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During a recent brunch at a relative's home, coffee was served with the meal, so I politely took a cup. Wow, was I surprised. It was delicious even though it had been brewed in a not very unusual Cusinart machine. When I asked what coffee it was, I learned it was Seattle's Best, level 5. The bag...

Still learning about coffee, I wonder if more experienced forum members will confirm my observations. Recently visiting a commercial roaster on the job, I noticed that just-roasted beans didn't have much aroma, and the aroma they had was not very coffee-like, which was confirmed by my...

I'm curious about how commercial, fully auto espresso machines do the job? For one example, Melitta's C35 machine that's used by McD's comes to mind, but I know there are several others in use. Do these machines go through the usual grind, dose, tamp and extract via some type of group only with...

I shouldn't be surprised, and I haven't been when asking that telling question I've read about here on the forums. Most recently, it happened at a permanent large kiosk type place in a local shopping mall that specializes in coffee drinks and associated goodies. Seeing that they also sell whole...

Greetings all. Well, here's my story. For me, it started this time a year ago during a first time visit to Portugal. Previously, my wife and I were tea drinkers. On rare occasions, I'd have a cuppa, but not very often. While in PT, we made a two-day side trip from Cascais (just west of Lisbon)...