I know from experience that cream (half and half I'm mainly talking about) and curdle in coffee when:
1) The cream is going sour
2) The temperature difference is too great between coffee and cream (like if I heat up my mug with boiling water first sometimes this can happen)
However I've...
I'm looking for an all stainless steel travel mug. One with a stainless steel drinking lid - perhaps with only a rubber gasket for a seal.
The reason is because I've found that any mug with any plastic lid or any plastic on the lid eventually gets smelly and you can't wash the smell away...
I just received a Fresh Roast Plus 8 as a (solicited) gift. :D Perhaps these impressions will help someone looking to get into roasting for the first time.
Background - I have been thinking about roasting my own beans for awhile but don't need to roast all my beans and don't have a ton of time...
I don't really understand what Fair Trade does or what it hopes to accomplish? Does anyone understand this idea of 'Fair Trade' Coffee?
I understand the basics of what Fair Trade is and what it does... but I don't understand how it makes a better coffee? Does it? Or is it just a bullying...