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Is my coffee stale?

By: |21 July, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . .

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This is a great article on how to tell if the coffee you purchase is fresh. Coffee is at its best from 3-7 days after roasting, and good for about three weeks. Vacuum seals and valve seals can give you an extra two weeks. Tests show that coffee freezes well, but I never do that because I think it dehydrates…

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Great Review of Nostromo Coffee Beans

By: |18 June, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: .

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http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/barkingburro/Journey-Darkness#comment-21539

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The Gourmet Coffee Label Should Imply Freshly-Roasted

By: |14 June, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . .

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Coffee in our view should never sit on store shelves for months. Someone else thinks so too. Try fresh roasted coffee once and know what gourmet coffee is about. Fresh Coffee

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In Search of The Great Coffee Bean

By: |31 March, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Like a poor quality Leonard Nimoy science show, the search for the Great Coffee Bean is paradoxically becoming both easier and more difficult.  The easy part is that it’s never been easier to find great green coffee beans.  The hard part is that it’s easy for everyone to find them so demand and prices have soared!  I think that from…

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Black Tie™ Short Ribs

By: |21 March, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . . . . . . . . . .

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Check out this simple recipe for really lovely short ribs! It’s a great recipe because it can be made ahead of time and reheated. It can also be low in fat if the fat is removed from the top when cool. We do not eat beef very much at our house, but when we do, we like it to be great and our guests loved it! KellyM.

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Buy Coffee Online and Drink a Truly Fresh Cup

By: |16 March, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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If you have been purchasing your coffee in a store, most likely you’ve been buying old coffee. That’s because packaged coffee from most major roasters has been sitting on the shelf for several weeks or months. While these roasters do an excellent job of preserving their roasted coffees, the plain fact is that these coffees are past their prime. Buying…

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Buy Coffee Online? Here’s How to Make a Great Cup

By: |10 March, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Start with great beans, freshly-roasted and less than 21 days out of the roaster (the best is 7-14 days).   If you purchase from us, our delivery process enables you to receive your coffee right at its peak of flavor. One doesn’t need an expensive espresso machine to have a great cup.  An ordinary pour-over method like “Melitta”*, a Clever Coffee…

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Great Coffee at Home is Easy When You Purchase Great Coffee Online

By: |10 March, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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In the age of hyper-caffeinated America, we’ve all seen people stand in line to purchase a coffee or latte at a coffee shop.  Many fine folks perform this ritual everyday.  They go there because they conclude that the coffee they’ll receive  will be professionally prepared and better for their taste buds.  Why is this so? To start with, the better…

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How Fair is Thy Trade?

By: |01 March, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fair Trade? Organic? Rainforest Alliance? Smithsonian Migratory Bird-friendly? Sustainably-grown?  It’s a jungle of guilt-reducing buzz phrases out there.  Pick your mantra from the above list and you’ll likely find one or all indexed to a commercially-produced coffee.  Is there any meaning to the buzz? Does it show in the cup quality of the coffee for which you just paid $4…

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