Coffee Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide will show you the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting coffee Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!

With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics.

Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. Youll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting, and develop an aficionados ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of todays coffee explosion. Youll discover:

• The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varieties
• Step–by–step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee to taste
• A coffee tasters glossary
• Simple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristics
• The scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beans
• Specialty coffee recipes
• Lists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment

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Author:

Kevin Knox, Julie Sheldon Huffaker

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ISBN:

9780471136170

Publish Date:

11/1996

Pages:

216

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons

Format:

Paperback

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Approximately 10 - 14 days.
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