Buy a good quality of coffee beans or ground coffee. Some coffees have added flavors such as vanilla, hazelnut, or chocolate. Do some taste tasting at coffee shops to decide which type you like best.
Store coffee properly to ensure a fresh taste. Coffee that comes in vacuum sealed bags will remain fresh for months, unopened at room temperature. Whole beans when opened, may be stored in the freezer in an air tight container for a month or so. Grind daily or grind enough for two weeks of brewing. Store ground coffee in air tight container at room temperature.
Measure to your taste. Usually 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 7 ounces water (which will yield about 6 ounces of coffee), or 1 tablespoon espresso per 2 ounces of water (which will yield about 1 1/2 ounces of espresso). If you like the strong taste of espresso but don't have an espresso maker you can brew it in an automatic drip machine. Use 2 rounded teaspoons of espresso to each 6 to 8 ounces of water.
Use fresh water. Clean out your coffee machine about once a month. Serve coffee as soon as it is made. Throw out any left-over coffee that sits on the burner over 20 minutes. Do not reuse the grounds or reheat coffee.
Grind your coffee as fine or as coarse as your coffee maker requires. Preground coffee is usually the proper grind for most coffee machines.
Now unfold your morning newspaper and settle down for a good cup of coffee.
thank you for another useful, well written article,
#2 by salvatore, Jun 18, 2008
great article, thanks.
#3 by Moses Ingram, Jun 18, 2008
Thank you.
#4 by Jessica Rowe, Jun 18, 2008
very neat
#5 by Josey, Jun 18, 2008
Sounds yummy. I'm ready to pour a cup!
#6 by C A Johnson, Jun 18, 2008
Thanks for the great article.
#7 by Mark Gordon Brown, Jun 18, 2008
Grinding your own beans is simply the best way. I perfer fresh ground for everything... In fact I carry a pepper grinder in the car just in case resturaunts don't have one.
#8 by Abby Rose, Jun 18, 2008
I've recently gotten into coffee, or at least the flavored stuff. And it's starting to grow on me. Sounds good right about now.....
#9 by Ruby Hawk, Jun 18, 2008
Thanks guys and girls for stopping by. I was so hooked on coffee for awhile I had to give it up entirely, now I am back to a cup or so a day. Nothing beats that morning cup of java but drinking it all day is just too much.
Great idea Mark, I wouldn't have thought of carrying my own coffee grinder.
Abby, It was the flavored stuff that got me. now I'm back to black.
#10 by B Nelson, Jun 18, 2008
I used to drink coffee, until I got pregnant and the smell made me ill. Even now (14 years later) I still cannot drink it. However I recently learned coffee drinkers are living longer...
I enjoyed your article, even though I can no longer enjoy coffee.
#11 by valli, Jun 18, 2008
Thank you Ruby, for sharing.
#12 by Rachel, Jun 18, 2008
awwwwwsome! I am ready for a cup now... in fact, after reading this, I'm gonna make one now...
#13 by PR Mace, Jun 18, 2008
Ruby, you never let my down. I want a cup NOW! Thankss for sharing.
#14 by nobert soloria bermosa, Jun 20, 2008
nice post Ruby, i started liking coffee when I started writing for Triond, it keeps me awake 'til 2'o clock am
#15 by Amos, Jun 21, 2008
Nothing better than a good cup of coffee.
#16 by Lucy Lockett, Jun 21, 2008
I appreciate a cup or two first thing in the morning to get me going!
#17 by Hannah, Jun 22, 2008
I have to have that first cup to get me started every motning.
#18 by Beth Krajewski, Jun 23, 2008
I could give up a lot of things in life but coffee ain\'t one of them!
#19 by Trish, Jun 27, 2008
Nothing beats a good cup of coffee.
#20 by Ruby Hawk, Jul 13, 2008
Thank you all for your time and interest. You are the best. I wish you all the best of luck in your writing.
