Cuisinart DCC-1100BK 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Black
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Cuisinart DCC-1100BK 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Black
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- Fully automatic coffeemaker with 24-hour programmability
- 12-cup carafe with ergonomic handle, dripless spout, and knuckle guard
- 1- to 4-cup setting; brew pause; self cleaning; 60-second reset
- Gold-tone coffee filter and charcoal water filter ensure great-tasting coffee
- Measures approximately 8 by 8 by 14-1/4 inches; 3-year limited warranty
Cuisinart DCC-1100BK 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Black
Product Description
This classically designed coffeemaker is accented with stainless steel for a look that is sure to enhance your countertop. The 12-cup carafe features an ergonomic handle, dripless spout and knuckle guard for comfortable, drip-free pouring. Fully automatic, the DCC-1100 has 24-hour programmability and 1-4 cup setting for those times you don't need a full pot of coffee. The Brew Pause feature lets you pour a cup before brewing is completed, while the gold tone coffee filter and charcoal water filter ensure fresh, delicious tasting coffee.
Cuisinart DCC-1100BK 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Black
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Primula PCP-2906 6-Cup Coffee Press, Black
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Primula PCP-2906 6-Cup Coffee Press, Black
Price: $11.98
- French coffee press
- Dishwasher safe
- Protective plastic encasement so glass won't break
- Classic design
- Fresh, delicious coffee in 5 minutes
Primula PCP-2906 6-Cup Coffee Press, Black
Product Description
A French press consists of a narrow cylindrical jug usually made of glass or clear plastic, equipped with a lid and a plunger, made of metal or plastic, which fits tightly in the cylinder and which has a fine wire or nylon mesh acting as a filter. Coffee is brewed by placing the coffee and water together, leaving to brew for a few minutes, then depressing the plunger to trap the coffee grinds at the bottom of the jug. A French press requires coffee of a more coarse grind than that used for a drip brew coffee filter, such as produced by a burr mill grinder rather than the whirling blade variety, as a finer grind will seep through the press filter and into the coffee. Because the coffee grounds remain in direct contact with the brewing water and the grinds are filtered from the water via a mesh instead of a paper filter, coffee brewed with the French press captures more of the coffee's flavour and essential oils, which would become trapped in a traditional drip brew machine's paper filters. French pressed coffee is usually stronger and thicker and has more sediment than drip-brewed coffee.
Primula PCP-2906 6-Cup Coffee Press, Black
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Automatic Espresso Machine Review Helps You Buy the Right Machine
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Why do you think many prefer automatic espresso machine for preparing their tasty brew? Simple...it does everything automatically, that is, all by itself without any user intervention. Great...how much time is saved? What these automatic espresso machines do? Grinding of coffee beans, putting them in the hopper, filling and heating the necessary amount of water and finally giving you the best coffee each and every time is what these automatic espresso machines do. You need not worry about preparing coffee anymore. You just have to clean the dishes. How easy! Few automatic espresso machines even fill the hopper with coffee powder for you to use the next time.
It is always a good method to read the automatic espresso machine reviews before you buy them. However, don't read the reviews that are available on the manufacturer's website. In general, manufacturers try to pose that their product is only "the best" in the market. What you have to do is read automatic espresso machine reviews that are written by people who really own such a machine.
These manufacturers will have their own Internet websites where the customers will be allowed to post automatic espresso machine reviews. Here, a customer or a buyer can post both the advantage and disadvantage of owing an automatic espresso machine. This helps the manufacturer to know what really people want and at the same time gives the potential customers an edge about how the espresso machine really works. Merely reading an automatic espresso machine review is not going to help you. Understand the concept and make a thorough analysis based on the automatic espresso machine review that you read. This is what is going to help you in taking the decision.
Key element in any espresso is its grinder as this is what is going to determine the consistency of the coffee. This is the reason why some owners have a grinder separately for this purpose. However, if you have read automatic espresso machine review that is not biased, you would have understood that it is not the grinder that determines the taste of the brew.
Key features in an espresso machine:
Do not stop your research with the manufacturer's website alone. There are other websites that deals with automatic espresso machine reviews. It is worth looking at automatic espresso machine reviews that are posted in different websites when you are going to invest your hard earned money on espresso machines. Make your decision depending on whether the machine has a facility to be connected directly to the water line or you will have to pour water manually or it is possible to do both. You can be well prepared if you know the pros and cons of the automatic espresso machine.
When reading through an automatic espresso machine review read it thoroughly and see if this is what you are looking for in your machine. No machine will have all positive reviews, which is for sure. Don't go for a machine that has only negative reviews. If you are not familiar with various brands that are available in the market, reading through the automatic espresso machine review will give you an idea about various brands along with its pros and cons. This will help you in getting the machine that suits your need as well as fit your pocket.
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Your Kitchen Wants to be Sexy – Top 5 Snazzy, Sexy Coffee Makers That are Sensational
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When it comes to coffee makers there are thousands to choose from. Among these thousands there are differences in price, functionality, warranty and style. Sure, you can go to the closest big box store and pick one up for about 20-bucks, but generally the machine is just plain boring. Why not spend some more cash for better longevity, better functionality and sexiness-factor? We all like to be sexy, so why not your kitchen?
The roasting drum roll please… The top 5 snazzy, sexy and sensational coffee makers for 2005 are to make your coffee making process and kitchen look fantastic:
1. The Cuisinart Grind & Brew Thermal Coffee Maker: Best of all is it’s timed grinding and brewing feature. You wake up in the morning to the sound, smell and taste of the freshest ground coffee. This model is very tall and looks exceedingly modern with all of it’s stainless steel. You have to ensure you have enough space in your kitchen for the Grind & Brew – not only in terms of the overall length, but the lid, which is located on top, has to open to pour the water in. It has a thermal carafe, so it doesn’t burn your coffee and you can get warm coffee up to 2-hours later. It also uses charcoal water filters to clean the impurities out of your water. It has a 3-year limited warranty and good with any coffee beans.
2. The Melitta Javapod One:One, Coffee Pod Machines: This is a space age looking coffee machine which makes one cup at a time. The only bummer with this type of coffee maker is it can’t be used in high elevations…or kaboom! It comes in five snazztacular colors: red, white, black, mango and kiwi. It makes one bold cup of coffee in about a minute. It can host many other brands of coffee pods, so you are not just stuck on one kind and it can also make tea. It has a 1-year limited warranty.
3. The Hamilton Beach Eclectrics Coffee Makers: These metal beauties come in the most fantastic modern-retro designs and colors. Colors really wow you with intensity. Think about this…we pick paint sometimes because we like the name and now you can pick a coffee maker for the same reason. The Eclectrics series comes in Intrigue Blue, Apple, Moroccan Red, Sugar (ok, this one’s white), Pineapple, Licorice (black) and Seabreeze. For color and design alone these coffee makers are snazzy, sexy and sensational. An added bonus is its warranty: 3 years, one of the best in the industry.
4. Kitchen Aid Pro Line 12-cup Coffee Makers: So you like coffee and you like lot’s of it. This machine will be your Godsend. It comes with a portable second warmer. This second warmer is great for those winter Sundays, where you can put it on your bedside table to read and drink coffee all day long, without having to get up. It is also great if you want to brew two types of coffee like decaf (it even comes with an orange lid) and regular at the same time. It’s made of die-cast metal, has a timer and a two temperature heat setting. For great tasting coffee this gem comes with a Ion exchange water filter. It has a 2-year warranty and if you, for some reason, get a replacement the replacement has a 2-year warranty.
5. Capresso CoffeeTEAM Luxe Coffee Maker : Capresso coffee and espresso machines are simply the crème de la crème of coffee makers. This pearl has a programmable grind and brew feature, it holds a quarter pound of coffee beans and it has a filter indicator to tell you when your water filter is pooched. It brews to over 200 degrees, so it really extracts the flavor from the beans. It has a one year warranty, but I doubt you will need it. It only comes in black or white.
There you have it, 5 snazzy, sexy and sensational coffee makers to make your kitchen smile with pride. Do yourself a favor, buy a good coffee maker. It will last longer and it looks good in your home…best of all your coffee will taste better.
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I'm definitely not a coffee drinker. What are the best "mix-ins" to add to coffee that weed out the bad expresso taste of coffee?
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French Press Coffee Pot – 3 Tips to Make Great Coffee
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When it comes to making a really great tasting cup of coffee for yourself or for friends then it is worth considering investing some money in a good quality French Press Coffee Pot. Not only can you make a great tasting coffee quickly but unlike espresso or cappuccino machines making a brew can be done very easily.
However it is important that when making a brew using your coffee pot you ensure that you do things correctly. If you don't then the chances of each cup of coffee tasting as good as the first is reduced. Below we offer a few tips that you may find useful to make great tasting coffee time and time again with a French Press Coffee Pot.
Tip 1 - Only every use coarsely ground coffee. The problem with finely ground coffee is that it can cause the filter in your pot to become clogged along with some of them passing through it into the brewed liquid. So you end up drinking some sediment which will cause the drink to have a bitter after taste. Although you can purchase coarsely ground coffee it is much better if you grind your own as this will ensure that the taste of the coffee is much fresher.
Tip 2 - For each 4 ounces of coffee (one mug) that you intend to brew in your coffee pot add one large tablespoon of coarsely ground coffee to it. As you measure each spoonful of coffee grounds out make sure that you pour them directly into the base of the French Press coffee pot. This will help to ensure that the plunger and filter will press down and keep them from getting into the liquid above as you press it down.
Tip 3 - Finally following the adding of the water stir them together then allow to stand for around 4 minutes. This will give the liquid plenty of time to extract the essential oils from the beans giving the brewer a much richer and fuller flavour.
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Coffee-tech/brioso Home Roaster
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Coffee-tech/brioso Home Roaster
Price: $210.00
- Heavy Duty construction
- Gas Stove Top. Requires a gas burner.
- GAS BURNER NOT INCLUDED!
- Manual Operation (rotation). True Artisan roasting
- Full factory warranty
Coffee-tech/brioso Home Roaster
Product Description
The most exciting micro roasting machine for pros and aficionados.
The spherical copper drum gets so close the open flame, that it will challenge your senses and artisan skills.
Due to the high conductivity of the copper, and the minimal thermal accumulation, this roaster behaves -and feels- like driving a Formula 1 racing car.
FZ-RR 700 was designed by our top engineers to deliver an exciting, true, "cult" tool. A must-have collectible item for coffee passionates.
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FZ-RR 700 is available in two versions: manual and motorized (12V).
Coffee-tech/brioso Home Roaster
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Top 5 Blends of Coffee to Drink at the Office
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With all the brands and blends of coffee available, ordering coffee for the office can be a real challenge. Should you buy one blend to satisfy everyone? Should you order one or two flavored coffees to please those that like flavored coffee drinks? Maybe you should order at least one special blend for the gourmet coffee drinkers, and what about Fair Trade coffees? Should you make an effort to buy those products that are Fair Trade certified, organic, and shade-grown such as Kenyan, Ethiopian, Colombian or Mexican? The choices are enough to make all but the most dedicated coffee drinkers throw up their hands in despair.
It can also help to know which coffee blends are the most popular with office coffee drinkers. If you’re trying to decide which coffees you should stock in your office pantry to please co-workers, employees, clients and customers, these are the top five coffee blends enjoyed in offices around the country. When you are ordering coffee for your company, you can’t go wrong if your order contains coffee blends that fall into these five categories.
Medium Roast South/Central American Coffee Blend
South American coffees are particularly suited to the American palate. The flavor is brighter than most African or Pacific Rim/Indonesian coffees, and has a definite “snap” that we associate with coffee flavors. Brazilian, Mexican and Colombian coffees are at their best when the roast is fairly light. Most coffee service companies offer several varieties of “American blend” coffees from companies like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which partners with Keurig to supply well over 100 coffee blends in K-cups for Keurig single serve coffee systems, Starbucks and Tim Horton’s.
Eye Opener Blend
Many coffee roasters make a variation of an “eye opener” or “Morning Fog Cutter” blend. Generally, the Eye Opener is a blend of South American coffees with an addition of an African coffee like Ethiopian Yrgacheffe to add a darker, almost earthy flavor. The roast is usually just a little darker than the standard “American” blend, and though the coffee flavor is richer, the blend is actually a bit lower in caffeine than a lighter roast blend of South American coffees. Look for names like “Eye Opener” or “Fog Cutter” from the major coffee roasting companies.
Fair Trade, Organic Coffee Blend
Coffee drinkers are growing more and more aware of the wider social, environmental and economic effects that their beverage of choice has on the world. These considerations have persuaded many office coffee drinkers make a point of choosing coffees that are Fair Trade certified, certified organic or shade grown. Most major coffee companies offer a huge variety of both single origin and coffee blends that are certified Fair Trade, organic, shade grown or some combination of the three certifications. If you’re uncertain whether a coffee blend carries one of the three certifications, you can always look for Newman’s Own Organics, which is always 100% certified organic and Fair Trade.
French Roast Coffee
French roast coffee is not actually a “blend”; it refers to the darkness of the roast. French roast is one of the darker roasts on the coffee roasting scale. The coffee flavor is generally more intense than it is in lighter roasts, making most people think of it as “stronger” coffee. In reality, the darker the coffee roast, the lower it is likely to be in caffeine. The flavor, however, is richer and more intense, and the body is fuller.
Flavored Coffee
Flavored coffees have made a big dent in the coffee world, and some of your employees are bound to be flavored coffee drinkers. The question, of course, is which flavored coffees should you order regularly and keep on hand. Obviously, if you have employees with a particular favorite, that should guide your choice. If you don’t know your employees’ favorites, however, you can still make a pretty good guess by looking at the top flavors ordered through Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, one of the country’s largest suppliers to office coffee service companies. French Vanilla, Hazelnut or cinnamon? Believe it or not, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ single best seller is none of the three. It’s their Blueberry Morning blend coffee, which is Green Mountain’s overall best seller, not just their best-selling flavored coffee. Most office coffee service companies offer some sort of flavored coffee variety pack that includes the most popular flavored coffees sold by their company.
In addition to a variety of coffee blends, the well-stocked office break room should also offer other beverages for your workers who don’t drink coffee. Most office coffee service companies include a variety of teas, hot chocolate and even soups that can be made with hot water from the office coffee maker.
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Starbucks History Is Worth Repeating
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There's been a lot written lately about the downfall of Starbucks, the world's largest coffee retailer. Just a few years ago Starbucks coffee couldn't do anything wrong but today many think it has grown too fast and gotten too big. Overexpansion, oversaturation, dismembered product extensions have all made for the siren's fall from grace. Others might argue that the current CEO, Howard Schultz, took his eye off the ball by dabbling in too many extracurricular activities. For one, Mr. Schultz is currently considering suing the group of investors that purchased the Seattle Supersonics from the coffee billionaire and is now threatening to move the team to Oklahoma City.
During the company's stellar rise, Starbucks has bore the brunt of many jokes, but the company's ambitious growth model to cover the globe with 40,000 stores seems to be on hold presently as this has lead Starbucks to build stores fairly close to existing locations, prompting one comedian to exclaim "I saw Starbucks building a new store inside of a Starbucks." The latest controversy is the company's use of a bare-chested siren as its logo. However, this logo has been in place at the coffee giant's first location at Pike's Peak Market in downtown Seattle for almost 40 years. It's only after Starbucks adopted a "get back to its roots" campaign utilizing the logo has the company received strong opposition from religious groups.
In addition to a sluggish economy brought about by a miserable housing market, a severe credit crunch, and massive job losses Starbucks also finds itself battling it out for customers with an opponent almost 3 times its size in McDonald's. It was a few years ago when both companies decided to muscle in on each other's turf, Starbucks getting into the breakfast business, and McDonald's upgrading its coffee offering to steal consumers away from Starbucks. There doesn't appear to be a clear-cut winner in a coffee wars, but in less than a year Starbucks has retreated its lofty breakfast ambitions citing a desire to get back to the its roots. One of the things Mr. Schultz pointed out during his return as CEO is the retail locations have lost a bit of their soul and a lot of their smell, and he wants to make sure the company focuses on what he feels they do best, and that's make coffee.
Starbucks has always been known as a meeting place for business people, students, moms with kids, or just a place to get away at relax for a while. This atmosphere was created intentionally by what Mr. Schultz terms "the third place", or a place one could go between work and home. Of all the things that Starbucks corporate can focus on at the store level, it's making the customer feel welcome again.
One of the initiatives Starbucks is undertaking to achieve that goal is the rollout of free Wi-Fi in all of its locations. Starbucks has partnered in the past with T-Mobile but has opted out of that contract and has chosen at&t as its new partner. Starbucks is also scaling back its music offerings by giving up day-to-day control of its music division to another company, all in the hopes of being able to focus on its core business and get back some more of the 44 million people a week that used to pass through its doors. Mr. Schultz recently commented that that this is the worst economic environment the company has ever operated in and that the people who used to splurge on four dollar lattes are seriously feeling the pinch of four dollar a gallon gasoline.
But all is not lost, with over 16,000 stores worldwide Starbucks still commands a presence in any marketplace, and throws off significant cash from its operations. Don't be surprised if Mr. Schultz keeps one eye open to acquire weaker chains at home and abroad as buying earnings and revenue may be the only way to achieve the numbers Wall Street has come to expect from the company. There is no reason to believe that Starbucks and Mr. Schultz will pull themselves out of the current nosedive to once again reign supreme over the coffee world, one triple pump, non-fat, extra whip, latte at a time.
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Eric is the head blogger at http://thedripp.blogspot.com and has been a sales and marketing consultant for 20 years. He blogs about Starbucks as a way to share ideas and stimulate conversation about the worlds largest coffee retailer.
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