Coffee and Tea Are Good for Us? Yes! (First in a Series)good dietary source of potassium. That makes coffee a good choice as a diuretic; potassium loss is an undesirable side effect of most diuretics. Coffee can reduce the risk of cirrhosis of the liver.
Tea is made from the leaves of a shrub of the Camellia genus.
The Chinese first gathered tea leaves in the wild, and have cultivated the tea plant at least as far back as 350 AD. The court of England?s Charles II in the 17th century...
Coffee and Tea Are Good for Us? Yes! (First in a Series)good dietary source of potassium. That makes coffee a good choice as a diuretic; potassium loss is an undesirable side effect of most diuretics. Coffee can reduce the risk of cirrhosis of the liver.
Tea is made from the leaves of a shrub of the Camellia genus.
The Chinese first gathered tea leaves in the wild, and have cultivated the tea plant at least as far back as 350 AD. The court of England?s Charles II in the 17th century...
Coffee Antioxidant - Friend or Foethey try to get everyone to join them.
Suddenly everyone?s an expert. Webmasters quickly write articles about how coffee cures cancer and helps to eliminate world hunger ? ok, well maybe they didn?t say that, but believe me, some of the stuff I?ve read online will make you percolate too.
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So, here we now have scientific studies ?proving? to us that coffee has antioxidants. Researchers have identified several compounds in coffee that create a coffee...
Coffee Bean Roaster
The coffee bean roaster is fast becoming a ?must have? in today?s kitchens. The flavor and freshness of coffee is at its best when it is roasted in small batches at home. Roasted coffee is very susceptible to oxygen damage when it sits on store shelves and in caf? bins for days or weeks at a time. It spells disaster for specialty coffee beans creating stale, flavorless coffee. Today, the coffee bean roaster is a coffee enthusiasts dream, bringing the freshness and...
Coffee Benefits - Move Over Green Tea
Green coffee beans have supplied a new player in the antioxidant
arena. An extract of green coffee beans has been found to have a
stronger antioxidant effect than established antioxidants like
green tea and grape seed extract.
The active constituent in coffee that is responsible for its
many health benefits is a compound called chlorogenic acid. It
neutralizes free radicals, and addresses the problem of hydroxyl
radicals, both of which can lead to...
Coffee Breaks - Do they create Stress?
The American custom of taking break during the working hours. Thus coffee breaks began in the early 20th century. At the end of the 19th century, the American workplace was a dreadful place for a break. But as the century turned, social reform was gaining steam. Companies and factories installed in-house lunchrooms, and coffee breaks became part of the reform. In 1952, the term ?coffee break? was coined by a Pan-American Coffee Bureau ad campaign that...
Coffee Brewin' Civil War Style
Coffee Brewin' - Civil War Style by: Paula McCoachThe Coffee Customer Spoiler!!Even though there was a war between the states, both Confederate and Union soldiers still drank their morning coffee. But how did they make it? Obviously, being in the 1860's and in the open fields and battlegrounds, there were no electric coffee makers, cappuccino machines, and not even latte! Jim McCoach, a Civil War reenactor for 25 years, has recreated the method they used and...
Coffee Brewing Methods: Is your coffee brewer just a drip?
For most of us, brewing up our morning cup of coffee is more
than just a necessity, it is a matter of convenience. Each
night, millions of us coffee lovers pile heaping tablespoons of
our favorite gourmet coffees into those paper filters, fill the
tank of our coffee makers with water and set the timer so that
our coffee is ready and waiting first thing in the morning.
But why would anyone spend good money on the finest...
Coffee Brewing Tips
BREWING TIPS
Everyone has their own way of personalizing coffee, but here are a few basic tips to get started:
Great brewed flavor begins with fresh coffee. When using whole bean coffee, try to grind immediately before brewing. Protect the freshness of whole bean and ground coffees by storing in an airtight container. (Our patented coffee canister is ideal for preserving freshness.)
Always start with fresh, cold water. Since brewed coffee is over 98% water,...
Coffee Brewing Tips
BREWING TIPS
Everyone has their own way of personalizing coffee, but here are a few basic tips to get started:
Great brewed flavor begins with fresh coffee. When using whole bean coffee, try to grind immediately before brewing. Protect the freshness of whole bean and ground coffees by storing in an airtight container. (Our patented coffee canister is ideal for preserving freshness.)
Always start with fresh, cold water. Since brewed coffee is over 98% water,...
