We are sure that many of our readers have been caught up in this unpleasant circumstance: coffee and the need to use the toilet. Coffee is the favourite drink of many of us. Still, unfortunately, not everyone enjoys it to the same extent, and some cannot enjoy it to their heart’s content because each organism …
Those who like to grind their coffee beans at home, rather than to buy them already ground, know how important it is to keep them in good condition. Coffee that is exposed to the environment loses its aroma and freshness in a very short time, and that is why the best way to store ground …
When you are a coffee aficionado or heavy drinker, you like to enjoy your favourite drink wherever you go. On a trip, a hike, a walk, or simply at work. And then you realize that you need to buy a thermos for your coffee. Then you start looking at the coffee thermos, and it turns …
OK, let’s get to work. You buy your coffee bean packs in bulk (in very large quantities), and they last a long time open, or you grind them beforehand, but you don’t want them to lose their freshness. Where do you put them? Do you serve any container you have at home? Do you leave …
If you are one of those people who say, “I’m not a person until I’ve had a coffee”, and you don’t know what to take as a substitute for coffee in the morning… this article is for you. In this post, we will talk about the best alternative drinks to coffee, especially for those specific …
The question of beans may go unnoticed by the general public. In today’s market, we normally only consume one variety of coffee: Arabica. A not too high percentage of users also know that there is another very important variety of coffee beans, called Robusta. But hardly anyone knows that, in addition to Arabica and Robusta, …
Coffee is the most widely consumed beverage in the world (after water), and no one should be surprised by the number of queries and questions sent to us regarding coffee and its effects on health. We have already touched on this subject in our article on the benefits of coffee and its properties, but in …
We are generally used to drinking black coffee, and we usually know any preparation with non-dairy coffee by this name. By extension, we sometimes confuse the denomination of espresso coffee with black coffee. Big mistake, friends! Black coffee can have various intensities, various sizes (long, short), some people drink it with or without sugar, and …
We have already reviewed various coffee preparations on our website, and today it’s the turn of one that not many consumers know about; It’s the ristretto. Haven’t you ever heard this word before? Well, don’t worry because, in these lines, we will see how a ristretto espresso is made, what ristretto coffee is and some …
We already know that getting a good coffee is not easy. We have seen on this blog how not only the way it is prepared in the coffee machine but also the grinding of the beans has an influence. And if we go even further back, we find the first stage of the process: the …
There are many ways of making coffee without a coffee maker, as we have already told you on our website. Frankly, we cannot imagine why a coffee lover would not have a coffee maker at home but would have a microwave oven. Perhaps in student flats or in flats that already come with, let’s say, …
Do you want to know how many calories a cup of coffee has? Does coffee cause weight gain or promote weight loss? Should I take into account the calories of coffee if I am following a diet or weight loss regime? These and other questions we will try to answer here, in today’s article. Let’s calculate how …
What is the origin of coffee? Where does this plant, which today produces the most popular drink globally, come from? Who was the first to decide to consume it? How did it spread to various regions of the planet? How did the fruits of a bush become the most popular drink in the history of …
Of all the combinations of coffee and liquor, Irish coffee is perhaps the most popular worldwide. Making Irish coffee is simple, but to achieve a perfect Irish coffee, you need to use the right ingredients and, above all, follow the steps in strict order. In this article, we will go over a little bit of …
We all know that there are different types of coffee, but do we know which and how many types of coffee we can find? What are the most common types of coffee prepared? The question is more difficult to answer than it seems since the type of coffee depends on the type of categorization we …
You have probably never heard of coffee roasting, but this is a very common roasting technique in Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico and other South American countries. What is the difference between natural and torrefacto coffee? Which is more convenient: torrefacto or natural coffee? The answer is very clear to us (natural coffee always prevails) but, …
The pre-infusion system is an increasingly popular process in espresso machines. What is pre-infusion? Basically, it consists of applying hot water to the ground coffee for a few seconds at a much lower pressure than that used to extract the espresso. After the pre-infusion, the coffee will be slightly moistened and will have increased in …
Yes, friends, the time has come to dispel a lot of universally accepted topics, myths and truths about coffee around our favourite drink. Some of them will surprise you, others you may have never heard before, some of them may not be more than an anecdote in your particular store of knowledge. But in all …
In today’s post, we are going to wear the apron. Without being a precedent, where we dress up as kitchens and show you how to prepare Cuban coffee. A traditional and delicious recipe, which is not entirely known everywhere. So let’s do our bit to introduce it. We all know more or less how to …
Flat White is a well-known preparation and, in many cases, one of the most traditional. Ordering a Flat White can be a useful resource if you are in a foreign country and don’t want to risk the waiter misinterpreting your indications about the amount of coffee and milk you want. If we had to reference …
Milk froth is an essential element in many of the preparations we make with coffee with the help of our coffee maker. Many coffee makers include a steamer tube, which helps us to complete this operation, and some users even have a milk frother (as an additional and complementary instrument to their coffee maker). However, …
