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Does Espresso Keep You Awake More Than Drip Coffee And Instant Coffee?
I’ve been a coffee consumer for a very long time, hitting up the local coffee haunts in my area to give me my morning buzz, but I’ve always been curious as to which big brown beautiful cup of goodness is going to keep me awake the longest, I mean is there an actual difference or is it a placebo? especially on mornings when I would love nothing more but to sleep all day. I like my espresso, but my friends swear by drip coffee and instant, so I decided to conduct some research and write a post with my findings. The question pending is will espresso keep you awake more…
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Why Do People Put Salt In Coffee? And Should You Be Doing It Too?
Have you ever heard of the phenomenon of adding salt to your coffee? You may be reading this and shaking your head thinking “Ew, no! Why would I ever do that?” Well, as it turns out there are a lot of people who do indeed put salt in their coffee, and it has been a common practice in some countries for centuries! So why are people putting salt in their coffee? Well, for one thing, it reduces the tongue’s ability to taste the bitterness of coffee. Adding salt to coffee can also improve the flavour of stale water. Salt will also make the water used for brewing denser which will…
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Coffee Words & Jargon: Coffee Terms Made Simpler
Do you get confused or frustrated by all the coffee jargon you hear at the local coffee shop? Maybe you are just doing online research for your next coffee maker purchase and you can keep seeing terms that are unfamiliar to you. This coffee glossary will break down some coffee words and terms and simply explain what they mean. Alphabetical Coffee Words A Aeropress – An Aeropress is a device that is used to manually brew a perfect cup of coffee. Coffee is steeped in hot water before a plunger is depressed through a filtered tube. This method of brewing coffee is popular amongst hikers and campers. Affogato – An…
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Favourite Australian Coffee Spots
Recently, I wanted to find the best coffee in Cairns so I headed straight for my old friend Google. I was horrified when it suggested I might want to search “where’s the closest Starbucks”…..what?!? The Cairns and Tablelands region has some amazing plantations, roasteries and coffee shops – why would I need a Starbucks?! I LOVE coffee and drink a ton of it every day, so finding quality coffee when I’m in a new place is pretty important to me. Cairns is my local haunt and there are some great spots to purchase quality beans in the Tablelands but it got me thinking about the rest of Australia too. So,…