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Presto Hot Air Coffee Roaster
Posted by: | CommentsFolks have been wondering if the Presto hot air popper will replace the ‘West Bend Poppery II as an at home coffee roaster. The Westbend Poppery II has long been the benchmark for home coffee roasting for years. I have been using this hot air popper for over 5 years to roast coffee at home. I switch between the Original Poppery and the Toastmaster hot air popper. The West Bend Poppper II seems bullet proof and indestructable. I took the Poppery II on a 3 week car camping trip and roasted coffee on the road. All I needed was an electrical outlet which was not hard to come buy at campgrounds with bath rooms.
I don’t think that you can find the Poppery II that is brand new. I usually find them available at thrift stores. They are becoming rare as new people discover the joys of roasting coffee at home.
There are many other brands available such as the Presto hot air popper at Amazon. I saw the Presto on sale for $13.90. Shipping charges are nominal and you will not have to be concerned about it dieing on you .
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Presto PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper! SOLUTIONS...!10 Things About Coffee
Posted by: | Comments1. Caffeine Can Kill You
But you’d have to drink 80 to 100 cups in a hurry, health experts say. We advise not trying.
2. Coffee Can Be Good For You
A study shows that Americans get most of their antioxidants from their daily fix of java. One to two cups a day appear to be beneficial. Or, if you don’t like coffee, try black tea, the second most consumed antioxidant source. Bananas, dry beans, and corn wrap up the top five.
3. Caffeine Might Boost Female Sex Drive
It worked on rats anyway. But researchers say in humans, coffee might enhance the sexual experience only among people who are not habitual users.
4. Caffeine Might Cut Pain
Moderate doses of caffeine — the equivalent of two cups of coffee— can cut post-gym muscle pain, a small study found. But the research was done on people who were not regular coffee drinkers.
5. Caffeine Can Indeed Keep You Up at Night
Health experts advise avoiding it for 6 hours before bedtime.
6. Decaf Coffee Has Caffeine!
If you drink five to 10 cups of decaffeinated coffee, you could get as much caffeine as from one or two cups of caffeinated coffee, a study found.
7. Decaffeination Uses Chemicals
Beans are steamed, so that dissolved caffeine rises to the surface, where it is washed off using an organic solvent called methylene chloride.
8. Caffeine Is Not The Bitter Culprit
Caffeine is not the main bitter compound in coffee. Rather, the pungent perpetrators are antioxidants.
9. Great Coffee Depends on Roasting and Brewing
When it comes to great flavor, coffee chemistry boils down to roasting and brewing. During roasting, oil locked inside the beans begins to emerge at around 400 degrees. The more oil, the stronger the flavor. Caffeine content goes up as the water spends more time in contact with the grounds, so regular coffee often has more of it than espresso or cappuccino. Darker roasts also yield more caffeine.
10. Coffee Was Discovered by Goats
A millennium ago on a mountainside in Africa, a herd of goats kept a shepherd up at night after feasting.
Arguably the Best Micro Roasted Coffee on the Planet
Posted by: | CommentsIf you don’t like to argue politics because it’s too controversial, try arguing micro roasted coffee or micro brewed beer. Everyone that is a drinker has their favorite. Since I am not a BIG beer drinker, let’s argue a little about coffee. Let’ get one thing straight, I dislike over roasted coffee. If you are a liberal, socialist, or conservative, I can still tolerate you. However, if you drink burned coffee like $tar&ucks, then the party is over!
Are you ready for the best micro roasted coffee on the planet? It’s coffee that you roast yourself at home. I am not kidding. Scrape up$3.00 and head to the nearest thrift store. Purchase an old Original Poppery or Poppery II by Westbend. You will need to purchase green beans. I get them from http://sweetmarias.com/. Don’t worry, I am not an affiliate marketer from them or high pressure salesman. I just dig their beans and write ups about how they purchase their coffee beans from all over the planet minus the polar ice cap regions.
I use a Weber thermometer that goes up to 550 degrees F and insert it into a hole that I drilled in the butter dish. Most people don’t even do this as you learn to roast by smell and sound. I use it like an rpm guide. When it hits 440 degrees, I know that I am almost done. I smell the roast and listen for the cracks. It cracks and pops just like pop corn! I stop right in between the first and second crack.
Let the roast age for at least 12 hours. Use a quality burr grinder and brew in a French press or small cone drip filter. The taste will knock your socks off! You cannot go back to Fivebucks (oops I meant Starbucks) again.
Okay, for you hard core dark roast guys and girls, go ahead and roast ’til the beans are almost burned. I will forgive you and accept your friendship.
However, for the sake of argueing, please disagree with me. Let’s have some fun. It’s not like this is about Obama or McCain. It’s about life. Can you imagine a day without coffee? No way! Can you imagine a day without the government breathing down your back? Yes!!!
