Comments for ShotZombies http://shotzombies.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Bulletproof™ Upgraded Grass Fed Coffee by Dave Asprey @bulletproofexec http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/onAEwbKPw3E/ Dave Asprey @bulletproofexec Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5564#comment-1972 Trevor, I'm also upset, but for a different reason. I'm upset because the problem of toxins in coffee is so big. Coffee has been a lifelong passion for me, but I had to give it up for 5 years because the "side effects" weren't worth it. Then I figured out it wasn't the coffee, it was the processing. Science backs this up. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14726276 shows how big of a problem mycotoxins are in coffee. There are whole books written about this, not by coffee industry, but by food safety and mycotoxin specialists. We know that one sour bean in 50lbs of beans can impact the flavor. I searched for years for a consistently reliable cup of coffee that didn't cause the health problems most coffee (especially natural process) causes. I get it - you and the people here are experts in coffee, way more so than I am. But I'm an expert in biohacking, which looks at the system of the human body and nutrition and toxins. What you don't know is that we have new species of highly aggressive, toxic molds growing on crops. These didn't exist 30 years ago. These are growing on coffee, so we have to be more careful of how we process and treat it throughout the supply chain, or it won't have the positive effects people have come to expect from coffee. Seriously - if everytime you drink coffee, you get a headache, you'll stop drinking it. That's bad for business AND bad for health. My coffee doesn't cause headaches the way a lot of coffee can. I made this stuff because I love coffee and didn't want to stop drinking it. It works whether or not it upsets you. This research should be a wakeup call for coffee producers everywhere. I'd be more than pleased to be able to buy a cup of low toxin coffee at any coffee place, but I don't expect that to happen anytime soon. In the meantime, people who love coffee but hate headaches can try mine and see how it works. Trevor, I’m also upset, but for a different reason. I’m upset because the problem of toxins in coffee is so big. Coffee has been a lifelong passion for me, but I had to give it up for 5 years because the “side effects” weren’t worth it. Then I figured out it wasn’t the coffee, it was the processing.

Science backs this up. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14726276 shows how big of a problem mycotoxins are in coffee. There are whole books written about this, not by coffee industry, but by food safety and mycotoxin specialists.

We know that one sour bean in 50lbs of beans can impact the flavor.

I searched for years for a consistently reliable cup of coffee that didn’t cause the health problems most coffee (especially natural process) causes.

I get it – you and the people here are experts in coffee, way more so than I am. But I’m an expert in biohacking, which looks at the system of the human body and nutrition and toxins. What you don’t know is that we have new species of highly aggressive, toxic molds growing on crops. These didn’t exist 30 years ago. These are growing on coffee, so we have to be more careful of how we process and treat it throughout the supply chain, or it won’t have the positive effects people have come to expect from coffee.

Seriously – if everytime you drink coffee, you get a headache, you’ll stop drinking it. That’s bad for business AND bad for health. My coffee doesn’t cause headaches the way a lot of coffee can. I made this stuff because I love coffee and didn’t want to stop drinking it.

It works whether or not it upsets you.

This research should be a wakeup call for coffee producers everywhere. I’d be more than pleased to be able to buy a cup of low toxin coffee at any coffee place, but I don’t expect that to happen anytime soon. In the meantime, people who love coffee but hate headaches can try mine and see how it works.

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2012/02/01/bulletproof%e2%84%a2-upgraded-grass-fed-coffee/#comment-1972 Comment on Video: Kraft Kommon’s Pourover Macaroni and Cheese Technique by Reflecting on Coffee Common NYC « Dear Coffee, I Love You. | A Coffee Blog for Caffeinated Inspiration. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/aOOypm6QCqg/ Reflecting on Coffee Common NYC « Dear Coffee, I Love You. | A Coffee Blog for Caffeinated Inspiration. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:42:10 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5487#comment-1971 [...] most rewarding part of the event. When someone realized that with just slightly more effort than making EasyMac, they could enjoy much better coffee at home, it was a big win for everyone involved. Watching [...] [...] most rewarding part of the event. When someone realized that with just slightly more effort than making EasyMac, they could enjoy much better coffee at home, it was a big win for everyone involved. Watching [...]

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2012/01/29/video-kraft-kommons-pourover-macaroni-and-cheese-technique/#comment-1971 Comment on Bulletproof™ Upgraded Grass Fed Coffee by Trevor Gruehn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/fel7cT42avE/ Trevor Gruehn Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5564#comment-1970 This is upsets me because some people are actually going to fall for it. This is upsets me because some people are actually going to fall for it.

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2012/02/01/bulletproof%e2%84%a2-upgraded-grass-fed-coffee/#comment-1970 Comment on Video: Kraft Kommon’s Pourover Macaroni and Cheese Technique by Pour Overs - Laughing Meme http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/qcR3ppUYgBw/ Pour Overs - Laughing Meme Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:54:48 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5487#comment-1969 [...] also, pourover mac and cheese, and The Awl’s “get off my lawn” defense of NYC’s traditionally terrible [...] [...] also, pourover mac and cheese, and The Awl’s “get off my lawn” defense of NYC’s traditionally terrible [...]

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2012/01/29/video-kraft-kommons-pourover-macaroni-and-cheese-technique/#comment-1969 Comment on Video: Poured Over in Philadelphia by Kyle Wheeler http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/t-WB54iDBUc/ Kyle Wheeler Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:51:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5389#comment-1968 To me, this seems to be a good example of "what" versus "why" in the coffee industry. Watching that go down, they technically knew what to do, but almost every step they took was never explained as to why they did it that way, or even why it was better than batch brew. It seems to me that we get a lot of secondhand information on what is 'in vogue' in this industry. We're given a bunch of buzzwords to explain why it is currently the best brew method, but there's no technique or analyzation of the process behind the initial steps they get off youtube or brewmethods. It kind of reminds me of following recipes but not necessarily having enough knowledge of food to explain the reason behind why the recipes work/don't work when altered. I did not feel assured by the knowledge of these baristas when they gave these instructions.  That video was a step-by-step given by people who were given a step-by-step.   To me, this seems to be a good example of “what” versus “why” in the coffee industry. Watching that go down, they technically knew what to do, but almost every step they took was never explained as to why they did it that way, or even why it was better than batch brew. It seems to me that we get a lot of secondhand information on what is ‘in vogue’ in this industry. We’re given a bunch of buzzwords to explain why it is currently the best brew method, but there’s no technique or analyzation of the process behind the initial steps they get off youtube or brewmethods. It kind of reminds me of following recipes but not necessarily having enough knowledge of food to explain the reason behind why the recipes work/don’t work when altered. I did not feel assured by the knowledge of these baristas when they gave these instructions. 
That video was a step-by-step given by people who were given a step-by-step.  

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2012/01/04/poured-over-in-philadelphia/#comment-1968 Comment on 2011 in Empty Demitasse Cups by Coffeeall http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/_ma4tLQEMqs/ Coffeeall Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5346#comment-1967 that's awesome looking, could make a poster out of that that’s awesome looking, could make a poster out of that

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2011/12/30/2011-in-empty-demitasse-cups/#comment-1967 Comment on World Aeropress Championship 2010 by Phil, West Midlands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/YBQoXExBrkA/ Phil, West Midlands Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:02:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=2449#comment-1966 Is it purely for taste, or are there other competitions such as a "fastest person to make a quality cup of coffee with an Aeropress and clean it ready for re-use" category? If there is I might enter. :-) Is it purely for taste, or are there other competitions such as a “fastest person to make a quality cup of coffee with an Aeropress and clean it ready for re-use” category?

If there is I might enter. :-)

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2010/05/20/world-aeropress-championship-2010/#comment-1966 Comment on Why Working at Starbucks for Three Weeks Was the Toughest Job I’ve Ever Had by Cheoy Lee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/d4q2ICo8lMk/ Cheoy Lee Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:09:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5317#comment-1965 This article seems to have divided people's opinions! It's always an emotive subject, how hard we work. And it's a really subjective thing too. This article seems to have divided people’s opinions! It’s always an emotive subject, how hard we work. And it’s a really subjective thing too.

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2011/12/16/why-working-at-starbucks-for-three-weeks-was-the-toughest-job-ive-ever-had/#comment-1965 Comment on Coffee Common Coming to NYC by Anonymous http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/ebZQC6SQa9k/ Anonymous Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:57:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5405#comment-1964 eh bien. Maybe I can hop over when the TEDx is over. Will you be there on Friday/Saturday? eh bien. Maybe I can hop over when the TEDx is over. Will you be there on Friday/Saturday?

]]> http://shotzombies.com/2012/01/06/coffee-common-coming-to-nyc/#comment-1964 Comment on Coffee Common Coming to NYC by Mike White http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForShotzombiescom/~3/e4SWbkiQ7cA/ Mike White Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:12:00 +0000 http://shotzombies.com/?p=5405#comment-1963 Nope, totally unrelated. But we will be at TED in Long Beach again this year. Nope, totally unrelated. But we will be at TED in Long Beach again this year.

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