tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101467732024-11-24T03:39:23.688+08:00Welcome to the blogging pages of the <a href="http://www.coffee-makers-cafe.com/">Coffee Makers Cafe</a> Website. For heaps of tips on coffee and espresso making, plus articles about coffee, espresso machines, coffee grinders, roasters, cappuccino machines, milk frothers and more... check out <a href="http://www.coffee-makers-cafe.com/">Coffee Makers Cafe</a>.cmcafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609429491750145374noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10146773.post-22385892227624951232008-08-29T23:03:00.000+08:002008-08-29T23:08:01.649+08:00

Well it's been a long time coming, but I've finally managed to get this page on home coffee roasters up at Coffee Makers Cafe. It's been an interesting little bit of research to find out the differences between a drum roaster and a hot air roaster. I still use my little popcorn popper, but I've got my eye on an IRoast2 - they look amazing.So check out the new page, let me know what you think. I

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As you know, I personally still use a popcorn popper for my home coffee roasting. Basically because it's cheap and it works. Trouble is I'm become less and less satisfied with the whole thing. Sometimes my beans come out very patchy looking - very uneven... and it's sooooo affected by the weather. Very unpredictable.And so I'm toying with the idea of getting one of those speccy purpose built home

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My latest exercise in my little August coffee project is to create this home coffee roasters hub page. Take a look and leave a comment... let me know what roasting style you are? Are you a hands-on roaster... or do you prefer the push-button convenience of today's machines.If you're super busy and don't have much time, a purpose built home coffee roaster machine would be a welcome addition to

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Today I created a lens about home coffee roasters - my latest obsession! The main point of the lens is to draw readers' attention to the fact that there are two types of personality when it comes to roasting coffee at home:The first is stark raving mad! This includes me :-). Personally, I'm happy to hack a cheap popcorn popper and create a massive chaff cloud in my garage... billowing with smoke!

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Hi there fellow Home Coffee Roasters! Yes, I know, it's been ages since my last post.I'm embarrassed that more than once I've pledged my intention to start posting here again... and also to add content to Coffee Makers Cafe. But time seems to slip away.And yet today, I'm feeling inspired! You might be surprised to learn I've started a new blog at Home Coffee Roasters. That one is a small project

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Today I'm bumping some pictures up from a previous post. These pics were taken early 2006 during two separate home coffee roasting sessions. And you can see pics of my new espresso machine and grinder... which are now just over a year old!Both the grinder and espresso machine are still working like a charm... though they're a bit stained with coffee. My only complaint about the espresso

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Hello little coffee blog,I'm just checking in today to say I haven't forgotten about you! You're at the back of my mind with every morning espresso.I'll be back to look after you soon... very soon. I'm a little busy right now.And to everyone who reads this post... go ahead and make yourself an espresso - the perfect pour - a god shot - in honour of this poor neglected blog.Back soon!Tags: Food

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This neat little one-cup filter coffee brewer is similar to the one I talked about in the post below. It's the Melitta Black Coffee Filter Cone 1-3 Cup and it's really cheap and really effective. Here in Australia, these get added as 'bonus giveaways' with packs of preground coffee in the supermarket... incentives to buy. That's where I got mine from a few years back. Mine's not exactly the

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Since buying my coffee grinder and espresso machine in early December 2005, I think I've only once brewed something other than espresso. I vaguley remember brewing a plunger... but I might have imagined that.Anyway, today I felt like something a bit more thirst quenching than 25ml of espresso - but I still needed the caffeine hit. So, I brewed a single cup in my little pour-over drip filter

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All the women around me are into scrapbooking... and it's freaking me out. I just don't get it. I can't understand spending money on albums, craft-kits, storage boxes, blah, blah... just for an album that gets looked at every now and then.Don't get me wrong, I do admire my friends' work. I think everything looks great - but I can't justify the cost. I've never been a craft kind of person. As

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As always, this article focuses on helping you make great coffee at home! Check out the new article by clicking on the headline of this post.Read about:Choosing a milk frother or milk steamerThe good, the bad and the ugly results of frothing milkNotes on milk fat percentage, temperature and type of pitcherTags: Food and Drink&nbsp;Coffee&nbsp;Espresso

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The more I immerse myself in the world of coffee, the more I forget what it's like to be a newbie.I remember a time when I didn't even know the difference between espresso and filter coffee. I couldn't understand why my home made coffee didn't taste like cafe coffee.That was the reason I set up my website in the first place. If you're stuck at the beginning... if you don't know what coffee

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Coffee Makers Cafe has been a little neglected over the past year. Occasionally I have added articles, but not nearly as often as I should. From this point forward, articles will be added much more regularly.Having added a brief overview of barista training yesterday (click on title of yesterday's post to view), this coming week I will write in more detail about certain facets of barista

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Interested in the finer skills of espresso making? There's a lot more to espresso than meets the eye. Did you know there are entire training courses devoted to "tamping" the grounds? Now that's obsession!I'm most interested in free-pour Latte art training courses. It's nice to practice espresso skills as a hobby. I don't know if I'd ever want to be a professional barista - too hard!Check out

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For all my complaining, home roasted coffee (even bad home roasted coffee) is mostly much better than pre-roasted coffee. If you want some instructions to start home roasting yourself... check out the link (title) on this post.Tags: Food and Drink&nbsp;Coffee&nbsp;Espresso

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Well, a couple of months ago I never thought I'd feel too lazy to roast up a new batch of coffee. Given the benefits of home roasting (fresh taste, cheap green beans, fun times for all!), I thought I was hooked. A couple of weeks ago, I went away for a weekend. Upon returning home I began to use up some pre-roasted beans I had stored in the freezer. The taste was acceptable, so I took some

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I can't believe it! The last few days, I have made the worst espressos ever. I can't get the milk to froth at all and I can't get the grind right. Either pouring too fast or too slow.Add to that my sad attempt at roasting decaf. I tried to stop the roast just after the first crack, but it must have been too early. The coffee tastes very 'bready' and, well... yuck! I didn't even finish it.

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Being cold, I want more coffee... but it took me three goes to pour a good espresso this morning. There's been a drastic change in the weather lately. On monday it was air-con weather - today it's cold, rainy and I'm all rugged up! The weather air is quite humid - I don't know if that is affecting the grind. I had to crank the dial up much coarser than usual. Such a waste of coffee. The

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Just poured an espresso with a dash of ground cinnamon in the portafilter... really nice. The flavor integrated better into the cup than just sprinkling cinnamon on top of a pre-poured espresso. Unfortunately the cup was a but overextracted - the grind was out (I think due to the change in weather here lately). I'll have to try it again.Tags: Food and Drink&nbsp;Coffee&nbsp;Espresso

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I'm not adding milk to my coffee for a week!!! Ok, ok... this Latte art is really peeving me now! I can't *&*^&^ do it! I've got my eye on a course that I want to attend - just gotta find the time. It's hard to get even close to an apple or heart when I'm only pouring two espressos a day. Excuses, excuses!So, I'm sick of adding milk to my coffee. For a few days - no milk! Instead, I'm

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After watching Luigi Lupi on the Paul Bassett DVD, I've been looking at pictures of Latte Art on the internet... you can see some here at the Vivace Espresso Art Gallery and some video demos here at Luigi Lupi's Latte Art page.Even more extraordinary... check out this link to Netherlands Latte Art Championship. This barista art ( etching art and free pour Latte Art ) is absolutely amazing. So

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I've just made some mods to the coffee makers cafe main site. These include an updated "Learn More" page as well as a new Coffee Blog headlines page and dedicated coffee articles section. Pretty pleased with that hour's work!Planned articles include:Latte ArtHome RoastingBar Pressure and the EspressoIf you have any suggestions for articles, leave a comment here, or use the Coffee Makers Cafe

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I recently bought the "Coffee Crazy" DVD from Paul Bassett. It was originally a 45 minute TV-special. I really enjoyed the special features- especially the Latte-Art by Luigi Lupi. Some of the things I noted from the DVD:Luigi froths his milk before pouring the espresso. This is something I do simply because the home machine takes minutes to froth the milk - by this time the crema has

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I've been drinking less coffee this week, but working on the site more... you can get your full feed of coffee by subscribing to my feed (click on the feedburner icon on the left of screen).I've been slack on the home-roast front this week. I remembered a bag of beans I had stored in the freezer a while back. I was really surprised at how fresh they've stayed! Got decent crema out of them and

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It amazes me that many people still don't know the difference between an espresso and a non-espresso coffee. Sure, they can see the machine used in the Cafe is different from their home-brewer... but what makes the coffee taste so different?I decided that this month's Coffee Makers Cafe "light reading" article should answer that question.Check it out Coffee Basics: Espresso vs Regular CoffeeTags

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