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fredag 23 oktober 2009

We All Love The Smell Of Fresh Roasted Coffee

By Bart Jones

If you are a coffee lover, you know how much of a difference the smell of a great cup of coffee makes in your day. There are probably days that it is the only reason you get out of bed. The smell drifts upstairs as you have the timer on your machine and there is nothing you can do to resist that first cup of roasted fresh coffee to start your day.

It all starts with the beans. If you have lousy coffee beans, you have not shot at getting a great cup of coffee. There are hundreds of different varieties out there and it will be a matter of preference as to what you actually like. One person may rave about Jamaican Blue Mountain while Sumatra may be your favorite. It would be great if there was a simple method of figuring out, but tasting is the best way to find your favorite.

If you're of the gourmet ilk, you'll want to have only whole roasted fresh coffee beans on hand. Grind only enough beans to make a potful each time. Further, buy only sufficient quantities of whole beans to last for a month or two at a time. Keep them in an air tight container stored at room temperature, otherwise you risk the beans losing their freshness.

If you prefer to buy your coffee on the way into work, you more than likely stop at the same place each and every day. There is no shame in this as the power of the perfect cup is something that is undeniable. Be it Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts, Wawa or McDonald's, your favorite is often a cup that you will drive miles out of your way to make sure you are getting what you want.

Most are not lucky enough to be able to just buy a cup of perfectly prepared coffee and not only have to purchase the beans, but also the maker to produce the black liquid gold that makes our days bearable. As you search for your machine keep one thing in mind. The optimum brewing temperature for coffee is 200 degrees and if the machine is not brewing at that temperature or very close to it, you can spend all the money you want on your coffee bean, but you are still going to get a cup of sludge on the other end.

When you are searching for your machine, check out as many as you can. Be wary of online reviews as you will find that a lot of them are merely planted copy, especially if they are on the coffee makers sites. What you want to do is check out forums and see the machines for yourself. You will find that more often than not, a store will have the machines plugged in and brewing so you can check out it out for yourself.

If you are a true coffee lover, you may find that you will travel to the ends of the world to make sure you get the perfect cup of coffee. You are probably also the person that goes away on vacation and drives the wait staff crazy because there is never a cup that is good enough to satisfy your desires. It's okay, there are plenty more out there just like you!

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