Is there PINK Coffee?
15 December 2010NowI do not know whypink is such popular in products. We have pink legos, pink laptops, pink cars, pink hoodies. Then there is pink drink too. Like straw berry, pink tequila and so forth except pink coffee.
I am sure there is no pink coffee and if there were, will I drink it. Now even it smells like coffee but having it pink in colour is a no no. I don’t get used to seeing coffee pink in colour. I mean how would one react to a pink bread or pink french fires. This will be freaky isn’t it. And it will destroy any appetite with the wrong use of colour on food.
However when it comes to clothes, well pink is in, especially with girls, ladies. We have all sort of pink colour clothes from pink hoodies to pink hat. Then having pink in such clothes is one big hit and they look cool too.
Then pink toys, pink laptops pink . .. . pink all meant for the fairer sex. Well in a way pink is a very suitable colour and I had also seen pink mobile phones too.
So comng back to the main question of this blog is there a pink coffee . . . I guess you know the answer by now and it is not YES.
technorati tag:No TagsSmell Coffee and Wakes Up
17 June 2008If the below news is true, than why drink coffee when you can just smell it and get the same effect. Well me for one will go for this rather than drinking and I am already thinking about, coffee stimulant spray, aromatic therapy using oil extracted from coffee beans. Well that’s just some suggestion. And if you are no sure what I am talking about read the following news item below.
technorati tag:coffee, coffee experimentJust Smelling the Coffee Can Wake Up Genes
If you’re the type of person who perks up in the morning at just the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, you are not alone. There are some laboratory rats you should meet.
While countless studies have looked at what occurs when coffee is drunk, far fewer have examined the effects of sniffing the aroma, which contains many volatile compounds. So Han-Seok Seo of Seoul National University and colleagues exposed stressed-out rats that had been deprived of sleep to coffee bean aroma and then evaluated the effects by performing genetic and protein analyses on brain tissue. They compared the results with tests on other rats, including some that were sleep deprived but not exposed to coffee.
As they report in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, they found that the expression levels of 13 selected genes were different between the stress-with-coffee rats and the stress-only animals. With 11 of the genes, levels were higher for the stress-with-coffee group; with the other two the levels were lower.
Since proteins are among the products of gene expression, the researchers also identified proteins that were differentially expressed between the two groups of rats. For instance, one protein known to have an antioxidant function had a higher expression level among the stress-with-coffee group.
The researchers say the study is a first step toward understanding the effects of coffee aroma. One intriguing question, they say, is whether it is better to smell coffee than to drink it when trying to stay awake all night.
Source :- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/science/17objava.html?ref=science
Coffee Grinds - A quick Guide
8 June 2008It’s always good to have a refresher course on coffee basics and the type of coffee grinds to the of coffee to be made with a coffee machine is one. I came across an article on this basic and love it that much to reproduced it here.
Matching your bean to your machine is a daily grind
You’ve just purchased your favourite coffee beans at your local grocer or specialty shop. “Now,” the clerk asks, “would you like them ground?”
Before you answer, remember: the espresso bean will only produce ‘crema’ if it is less than two weeks old, so don’t purchase more ground coffee than you can consume within two weeks. Whole beans will stay fresh for about three weeks.
By the way, don’t keep coffee in the freezer or refrigerator where temperature changes affect its quality. Keep it in an airtight container at room temperature.
Now that you’ve decided when to grind, the next question is, how should coffee be ground?
There are five different types of grinds, and believe it or not, they make a tremendous difference in the quality and taste of your morning cup.
A coarse grind is composed of evenly-cut heavy particles, larger than grains of sand. It is used in percolators and French press coffee pots.
A medium grain is gritty, like rough sand, and is best suited for flat-bottomed filter drip coffee-makers.
A fine grind is smooth to the touch, a little finer than granulated sugar or table salt. Cone filter drip coffee makers, moka pot (stove top) espresso machines and vacuum coffee pots prefer a fine grind.
Extra fine grind is finer than sugar, but not quite powdered. The coffee grains should still be discernible to the touch. Pump or steam espresso machines require an extra fine grind.
Finally, Turkish grind is powdered, like flour, and is used in an Ibirk, a container which is used to boil the coffee powder in water to make thick Turkish or Greek coffee. A specialized grinder is necessary to pulverize the beans.
Your preferred roast is also enhanced by a specific grind. The finer the grind, the slower the water will pass through the coffee, and the stronger the flavour will be.
Therefore, lighter roasts are better for fine grinds, and the black or dark roasts, which are intense already, require a coarse grind.
At Damascus, we vary the grind on our black roasts in order to intensify their smoky or spicy attributes.
Once you have the roast and the grind mastered, the next fun challenge is to experiment blending your favourite brown and black roasts to produce your own unique creation.
When you discover a combination that brings out the best qualities of each bean, it is truly satisfying!
n Kevin Steen is a true coffee lover and proprietor of Damascus Coffee House in Riverview. Do you have a coffee question for Kevin? Visit him at the shop, or call him at 855-4646.
Source :- http://monctonthisweek.canadaeast.com/article/316440
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