles tend to be of a more even size (see fig. 1).“

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Home Espresso FAQ (#)

„A machine and a grinder take up about two square feet of space and can draw from 10 to 20 amps of electricity. Do you have the space and the circuitry to support your espresso compulsion? back to contents E. Closing disclaimer:     It is my not-so-humble opinion, based on years of teaching other newbies about coffee and espresso, that you will be happier if you do not rush out and buy a machine for yourself or for your loved ones.“

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Publications - National Coffee Association (#)

„This 75-minute video is an advanced course in coffee and espresso for the specialty coffee industry professional. The perfect companion piece to the award-winning video, Espresso 101, Espresso 501 provides a detailed understanding of the variables essential to create a superior espresso beverage experience. Respected industry professionals share their knowledge and opinions concerning:Price:“

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Virtual Coffee: Espresso Perfection Technique #1 - Tamping (#)

„Tamping is the compacting of theground coffee in the portafilter prior to brewing. How a barista tamps will be a majordeterminant to the quality of the espresso, because compacting the coffee firmly anduniformly forces the water to flow through the grounds in a manner that extracts the bestof the coffee's flavors.“

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India coffee-monthly magazine-Over A Cup Of Coffee (#)

„No matter how well the EL Espresso performed with regard to the first three Ps, if their final P-Product-was not exceptional, no amount of connection, community, or passion would allow them to succeed. The same is true for OD. If our work is not consistent and of high quality, we will not be successful and neither will our clients.“

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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - At Home- ROMANCING THE LATTE- Home espresso acquires cult status in North America, July 2003 (#)

„For the self-actualized coffee drinker, the espresso machine is the latest must-have in the kitchen. With each serving being a work of art, coffee has now become a medium of self-expression, and owning and operating a brand-name espresso machine, the latest status symbol. A magnificent obsession.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„This can only be done with an espresso grinder. In addition, the best espresso comes from beans that are espresso roasted. Place seven grams of the espresso coffee grind for a single shot (fourteen grams for a double) into the warm filter handle.“

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Tips on Coffee - Did you know...? (#)

„In 1900, coffee was often delivered door-to-door in the United States, by horse-pulled wagons. The first commercial espresso machine was manufactured in Italy in 1906. In Italy, coffee and espresso are synonymous. The average age of an Italian barista is 48 years old.“

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The Finest Espresso Machines of San Francisco (#)

„They have been customers of the Caras for twenty years. The espresso comes out black and thick as oil from the machine and tastes rich and strong but surprisingly mellow with no bitter aftertaste. I was an immediate convert.“

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Factors in a Perfect Cup (of espresso) (#)

„People do not clean off the accumulated coffee oils in the porta-filter and inside the group head. After 40 minutes these oils if left to bake on the metal surfaces impart a rancid bite over the flavor of the espresso coming out of the machine.“

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51 - 75 (#)

„69. The modern day espresso street vending cart evolved from a Boeing Company shuttlecart, purchased from surplus, and was first utilized to serve people espresso at an artsand crafts fair in Edmonds, Washington.“

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CoffeeKid - Espresso Nirvana: Can it be Reached? (#)

„With the evolution of the drink espresso comes a myriad of opinions: what's the perfect size for a single shot? How much crema is important? What is the ideal brewing time and temperature?“

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Espresso Tutorial Chapter 1 - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„You take home a bag of their fragrant beans for conjuring the brew in the comfort of your kitchen. In chapter two we will introduce the elements of the home pump driven espresso machine.“

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Coffee machines Italian espresso coffee machine - Gaggia (#)

„The new millennium's BABY comes with a milk froating device that gets milk directly form the milk box to obtain delicious cappuccino and espresso just like at the bar.“

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CoffeeKid - The Espresso MiniFAQ (#)

„Espresso come in varieties too. A double espresso (or espresso doppio) is a doubleshot - 2-3 oz. total volume.“

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Espresso Pods and Espresso coffee machines (#)

„A remarkable countertop espresso system, compact without quality compromise. E.S.E. Pod system, no mess - no waste.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 16 (#)

„Fig. 1: Espresso coming out of the porta-filter is a dense foam the Italians call crema. Enjoyment of Caffe Espresso“

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About (#)

„We also have been forced to implement a filter to disallow "visits" to web pages that are stored on the local hard drive of the web page owner (if you look at your own web site a lot, that hardly makes it popular) - this makes our list even more accurate. The sites are ranked by the following formula: All unique visitors of the current week (Sun-Sat) x 2 +All unique visitors of the last week x 2 +All unique visitors of 2 weeks ago This final number is the number that determines the ranking. Hopefully this method should create a fairly smooth ranking. If you have some ideas or recommendations for the list, let us know“

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Teach A Fish To Make Espresso (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Why would they want to empower the customer? You don't see Jack Daniels selling home distilling kits. Sure Starbucks will pocket a few more dollars up front, but won't they lose a lot cash in the future? Perhaps Starbucks was betting that I wouldn't use the machine and that I'd be back shelling out $50 a week in no time.“

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