Franz Kafka: Coffee Achiever? (INeedCoffee.com) (#)
„If it weren’t for black coffee Montly wouldn’t keep me for a minute. I simply don’t know how I would get on in the shop if I didn’t have a big bottle like this under the counter, for I’ve never dared to risk stopping the coffee-drinking[.]" Kafka never visited the United States, but from this scene in Amerika, it is clear that Kafka foresaw an All-American type of student, a workaholic and caffeine-driven busybody. The student drinks the coffee not for the love of it, but as a drug to keep himself fueled in a 24/7 cycle of activity. A 21st century U.S. university campus, with a top-notch coffee vendor and students caffeinated into the wee hours of the morning, would probably not surprise Kafka.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/09/kafka/?page=2 - Cached
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„Where are the useless gadgets you’ve received from people who don’t cook? You know, where are all those devices that promised to make your meals nutritious and delicious; the toys that promised to simplify the drudgery of food preparation: yogurt maker, pasta extruder, ice cream system, food processor, dehydrator, bread maker, flour mill, juicer, waffle iron, corn popper, sausage stuffer, on and on. Look, I can save you five hundred dollars! Just be honest with yourself.“
http://gawlowski.com/matt/html/ espresso_faq.html
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Ready To Drink (RTD) Espresso and Iced Coffee (INeedCoffee.com)
„In the early 1990’s the added burden with RTD beverages was the challenge of marketing a beverage to a public that previously didn’t perceive iced coffee as a traditionally refreshing beverage. When it comes to specialty coffee knowledge the American consumer has become savvy and their tastes more sophisticated. Not only have they been given more Specialty coffee choices than ten years ago, the proliferating larger corporate coffeehouses and smaller independent coffee retailers both have helped to further educate and illuminate the tastes of the coffee consumer. More so than ever before Americans are in a position to demand quality specialty coffee beverages from the marketplace.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/01/02/rtd/
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Tea & Coffee 11/01 - The Fair Trade Ideal: The Ultimate Answer For Sustainability? (Cont)
„They did not identify the good guys, their natural allies, before unloading on the trade. Didn’t anyone tell these people that you don’t raise the specialty community’s confidence in your goals by threatening Peet's with a picket line?“
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/1101/special2.htm
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Tea & Coffee 02/03 - Espressing Their Opinions: Choosing an Espresso Machine
„But Babcock quickly adds, “If you’re overusing those machines, if you are making so many, so fast, then your temperature drops in the heads and you don’t have the proper temperature and extraction rates, the quality of your espresso goes down significantly, say if it drops under 195. So you want a machine that will hold that temperature. The other things that I look for are, of course, quality of the espresso coming out.“
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0203/retail.htm
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„I’ve used a stove-top (Bialetti) for a long time, but am tired of inconsistent results and having to stand over it to make sure the coffee doesn’t overbrew. (I also don’t see ‘stove tops’ as real ‘espresso’ makers since they lack a pump but that’s another topic.)“
http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/machines/ 105122
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