Home Espresso FAQ (#)

„Or are you the type of person who needs a cup or two of coffee just to get your mental gears in motion?     Here’s what I evaluate upon encountering a new machine for the first time: Exterior finish (I prefer unpainted stainless steel.); placement and size of controls (Bigger and beefier is better than chic.); size and weight of filter holder (Bigger and heavier is better.); size of water reservoir; capacity and ease of removal of drip tray (Can it be removed without sloshing?); and the presence of a heavy duty grounded electrical cord set.     I would not personally own a machine unless it had this list of features: A cast brass boiler instead of aluminum; a brass steam valve that was carefully machined to operate smoothly; a preponderance of brass and copper tubing instead of aluminum or plastic; at least 1,000 watts of heating power; and an exterior finish that reflects the same quality as the rest of the componentry.     If I get a chance to demo a new unit I try to discern these things: how long it takes to come to operating temperature; if the water will remain reasonably hot during the length of the pour; how difficult is it to change to steam mode and how long does it take to produce useable steam pressure; and how long the machine takes to recover from steam mode back to brewing.“

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BBC News | UK | Enigma machine deadline passes (#)

„See also: 05 Oct 00 | UK Final Enigma ransom demand 29 Sep 00 | UK Threat to destroy stolen Enigma 26 Sep 00 | UK Appeal to buyer of stolen Enigma machine 18 Sep 00 | Europe UK gives Enigma machine to Poles 12 Sep 00 | UK Enigma held to ransom 11 Aug 00 | UK Enigma theft remains a mystery 05 Apr 00 | UK Man released after code machine theft 03 Apr 00 | UK Reward offered for coding machine 02 Apr 00 | Europe Enigma machine stolen 02 Jun 99 | UK Saving Bletchley for the nation Internet links: Bletchley ParkThames Valley Police The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top UK stories now: Postcode lottery in GP services Leanne killer jailed for life Tories attack Brixton drugs scheme Straw defends arms sales change IVF mix-up heads for court Police shoot man on the M6 New challenge excites Venables Judge urges life sentence shake-up Links to more UK stories are at the foot of the page.“

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JAMA -- Baler and Compactor-Related Deaths in the Workplace--United States, 1992-2000, May 16, 2001, 285 (19): 2441 (#)

„Equipment that compacts and bales loose solid waste materials into denser, more easily transported units is common in refuse disposal and recycling and is used routinely at recycling centers, manufacturing facilities, and retail and wholesale stores to compress paper, textiles, metals, plastic, and other material.* Persons operating balers and compactors can become caught by the powered rams of the compression chambers while using these machines. Risk factors resulting from these incidents have been identified through surveillance findings and results of investigations conducted by CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program and the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), a nationwide multisource reporting system for occupational deaths. This report describes the results of two baler and compactor-related investigations conducted during 1992-2000, summarizes surveillance data from 1992 through 1998, which indicated that some employers and workers may have been unaware of the hazards of operating or working near compacting and baling equipment, and suggests safety recommendations for preventing future incidents.“

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We've Seen the Future and It's...Capresso? (#)

„Swiss-made, as are the other Capresso models, the C2000 offers a completely automated process for making everything from a short shot of espresso to two 16-ounce cups of joe. Also equipped with a burr grinder, this machine will grind, tamp and pressure-brew coffee, espresso, cappuccino and lattes with the flick of a switch. Among the features making this machine a real pleasure are an "extra strong" button for those times when only the strongest brew will do; a steady stream of steam at the ready for cappuccino lovers, along with hot water for those interested in a spot of tea; and a coffee spout which conveniently slides up or down to accommodate cup size. You can also select a two- or five-hour shutoff time for the machine and, even better, the C2000 cleans itself!“

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Amazon.com: Books: Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents (#)

„Ullman's world is filled with machine-like programmers drawn to the supremely logical world of software development, as well as managers who don't truly understand the technology or programmers that they are managing. Like a true techie, Ullman can easily convey rush of excitement when a debugged system finally *works* -- but unlike a true techie, she can just as easily describe the quirky, mechanical personalities of the people working "close to the machine(s)." Throughout, she intersperses some thoughts about her career, ranging from the stress of keeping up techno-savvy hot-shots, to the risks of working for startups, to the real impact "virtual companies" on society. Ullman's style was witty, insightful, and a joy to read -- I easily devoured this book in one day. In the end, this book is more about people than it is about technology, so I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested in the human side of the technology equation.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Pattern Classification (2nd Edition) (#)

„With the addition of David Stork as third author, the second addition re-presents the basic theory, illustrated with some beautiful and complex figures, and knits it neatly with an exposition of neural networks, stochastic methods for posterior determination, nonmetric classification (tree search and string parsing), and clustering. Chapter 9 is a particularly interesting review of the recent machine learning research making the point that, absent knowledge of a problem's specific domain, no one classifier is better that any other. This chapter also reviews solutions to the problem of training on too-small samples including the Jackknife and bootstrap methods, and newer bagging and boosting algorithms popular in data mining applications. Each chapter is well-designed, with a summary, many exercises (including computer exercises), and references to the literature (typically 50-100) including many recent references.“

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JAMA -- Evaluation of Bacillus anthracis Contamination Inside the Brentwood Mail Processing and Distribution Center--District of Columbia, October 2001, January 23, 2002, 287 (4): 445 (#)

„All samples from the high-speed sorting machines and from areas near DBCS sorting machines were positive (8,700 CFU/g to 2 million CFU/g). A relatively high concentration of spores was found in the sample collected on the overnight hot mail sorting bin (13,000 CFU/g), which was near the end of DBCS machine 5 that had a positive wipe sample collected inside it but had not processed the contaminated letters addressed to the U.S. senators. Concentrations on the loading dock and in the express mail room were relatively low. Although the concentrations tended to decrease with distance from the DBCS machine that processed both letters, spores also were found in areas far from DBCS machines.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/02 - Choosing A Roasting Machine? The Experts Speak (Cont) (#)

„We have supplied people out in the ‘outback’ or deep in the hills somewhere that simply blows the chaff outside and doesn't even bother with a chaff collector. But, on the other hand, we have supplied one machine into the basement of a house, with an afterburner and even had to poke a hole through the ceiling into the space under the owner’s king size bed, in order to get enough clearance for the loader of the roasting machine. Now it made no sense to me to install a roaster in the basement of a residence, but this guy built quite a business there until the neighbors stopped him because of the huge delivery trucks bringing green coffee to the house. They didn't mind too much about the UPS guy there every afternoon for pick-ups, but the twice weekly an 18 Wheeler on a residential street became a little too much.”“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The first European patents for steam-pressure coffees machines were filed between 1821 and 1824. A variation of the method was first applied to a large caffe machine by Edward Loysel de Santais in 1843. Santais's machine wowed visitors to the Paris Exposition of 1855 by producing "two thousand cups of coffee an hour." Santais's machine brewed coffee a pot at a time, however, and used steam pressure, not to force the brewing water directly through the coffee, but, instead, to raise the water to a considerable height above the coffee, from whence it descended through an elaborate system of tubes to the coffee bed. The weight of the hot water, not the trapped steam, applied the brewing pressure.“

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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER (#)

„The first thing to catch my eye was the steam wand. I then honed in on the machine and saw it was one of those steam driven toys- easily spotted by the large, screw-on cap on top of the machine. It also had a coffee maker built in. I kept thinking that here are some folks who could buy a machine for wallet-cash that would cost more then most of our cars are worth (ALL of my cars together, actually), and if necessary they could have a crew come in to remodel a part of the kitchen so that this thing would have a little home of its own, decorated in early "Italian Barrista," yet there on their counter they proudly displayed a bottom-line espresso machine.“

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BBC News | SCI/TECH | Monkey brain operates machine (#)

„Miguel Nicolelis, Duke University"We are trying to investigate how could we tap into brain signals"  real 28k Wednesday, 15 November, 2000, 19:37 GMT Monkey brain operates machine Scientists have used the brain signals from a monkey to drive a robotic arm. As the animal stuck out its hand to pick up some food off a tray, an artificial neural system linked into the animal's head mimicked the activity in the mechanical limb. It was an amazing sight to see the robot in my lab move, knowing that it was being driven by signals from a monkey brain Mandayam Srinivasan, MIT The system was even used to remotely control another robot arm 950 kilometres (600 miles) away in a different lab.“

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Mostly Italian Coffee (#)

„Double amount of coffee in a espressocup.Ristretto: (short or shrunk) More concentratedespresso - made using the same amount of coffee but less water, by shortening extraction time. Tip: Just use the coffee that is yellow (crema) when it pours out of the machine. It´s the best tasting.Lungo: (long) Espresso made with more water than usual.Macchiato: Espresso defiled with a little steamed milk on the top.Corretto: (corrected) Espresso which have been corrected with cognac or something else.Con panna: Like "macchiato", but with whipped cream instead of steamed milk.Caffè freddo: (chilled espresso) Chilled, sweetened espresso served in a tall glass with ice.Caffè latte: Espresso mixed with steamed milk. Usally made during the morning hours when a straight espresso is too much.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Melitta currently gives us the choice of only four unflavored coffees for use with its attractively priced little machine, all of them mediocre based on my tasting (ratings 79 through 81). The Flavia gives us slightly more choice - eleven non-flavored coffees, according to the order sheet that came with the machine - but, again, all of these coffees come from the same distributor, if not the same roaster, and none the eleven were particularly impressive in the cup. (I was excited to see an Ethiopian Sidamo offered among the Flavia coffees, an origin I particularly admire, only to find a rather bitter and faded parody of a Sidamo bubbled out of the machine.)“

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Virtual Coffee: How to Choose Your Barista (#)

„Look to see where the portafilter handles (the things they put the coffee into) for the espresso machine are kept when not in use. If they are lying on the counter or on top of the machine, rather than fixed into the groupheads (the part of the machine where the water comes out) like they should be, then turn around and walk down the street to the next cafe' and begin again. Do they keep their china cups hot? If they brew into cold cups, they have no regard for how coffee should be served (or have not been properly trained) and should not be your barista.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The not-so-admirable reason: Removing mucilage by machine is easier and more predictable than removing it by fermenting and washing. Unfortunately, machine demucilaging has been accused of limiting the taste palate of coffee by prematurely separating fruit and bean. By eliminating the fermentation step, the practice definitely robs mill operators of the most important expressive option they have at their disposal to influence coffee flavor. Furthermore, the ecological criticism of the ferment-and-wash method increasingly has become moot, since a combination of low-water equipment plus settling tanks allows conscientious mill operators to carry out fermentation without polluting.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 22 (#)

„Drawing from its own "static-tank" assures the home barista of consistent pump pressure on the coffee. The machine has a tiny drain tray under the group that will need e to be emptied after each session with the machine. These internal water supply and drain tray assure that the Giotto is free standing, requiring only a 110 volt electrical circuit to operate. That is a very nice feature for installation into your home, it does not have to be "plumbed in." Accessories I am asking the distributor to create a package for my readers that includes a Mazzer Mini grinder/doser, a Vivace 58mm packer, and a 1/3rd liter steam pitcher with each Giotto sold.“

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Coffee Brewer Cleaning Supplies, Urnex, Brushes, Etc. (#)

„Lime scale and other hard water mineral buildup (including mineral calcium) can destroy equipment, in particular it will build up on heat coils that have contact with water. Your brewer or espresso machine will gradually fail to brew at the required 195-205 f brew temperature and coffee will taste dull and underextracted. So I thought we should offer Urnex Activated Descaler too. This attacks lime scale and mineral deposits in places you cannot scrub with a brush; water lines, steamers and storage tanks in coffee brewers and espresso equipment.“

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CoffeeKid - The Gaggia Years (#)

„As I got out of university and struggled that first year to pay bills, I yearned to have a home machine again. With money being so tight, I bought a Krups Il Primo II machine from a refurb sale for something like 30 bucks. For a while this machine sufficed. Espresso was not something I made in this machine (steam powered espresso machines are dubbed "steam toys" by coffee aficionados because they don't produce true espresso), but I could make a passable cafe au lait or cappuccino.“

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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 (#)

„It's a typically North American, individualistic, do-it-yourself kind of thing. Get your hands on the machine, pull that shot…and if you're having difficulty, then connect with other coffee soul mates.So now it's boom time for equipment manufacturers of all kinds, particularly those catering to the household segment. 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.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„With low prices of coffee ruining growers, the federation in recent years has launched instant coffee, gourmet coffee shops and in 2004 plans to begin selling abroad premeasured coffee filter bags. Each bag will have a price of 20 cents and will be prepared in a specially made Juan Valdez coffee machine that will cost between $15 and $20, Silva said. Juan Valdez is the happy-go-lucky, mustachioed fictional farmer who has symbolized Colombian beans for decades.“

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History of Coffee from Coffee Universe (#)

„Coffee was declared the national drink of the then colonized United States by the Continental Congress, in protest of the excessive tax on tea levied by the British crown. Espresso, a recent innovation in the way to prepare coffee, obtained its origin in 1822, with the innovation of the first crude espresso machine in France. The Italians perfected this wonderful machine and were the first to manufacture it. Espresso has become such an integral part of Italian life and culture, that there are presently over 200,000 espresso bars in Italy.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The Beverage Equipment Service Technician, of America Training Certification Program, or BEST, is the first of its kind in the U.S. and was designed to prepare participants for employment and/or certification in the specialty beverage industry. Sponsored by El Camino College in Long Beach, California and Specialty Coffee Association of America, BEST is currently developing an espresso machine training program to compliment their already established brewing equipment course. Michaelo Espresso has high hopes for the BEST Program to provide the industry with a dependable level of technician training that will promote higher standards in the service community.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„Maybe someday I'll return to my beloved specialty coffee industry, but until then, I shall join the fight for the cause of the home espresso consumer. Better yet, I'll start an organization for the Improvement of the Home Espresso Machine. My mission: to test and rate every home machine on the market. The next step will be to create an affordable machine for the home that will enable the home consumer to maintain the high standard of espresso excellence as expressed by Dr.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/02 - Choosing A Roasting Machine? The Experts Speak (#)

„“If he thinks of something else he might want, or if he requires any change, Lilla will rewrite the quotation as many times as necessary,” Bloch assured. “The roasting machines themselves are standard and comply to the Lilla design - but plant layout and auxiliary equipment, especially for larger roasters, requires individual engineering to meet their needs. Some of our best customers have been offered plant designs and quotations as many as seven or eight times before a final plan was decided on and implemented. Selling complete roasting plants requires flexibility and patience, but Lilla and others, I'm sure, are prepared to exercise both virtues.”“

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Official Rules (#)

„A, Rock Island, IL 61204-2019, to be received by September 30, 2005.   ·        Register your Senseo® Coffee machine and complete all requested information at www.senseo.com, by 11:59 PM (ET) on September 30, 2005.   ·        To enter without a purchase, hand print, on a plain piece of 3â€� x 5â€� paper, your complete name, street address, city, state, zip code, (optional) email address and (optional) daytime and evening telephone numbers. Mail your entry in a hand-addressed, business-size (#10) envelope with first-class postage affixed, to: Senseo.com Entries, P.O.“

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:: Education, Education, Education :: (#)

„It might sound dull but if coffee is to be consistently excellent it's probably one of the most important things the caterer does, particularly with bulk brew and pour over machines. You can have the freshest coffee and the purest water but if the machine isn't clean you will have problems. Technical Manager, Bob McMillan, lists some key points: The oils from the coffee can collect in a machine giving a bitter and stale taste and a bad smell. Part of the residue of the old coffee will be washed out with the fresh with the above result.“

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Solis Espresso Equipment and Solis Maestro Mill: SL-90 Crema, Solis Master 5000 Superauto, Solis MaestroSolis 177 Mill and Solis166 Mill (#)

„These are the type used in a commercial espresso machine, without the crema-enhancing feature of the stock SL-90 filterbaskets. The fact is, you can get great crema from an SL-90 without an crema-enhancement: the machine is mechanically exacting in terms of both pressure and water temperature to produce tons of crema! Interestingly, these non-pressurized filters produce just a bit less crema, but it has a darker color, and more red-umber in color. Of course, these are for "advanced" users who want to take on the variables of correct grind and tamping to make great espresso.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Java¿ Virtual Machine Specification, The (#)

„The nucleus of the Java programming language, the Java Virtual Machine is the technology responsible for Java's cross-platform delivery, the small size of its compiled code, and its security capabilities. Written by its designers and implementors, this book represents the complete and definitive specification for the Java Virtual Machine. It is an essential reference for compiler writers and Java Virtual Machine implementors. For all Java programmers, the book offers a unique and fascinating internal view of how Java really works.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Easy-to-use and intelligently designed, the Barista Digital Italia home espresso machine allows home baristas to program the brewer to pull customized shots -- just the way they want them -- and prepare coffeehouse-style beverages in the comforts of their own kitchens within minutes of taking the brewer out of its box. The Barista Digital Italia home espresso machine grinds and brews espresso fresh with each use, has several design features found only in restaurant espresso machines, and is supported by a two-year limited warranty.“

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JAMA -- Abstract: Energy expenditure with indoor exercise machines, May 8, 1996, Zeni et al. 275 (18): 1424 (#)

„INTERVENTIONS--Subjects underwent a 4-week habituation period to become familiar with the RPE scale and exercise on an Airdyne, a cross-country skiing simulator, a cycle ergometer, a rowing ergometer, a stair stepper, and a treadmill. Following habituation, each subject completed an exercise test with each exercise machine. The exercise test comprised 3 stages of 5 minutes at self-selected work rates corresponding to RPE values of 11 (fairly light), 13 (somewhat hard), and 15 (hard). Oxygen consumption, from which the rate of energy expenditure was calculated, was measured during the last minute of each 5-minute exercise stage.“

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Tips on Coffee - Tips for Brewing Coffee (#)

„Like appreciation of art or music or food, it comes down to individual taste.Origin Coffee's master roaster Roger Sheppard has this advice:"If You believe the Taste matches the promise of the aroma, then you have achieved the perfect cup." Essential to brewing a great cup of coffee are the following important steps: Make sure you're using clean, fresh water every time. Clean your brewing equipment regularly and if your machine is equipped with a water filter, change regularly. Select the correct grind of coffee for your machine. A fine ground is best for filter coffee.“

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New Page 5 (#)

„I take very good care of my coffee machine, because I hate instant coffee and would really have heart failure if my machine broke down (or sleep to death.) Coffee in the morning becomes a ritual just like it was when my grandfather was alive. When my parents come to visit, we drink together and talk or argue as the case may be, over a cup of the strong black stuff. Although, I must say, I resent having to wake up at the crack of dawn to make coffee for them, as the machine itself seems to mystify them both.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking (#)

„From this preface, they launch into a fascinating collection of recipes: whole wheat breads, rye breads, breads with beans in the dough, milk and egg breads, grain breads, fruit/nut/seed breads, small breads, sprout and potato breads, breads with no salt, breads with rice, and finally muffins and quick breads. After the recipe collection, the book includes a very unique section describing how to rescue failed breads, followed by discussion revolving around the ingredients, a short section about equipment and utilities, and finally bread machine bread making (with a small but decent selection of recipes).“

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Tea & Coffee Message (#)

„: : The expense of filling beverages into rigid containers can be huge. You need one machine for products that flow easily, one for spray-dried beverages that do not flow at all - many resort to augers which destroy agglomerates and freeze-dried powders.: : I have been asked to post this on this site by a coffee company in South Africa who have just purchased a PLF machine enabling them to fill freeze dried, agglomerates and spray-dried coffee all on one machine. They hadn't heard of it before!“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   Although the Bird on the Rock is a tearoom, coffee is very important, too, and Douglas is very proud of his coffee machine, his beans and his barista training. All his staff are very well trained and can produce a latte of four layers with latte art on the top. Matthew Algie, a prominent roaster in Glasgow, Scotland, supplied the machine, the beans, the training and the boiler in the kitchen, which was custom-made for Hawkes, who demanded something that would produce water at the right temperature for brewing white teas.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 13 (#)

„Activate the pump and read the temperature of your brewing water on the digital display. It is best to make shots continously for 15 minutes , one per minute is a good pace, to get a true representation of what your machine is doing on the bar. Each shot should be drawn for 25 to 30 seconds and be of the same volume you would normally serve. That is, if you serve double Ristretto (16 grams of ground coffee, extracted during a brew cycle of 25 seconds yielding 1.5 ounces of crema in the cup for example) , be sure to keep your grind and dosage constant to produce the same result.“

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ART DECO LOOK OF NEW METROPOLIS COLLECTION OF KITCHEN APPLIANCES: (#)

„“Influenced by the speed-enhancing aerodynamic designs of the trains, cars and airplanes of the period as well as the urban sensibility epitomized by the architecture of skyscrapers such as Manhattan’s Empire State and the Graybar buildings, the industrial designers of the time streamlined the look of mass-produced consumer products using new materials such as plastic, chrome and aluminum. The optimism of the machine age reached its zenith during the Art Deco period and resulted in an emphasis not only on functionality, but on aesthetic appearance as well.”“

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View topic - New Gaggia machine user - Coffee Forum (#)

„I will say this...it heated up quick as a mofo!!! The reason I mention this machine...is that it had this little rubber "thingy" that fit in the port-a-filter...thought it was for back-flushing but there was a hole in the center....I didn't keep the instructions sue me..anyway...I guess it is supposed to be what you are speaking of "perfect crema"...I didn't need it though as guy and E.Os..said...practice on your tamp and correct amount of coffee..once you have perfected your tamp and amount of coffee adjust your grind in the grinder that you should have bought by now!“

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Indiacoffee - Coffee Board Bangalore - CONSULTANTS (#)

„With regard to procurement of machineries, Coffee Board would be directly placing orders with the company concerned. The Consultant are only required to suggest the most suitable brands/ models of machineries and also the reliable suppliers of such machineries. The assignment may involve visits to the project site as and when necessary. Such of the Consultants who are interested in taking up the project on turnkey basis may submit their proposal to the following address:“

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Tea & Coffee 06/02 - Man or Machine: Who’s the Better Roastmaster? (#)

„So in automation, there’s quite a bit new that’s there. In roasting technology there is a lot that can be done even with existing roasting technology and really refining it and improving the quality that is produced by any machine - and that is a matter of training people. But with the automated roast control systems that we design, we have different variables that are really based on the versatility that you have with the Diedrich roasters. Most of the other roasters on the market, only have a small fraction of the variables that can be controlled on a Diedrich roaster.“

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Zojirushi America Corporation (#)

„Please be sure that the total amount of ingredients does not exceed the capacity of the Home Bakery. If so, the ingredients may overflow and cause damage to the machine, which will not be covered under warranty. A good rule of thumb is:       2 lb. loaf capacity (BBCC-X20, V20, Q20): No more than 5 cups (or 20 oz.) of flour with 2 cups of liquid       1.5 lb.“

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Ten Steps To Coffee - National Coffee Association (#)

„In wet method processing, the pulp is removed from the coffee cherry after harvesting and the bean is dried with only the parchment skin left on.  There are several actual steps involved. First, the freshly harvested cherries are passed through a pulping machine where the skin and pulp is separated from the bean. The pulp is washed away with water, usually to be dried and used as mulch. The beans are separated by weight as they are conveyed through water channels, the lighter beans floating to the top, while the heavier, ripe beans sink to the bottom.“

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"FRCN Espresso "HOW TO" Pages" (#)

„Read the label carefully and be sure that your cleaner of choice is compatible with your machine. For example, many of the cleaners specifically state that they are not to be used on aluminum parts.A hot machine can spray hot water dierctly on you if the wrong button is pushed. Additionally, be sure to follow the manufacturer's recommendations for backflushing. It is possible to damage a machine by backflushing, even if done according to these instructions.“

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Maintaining the machine - backflushing - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„This article applies to the Gaggia,Silvia and similar solenoid equipped machines. First of all, DO NOT BACKFLUSH an espresso machine that is not equipped with a solenoid. BAD things can happen. Yes, there are some manufacturers of solenoid equipped machines who do not recommend backflushing for their consumer machines, but the general agreement among the pros is that there are definite benefits in doing so.“

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Press Release: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc. Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation (#)

„The motor, which had numerous applications because it could operate on both alternating and direct current, ultimately paved the way for the formation of The Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Company in 1910. One of the team’s first products – the Sew-E-Z home motor – was an interchangeable tool that could be used to operate a wide variety of appliances, from a sewing machine or grinder to a fan or cake-batter mixer. Thanks to the Sew-E-Z, consumers across the country could spend less time on everyday chores such as sewing and baking.“

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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„We had a great Fair Trade Holiday Fair last weekend (12/2) at the Pres House, cosponsored by all sorts of groups and which attracted hundreds of socially conscientious shoppers. During the fair, the UW Greens also had a "Santa's Sweatshop" outside, exposing the horrors of the corporate alternative with a sewing machine, enslaved elves, and so on. Got lots of press coverage and positive feedback - I'll send you some of the articles and handouts. Fair trade coffee was one of the staples at the fair and being sold by many vendors.“

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Untitled (#)

„However the system had a disadvantage: the passage of the steam through the ground coffee gave the resulting beverage a bitter, "burnt" flavour.To alleviate this, in about 1938, Cremonesi perfected a rudimentary piston group operated by a horizontal lever, and adapted it for a coffee machine.After several modífications it was finally used in 1946. The system took hot water from the pressure boiler, forcing it through the filter containing the coffee by means of the spring-loaded piston. This created a pressure of 10 atmospheres.“

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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER (#)

„      Once you have a wish list of the devices you think will work for you, hit alt.coffee and see what the folksthere think. Be aware that this is a group of very knowledgeable snobs, many of whom use machines worthwell over a thousand dollars in some cases, but they are good natured and helpful in the extreme. Then calla few suppliers and talk to them on the phone and see what they have to say about your choices. Forassistance on shopping online and what to look for, take a look at my article on the subject.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„As a consumer of equipment, coffeehouse owners are often justifiably skeptical about the prices they are charged for equipment. But with that equipment comes knowledge and the possibility for success that dwarfs the initial cost of the machine. You pay more for a car than for an espresso machine, but don’t expect that car to make you a millionaire. As Teahan puts it, “When you negotiate aggressive pricing on equipment, the cost of the equipment isn’t really affected.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/02 - Man or Machine: Who’s the Better Roastmaster? (#)

„Staub sees a great deal more advancement to come as the coffee industry and its understanding of the roasting process continues to evolve, “The machinery itself hasn’t changed a lot. We’re learning a lot about more advance control for cooling cycles and we’re learning a lot about applying energy to the coffee more effectively. In the future you’ll see changes in efficiency in the roasting cycle and better control for the roaster over a lot more of the perimeters that are essential, which we’re starting to identify.“

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Product Review - Hand Frother (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The ideal customer here is someone that likes a little froth, but doesn't want to deal with an espresso machine. I also learned that the frother on many cheaper espresso machines (those less than $100 US) may go bad rather quickly. Buying something like a FrothaMatic could save them from buying a new espresso machine. This product is perfect for those that like froth on non-espresso drinks such as Cafe Au Lait.“

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"FRCN Espresso HOW TO Pages" (#)

„The PF should be too hot to comfortably touch for more than a second from the heat conducted by the brewhead. The time will probably vary from machine to machine and home to home, but plan on an hour or more. Of course, you should always leave Silvia with a full boiler at the end of one session so that when the next session begins you can leave her on for an extended period without fear of running the boiler dry. Be sure that the steam valve is completely closed.“

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Automatic Espresso: Commercial Espresso Machines, Jura Impressa, Commercial Espresso Machine, Impressa, Jura-Capresso, Commercial Coffee Makers, Jura, Espresso Machine, Espresso Machines, Cappuccino (#)

„you entertain frequently, different people use the machine, you want the absolute fastest reaction time (two heating systems), you need a bigger capacity and you like all functions infinitely programmable (even the milk!) then the Jura-Capresso IMPRESSA S9, S8, S7 are for you. No other machine on the market offers the speed, the capacity or the features of these Super Automatics.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„This operation is the key difference between the dry and the wet methods, since in the wet method the pulp of the fruit is separated from the beans before the drying stage. The pulping is done by a machine which squeezes the cherries between fixed and moving surfaces. The flesh and the skin of the fruit are left on one side and the beans, enclosed in their mucilaginous parchment covering, on the other. The clearance between the surfaces is adjusted to avoid damage to the beans.“

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View topic - espresso machine - Coffee Forum (#)

„There are many two steam wand two group machines out there. Depends on how many cups you are going to make per hour, how precise you want your machine to be, and how much functionality (gadget) you want, you can spend anywhere from $3000 to close to $10000 for a new espresso machine. Like everydaygourmet, I bought a Marzocco. If I started my search a little later, I think I would have gave synesso a close look.“

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Coffee Buying Tips, Coffee Grinding Tips (#)

„A good pump machine will usually cost $200 to $1,000, but the investment is worth it if you are serious about enjoying tasty espresso. It is our opinion that a steam driven machine (the typical $49 model) will not produce a palatable product. We suggest you use a Moka pot if you have a limited budget to invest in equipment. Beautiful milk froth can be created for cappuccinos with a plunger pot (see French press).“

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View topic - Older espresso machine: need help - Coffee Forum (#)

„So he removed it and put the machine back together and now the coffee tastes horrible and has a metalic taste to it. Not to mention that the machine constantly spews water as soon as the water heats up. Anyway, does anyone know if the material we thought was sediment, was some sort of filtering system? I have done many searches online for what I think is the name of the machine and have come up with nothing.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM (#)

„Praise for THE MAVERICK AND HIS MACHINE "Like all great biographers, Kevin Maney gives us an engaging story and so much more. His fascinating and definitive book about IBM’s founder is replete with amazing revelations and character lessons that resonate today. Among the gems: how a demanding curmudgeon managed to shape a collaborative corporate culture–and create a legacy that changed the world." –Rosabeth Moss Kanter Harvard Business School, bestselling author of Evolve!“

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Job Board (#)

„The operator will work in a team of 4-6 people who manage the roasting and packaging of coffee to meet Equal Exchange's inventory needs. The duties will include; coordinating with the roasting team to stage roasted product for packaging, machine operation, packing boxes, palletizing finished goods, moving finished goods to distribution team. Job requires frequent bending, lifting and twisting.Salary commensurate with experience within Equal Exchange salary structure, full medical and generous vacation.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Blood Electric (#)

„This is hardwired, hardcore linguistic experiment gone wild: a Doctor Octopus of tentacled text, refering to the infinite nothing that is the everything digital. For readers who want to know what one version (perhaps the least utopian) of the future will be like, this is your machine to get there. Forget the bland sweetness of "Lost In Translation" - Japanese culture is far less accessible than you might think. Siratori is the Time Out guide to depleted sanity in a world gone amok.“

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Café de Colombia - PROCESSING (#)

„They go on to the only mechanical means of help for the farmer, the de-pulping machine. This machine removes the pulp off of the two seeds that are in the center of each berry. The two beans found in the berry are flat on one side and rounded on the other. The pulp, or the red covering that you see, goes back to the soil as fertilizer for new plants and seeds while the beans, still encased in a tough parchment husk, go to large concrete tanks.“

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:: Confusion About Infusion :: (#)

„Keeping technical (and after all this is The Technical Bit!) pre-infusion and pretreatment both cause the wad of coffee grounds to expand in the porta filter (on a semi-automatic machine) or brew piston (on a fully-automatic) Due to this increase in the size of the coffee grounds, known as the "extraction bed'^ the whole nature of the brewed coffee changes. There are two different forms of extraction: diffusion and flushing. Both have different effects on the coffee being extracted.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„You set the desired grind by moving the entire hopper assembly with a firm grip of the hand. Move it with the machine running and NO coffee beans in the hopper to avoid damaging the innards. Solis is quite specific about this procedure of not turning the hopper with beans inside. Although the instructions tell you not to run the grinder without beans "in-the-bin," you really need the motor turning when moving to the "espresso-position;" it's way over to the left, as we'll see later.“

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All-Clad Cookware (#)

„Furthermore, each handle is attached with stainless steel rivets so it will never come loose. The concept of producing a long-lasting product that will perform well consistently over years of use extends to small details, such as having each piece of cookware machine polished a number of times before it is hand-polished by master craftsmen at the mill.“

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Orville Wright | Co-Inventor of the First Successful Airplane (#)

„The Wrights believed that airplanes would eventually be used to transport passengers and mail. When the Wrights first offered their machine to the U.S. government, they were not taken seriously, but by 1908 they closed a contract with the U.S. Department of War for the first military airplane. Wilbur died in 1912, just as the airplane was beginning to make great advances. Orville worked on alone and in 1913 won the Collier Trophy for a device to automatically balance airplanes.“

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Zojirushi America Corporation (#)

„1987 Zojirushi America Corporation is established in California, U.S.A. 1988 The Home Bakery, bread machine is introduced. 1993 Minuet Computer Integrated Manufacturing system is launched. 1995 Zojirushi Hong Kong Co., Ltd.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (#)

„Arendt's basic theory is that Eichmann was a moral eunuch. He was a cog, in a large killing machine that never contemplated his role or dev