About Writer James Grierson is the owner of Galla Coffee: http://www.gallacoffee.co.uk - Uk online retailer of designer coffee accessories. Through the Coffee Knowledge section of his website he aims to help people understand more about coffee and give them tips on how to make great tasting coffee in their home.
Spread Of Coffee To Europe It was not until 1615, that Europe was formally introduced to coffee. Venetian traders, who had strong trade links with the Levant (historical term referring to a large area of the Middle East incorporating the countries of: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria), started to import coffee into Italy. On... Similar Editorial : Turn Perfect Coffee into Satisfying Coffee by George Moore. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Africa And Arabia Coffee The coffee plant originates from the highland forests of Ethiopia. It is believed that the first plants were found growing wild in the region of Kaffa, where coffee derives its name from. A popular legend tells of a goat herder named Kaldi. One day he noticed his goats behaving in a strange manner. ... Similar Editorial : Turn Perfect Coffee into Satisfying Coffee by George Moore. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Colonisation Of Coffee By the 17th Century, with the popularity of coffee ever increasing in Europe, the interest of the then World Superpowers - Britain, France, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain - also grew. Up until this point, coffee imported into Europe had come from the Arabian Peninsula, over which none of these nati... Similar Editorial : Turn Perfect Coffee into Satisfying Coffee by George Moore. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Commercialisation Of Coffee For many connoisseurs, the period from the mid-19th Century to the late 20th Century is the ‘Dark Age’ of coffee. During this era, coffee lost its Middle-Eastern mystical charm and became commercialised and, quite frankly, ordinary.When coffee was first introduced into Britain during the 17th Centur... Similar Editorial : Turn Perfect Coffee into Satisfying Coffee by George Moore. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Coffee: From Bean To Cup Coffee is a plant. However, before it can be drunk it must pass through a number of stages and travel thousands of miles.Coffee beans come from the red cherries of the coffea bush. Each cherry usually contains two seeds, or coffee beans. The exception to this is the Peaberry, where only one bean is ... Similar Editorial : The Life of a Coffee Bean by Peterwilson. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Speciality Coffee With the large multi-national coffee companies focused purely on coffee as a commodity rather then a drink to be savoured, it allowed a new sector to emerge in the coffee industry: Speciality Coffee. Speciality coffee was nothing new, rather the opposite; it stripped coffee making back down to the g... Similar Editorial : Turn Perfect Coffee into Satisfying Coffee by George Moore. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Caffeine In Coffee Caffeine is only one of several hundred chemicals found in coffee. However it is the most notorious because of the many physiological affects it has on the human body. Caffeine naturally occurs in many other plants apart from the coffee bush, such as tea and cocoa plants.There is a long established ... Similar Editorial : Removing Caffeine From Coffee by Fenton Wayne. | Source : Cappuccino Accessories
Fairly Traded Coffee Speciality coffee by its nature is fairly traded. Rather than being treated as a commodity on the futures market, it is traded on its quality, which in turn demands a premium price for the farmer. For example, in May 2006 'Hacienda la Esmeralda Geisha' coffee, from Panama, set a record of USD5... Similar Editorial : Turn Perfect Coffee into Satisfying Coffee by George Moore. | Source : Brazilian Coffee
History Of The Stove-top Espresso Maker The story of the stove-top espresso maker begins in 1918, when Alfonso Bialetti returned to his native Italy from France, where he had worked in the aluminium industry, to start a small workshop manufacturing metal household goods.The actual idea for the stove-top espresso maker came from a simple w... Similar Editorial : Automatic Espresso Maker by Ricky Lim. | Source : Solis Espresso
This is the basic technique to brewing espresso. Once you have mastered this you can then start to experiment and find your very own 'Espresso Nirvarna'
Use filtered water in your espresso machine. Water from the tap may contain particulates (such as dirt, sediment and rust) that...
History Of The Cafetiere Cafetieres are probably the most commonly used method of brewing coffee. Many coffee lovers swear on the fact that the cafetiere is the best method, as it preserves the delicate flavours in the oils, giving a smooth, rich bodied coffee.The exact history and origin of the cafetiere is not clear. Both... Similar Editorial : History Of Coffee by Melvin Ng. | Source : Espresso At Home