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Starbucks bought the Clover manufacturing biz. BUNN is going to come out with a comparative machine soon. Yay!

We walked our dogs to Abbott Kinney street today and tried the Clover machine coffee. We did think it was particularly fresh and good.

There is more caffeine in green beans than roasted coffee beans and more in a light roast than a dark roast. Heat breaks down caffeine.

How To Make a Fabulous Cup of Coffee for ONE or MANY:
Coffee:6 tablespoons or 1 cup
Water: 2 cups/16 ounces or 5 1/2 cups
Brewed Amount: 1 1/2 cups or 4 1/2 cups

Clean your coffee machine once a month with filtered water and 2 tbsp. of vinegar. Brew the mixture.

Coffee/tea consumption may lower blood uric acid levels, which is a precursor of gout or inflammatory arthritis. June 2007 issue of Arthritis Care & Research

"If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee." Sydney Smith, 1771-1845

Turkish coffee is 1 tspn of finely ground coffee (powder sugar texture), 1 tspn of sugar, & 1 shot glass size of water dumped into a little pot. Stir on High heat, 3 minutes to a boil.

I love telling my fortune from the grounds after drinking turkish coffee. U find the images the grounds leave & use your imagination.

Every Monday, 7am-7pm, McDonalds is offering FREE McCafe Mochas right now! Hey, today is Monday! =)

"Cup" size in the coffeemaker business is about 5-6 ounces, yet most Americans enjoy a coffee cup size of 8-10 ounces. If you're a Texan make that 12-15 ounces. Keep this in mind when buying a "12 cup" coffee machine. Figure out how big your favorite coffee cup is and do your own math. No surprises that way.

The 6 factors that contribute to the taste of brewed coffee: 3 factors YOU control are choice of bean, grind, & amount of coffee, 3 factors your machine controls are brewing time, temperature, and amount of water.