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What is the purpose of a coffee press?
At one of my local cafes, you can order your drink in a coffee press. It looks like a large mug with a pump on top:
What is this used for? Does it affect the taste or strength of the coffee?
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What reasonable diet substitutes for coffee cream are there?
I need cream in my coffee. I can only stomach black, when it's excellent, properly brewed and so on. But at work I have no conditions for making excellent coffee - I make do with decent brand instant (lyophilized), I still need cream for it, and I…
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What makes Brazilian coffee unique compared to coffee from other countries?
Can you tell me what makes Brazilian coffee unique?
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Upward size limit for espresso makers
In my, somewhat limited, experience with espresso machines they generally only produce a few shots of espresso per load.
Is this a technical limitation of espresso making or is it just that the manufactures expect normal, healthy, people to only…
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Help me to identify the name of this part
This part is leaking. Can anybody please help me to identify the name of this part (see image)?
If it's not possible to get these parts anymore, can I use a different part which does the same job?
The espresso machine is a G3 Ferrari Lady C.
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What am I doing wrong if the used grounds in the filter basket are like wet sand?
I have a relatively cheap (<£100) espresso machine. Sometimes I find that after making a drink, I remove the handle and find the filter basket has lots of water in, so rather than tapping out a dry, compacted lump of coffee grounds into the bin, I…
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Decaffeinated Coffee Beans
I recently bought a bean-to-cup coffee machine and I drink a lot more coffee than I should. As decaffeinated coffee would do me good, I was hoping that there was a decaf coffee bean. I would like to use the bean grinding function of my machine but I…
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Is it possible to roast coffee in an industrial glass kiln?
Could you roast coffee in an industrial glass kiln and it be drinkable?
A strange question and purely hypothetical. This came about with a discussion with one of my friends who is a glass maker at university.
My first thoughts was that you could not…
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homemade cleaner for basic drip coffee maker
Is it possible to create a cleaning agent to use on a basic drip coffee maker using household items? If so, what ingredients are needed and in what ratios?
I am mostly concerned with cleaning the insides that I believe are made from plastic. The…
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What is the name of the coffee, of which beans are collected from cat poop?
What is the name of the coffee, and what are the benefits of the beans digested by cats?
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When preparing a ristretto shot, should the brew time remain the same as a normale?
I have heard that a ristretto shot is in the realm of 1:1.1-1.5 bean to coffee yield ratio here. Is the brew time to remain the same? I have used about 25s as a rule of thumb for my espresso shots. If so, the flow of coffee from the machine is very…
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Can a handheld milk frother produce micro-foam?
When steaming milk with a steam wand, many sources I've found say that the texturing stage of milk frothing can only be done before the milk reaches body temperature, hence why cooling milk and milk jugs is important, as it allows more time for this…
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How can I prepare an espresso machine for long-term storage
I am moving abroad, and will put my espresso machine in storage for at least one year. What can I do to make sure it still works when I return?
Upon my return, what parts should I replace?
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Different grinding size for boil coffee and coffee maker?
Is there any significant difference between the ideal grinding size for a drip coffee maker and for immersion (boiled) coffee?
When whole beans is not an alternative in a store, you often have the choice between coffee ground for a drip coffee…
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Why does coffee lose caffeine as it is roasted?
I have heard that coffee actually loses caffeine as you roast it, which means darker blends have less caffeine. Why is this?
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