Coffee Cup Blog

               For those obsessed with coffee, grinders are very important. They are used to turn the beans into grounds which is a vital step in making coffee, it is probably the most important piece for brewing coffee. Not many people may know, but poorly ground coffee can affect the taste of the grounds. Two of the big grinders used are burr and blade grinders. Blade grinders have a propeller in the middle like you would see in a blender with a blade at the bottom. It slices or chops the beans into grounds. A burr grinder is made of revolving burrs which are cutting surfaces that can only grind a few beans at a time. The beans are crushed between the moving grinder wheel and a surface that doesn’t move. There are a couple types of burr grinders, Conical and flat burr grinders, but they essentially all do the same thing. The only difference is flat burr grinders produce more symmetrical grounds due to the fact that the grounds stay between the burrs until they fall through. This mean

          Surprisingly, there are more differences in hot and iced coffee than one would have thought. The temperature is the obvious one. Hot coffee can burn your tongue and warm you up, while iced coffee is refreshing. Iced coffee can also be brewed hot or cold and hot coffee is only brewed hot. The difference in taste is dependent on how it is brewed. A hot brew produces a more acidic coffee as it has a faster brewing process. Cold brew is less bitter and more of a subtle taste. Iced coffee is said to be healthier as it being less acidic is easier on the stomach and intestines. Yet, hot brew is supposed to extract more antioxidants, whether hot or cold brew is healthier is unknown.  Cold brewing methods will extract more caffeine from the grounds due to the amount of time it spends steeping. The type of bean is another factor, but that is for a different blog.  Ice coffee takes longer to brew as steeping takes hours and hot brewing the coffee then chilling it will still take longer.

  This blog is to help those how to take care and clean a coffee maker the right way. This is going to give a more detailed description of what to do to keep your coffee maker in working condition.  It needs to be maintained on a regular basis to keep the coffee being processed fresh with great flavors. The leftover coffee in the maker can make the coffee taste different, almost sour and rotten. Minerals can also form in the coffee maker if tap water is used. This can affect the water flow in your maker. The inside needs to be cleaned once per month with a mixture of vinegar and water. The mixture will be half vinegar and half water, the amount depending on how many cups your coffee maker can make. It will be placed where you put your water in. A clean filter will be put in and the maker needs to be run like you would for a normal cup of coffee. After being brewed allow the mixture to sit in the pot for about 10 minutes to clean it and allow the machine to cool. The mixture can be pour

          I have been able to travel a little in my life and there are some amazing and different places to try coffee. In Salt Lake City, Utah, Café Thao Mi has great iced vanilla coffees. I did not get any food, but their selection looked great. I spend a lot of my summers in Wareham, Massachusetts, so I have found a couple good places around there. I obviously get Dunkin a lot, it is also right down the street from where we stay so it is easy and quick to go to. I am basic there and get an iced vanilla coffee with one cream and one sugar. I also like to get their plain bagels with strawberry cream cheese or the vanilla frosted sprinkles donut. Uncle Jon’s Coffee in Marion is another place around Wareham I like to go to. Their bakery selection looks delicious and sells fast, I sometimes don’t wake up early enough to get some. They have a big selection of smoothies too, ranging from strawberry to peanut butter cup. They have great sandwiches and wraps. If you haven’t noticed by now

At Muskingum University there are not many places in walking distance to get coffee, actually there is only one really, Chapman’s Coffee House. It may be one of my favorite places to go around here. I really like their iced vanilla latte and their dirty chai latte. Those that do not know, a latte is espresso with steamed milk. They have many pastries, salads, sandwiches, and many other drinks. Their drinks that don’t involve coffee, for the non coffee lovers out their include: teas, smoothies, and pop. I feel like we all have a friend that doesn’t like coffee, I know I do. Their pastries are handmade brownies, muffins, scones, cookies, poptarts, and many more depending on the day. Besides Chapmans there are the usual coffee places like Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Circle K, and any regular breakfast/ lunch restaurants that sell coffee that you can drive to. A café I enjoy in Zanesville is the Walk Café and Bakery. They have many breakfast items, I have only been once, but their breakfast bu

I am a big fan of the aeropress, it is a different brewing method for coffee/espresso. The aeropress contains several parts. A filter cap is either where a paper filter, that is made specific to fit the size of the aeropress, can be placed or where a replaceable filter will go (**Make sure the replaceable filter has the correct side up). The chamber is what the filter cap twists onto and is where the coffee grounds and water will be put. A plunger with a seal attached to it will be forced down the chamber to push the water through the filter. The filter has to be there so no grounds end up in the final product. A funnel is an important kitchen utensil that will make transferring the grounds and water into the chamber easier and less messy. A stirrer is important to have to mix the grounds and water in the chamber before inserting the plunger. This will get rid of air bubbles so more water can be added and it allows the mixture to be more evenly concentrated. It is extremely easy to use