http://www.coffee.info Everything to do with coffee as a business Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:50:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This illustration was created by Lokesh Dhakar and the original can be found on his blog: http://www.lokeshdhakar.com/2007/08/20/an-illustrated-coffee-guide/ http://www.coffee.info/?p=12 The Espressione 1385R Cafe Retro Espresso Machine, combining old world design with new age features, the Cafe Retro is made to perform while lending an element of fun to your kitchen. It offers commercial quality steaming and frothing and continuous brewing, perfect for entertaining or as an added perk at ... http://www.coffee.info/?p=11 Coffee is a tropical tree that produces fleshy berries which contain the actual coffee bean. Generally, coffee grows in two tree varieties, Arabica and Robusta. Arabica is more sensitive and requires more attention while Robusta is more hardy and stronger of the two. While Arabica trees yield less beans than Robusta, ... http://www.coffee.info/?p=10 8-ounce Cup milligrams Coffee, Drip 115-175 Coffee, Brewed 80-135 Coffee, Espresso (2 ounces) 100 Coffee, Instant 65-100 Coffee, Decaf, brewed 3-4 Coffee, Decaf, instant 2-3 Tea, iced 47 Tea, brewed, imported brands (avg.) 60 Tea, brewed, U.S. brands (avg.) 40 Tea, instant 30 Tea, green 15 Hot cocoa 14 SOURCE: Food and Drug Administration http://www.coffee.info/?p=8 Chic style and efficiency team up for one terrific espresso machine. Designed by Italian architect and designer Lucca Trazzi, this shapely espresso machine looks more like sculpture than kitchen equipment. It’s more than a pretty face – the enamel-coated steel machine makes magnificent espresso with unbeatable crema, using either ground ... http://www.coffee.info/?p=5 These are some rough approximations: A commercial large-size coffee cup uses: 20-25 grams of ground beans. A kilogram of green coffee beans costs approximately:  US$2 The estimated cost of roasting a kilogram of coffee is: 40 cents  A kilogram of green beans once roasted and dried, is reduced to about: 750 grams This then produces on average: ... http://www.coffee.info/?p=4 Coffee.info went online this week in soft-mode and for the initial post we thought that an explanation of where we want to take this blog is in order. Needless to say, coffee is one of those topics that has not had a shortage of coverage in the blogosphere! This makes it pretty ... http://www.coffee.info/?p=1