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The Phoenix Coffee Crawl by Stefanie Spencer
What is better than visiting one awesome coffee shop? Visiting five, right in a row! My Aunt Jackie and I had the pleasure last month of participating in a Phoenix area “Coffee Crawl” and it was a blast.
Best In Show 8 by Phil Juliano
Coffee comics from Best in Show.
Blade Coffee Grinders by Barbara Stec
Though coffee lovers are eager to spend tons of money on a huge variety of expensive coffee machines, they often forget to buy themselves a coffee bean grinder!
Best In Show 7 by Phil Juliano
More comics from Best In Show.
Coffee From Thailand by Len Brault
Nacha coffee, a grower based in Chiangmai, Thailand, produces a strain of Arabica Typica that will win over anyone skeptical of the taste quality of South East Asian coffees.
Decaffeinated Coffee Comics 3 by Chuck Harrison
The 3rd installment of Decaffeinated Coffee.
Coffee Wake-Up! by Ian Balchin
I always liked a coffee - morning, noon, and night. A cup of tea was fine but not at night (it keeps me awake)! Whether an instant coffee or one brewed at a local cafe, it would do.
Home Roasting by Stefanie Spencer
Roasting your own coffee at home can be a challenging and satisfying hobby, and getting started does not have to be expensive.
Decaffeinated Coffee Comics 2 by Chuck Harrison
The 2nd installment of Decaffeinated Comics.
The Sound of Espresso, Music to My Ears by Stefanie Spencer
Many times at coffee shops it is difficult to see behind the counter, to see what the barista is really doing. The grinding, banging, pounding, clanking, humming, gurgling, and whistling makes everyone wonder, what is going on back there?
Decaffeinated Coffee Comics by Chuck Harrison
Decaffeinated Coffee is a comic strip by Chuck Harrison.
The Longest Coffee Roast Ever? by Michael Allen Smith
Slow roasted coffee just took on a new meaning.
Espresso Twists in Naples, Italy by Barbara Zaragoza
In Naples an excellent cup of coffee can be found twice on every block. If you ask for coffee and want something that comes in a cup larger than the length of your thumb, Neapolitans either look confused or smirk. For them, coffee is caffe and caffe everywhere else in the world is called espresso.
The Quick Economics of Home Roasting Coffee by Michael Allen Smith
Let me go through the numbers and show you how much money you could save by home roasting your own coffee.
Meeting Up With The Green Coffee Buying Club by Michael Allen Smith
Coffee cooperatives are groups that pool their money together to buy sizes of unroasted coffee that are usually only available to commercial roasters.
The 2 Best Cups of Coffee I've Ever Had by Michael Allen Smith
I don’t believe there is always a direct correlation between price and quality. To illustrate this point, I’d like to describe the two best cups of coffee I’ve ever had.
Legendary Boys of Floyd - The Visitor by Tim and Tom Engstrom
The 4 part series titled The Visitor.
Legendary Boys of Floyd - The Translation and The Contractor by Tim and Tom Engstrom
Two comics: The Translation and The Contractor.
Legendary Boys of Floyd - The Piti Fool and The Living Un-Caffeinated by Tim and Tom Engstrom
Two comics: The Piti Fool and The Living Un-Caffeinated.
Coffee Fortune Telling With a Turkish Coffee Pot by Stefanie Spencer
You walk into a dimly lit room and take a deep breath, inhaling the dense and thick aroma of incense in the air. The walls are adorned with deep colors, green and burgundy and gold, and you can hear a jingling noise becoming louder and closer. You sit in front of a small table waiting for someone to arrive.
Contribute To INeedCoffee by INeedCoffee Staff
We welcome coffee related contributions of all sorts, from articles to tutorials to art to fiction. The range of acceptable contributions is limited only by your imagination, but we have provided some suggestions below if you find some guidance helpful.
Reverend Billy's Starbucks Invasion by Bill Talen
Reverend Billy is an anti-Starbucks, anti-shopping activist centered in New York City.
Coffee and Your Health by Stefanie Spencer
You would be hard pressed to find another beverage besides coffee whose health benefits or concerns are more controversial. It seems with each passing year, coffee is hailed as either medicine or poison, but this year it seems the findings have been positive.
Avoiding Plastic – 3 Stainless Steel Electric Kettle Options by Michael Allen Smith
I think I might have been the last person to get this memo: Hot Water + Plastic = Bad.
Decaf Coffee Methods by Stefanie Spencer
Can decaf taste just as good as regular coffee? Is it processed with chemicals? Can it be decaffeinated without chemicals? Is there a coffee plant that does not contain caffeine at all? After it is decaffeinated does it still contain some caffeine?
A Kona Coffee Farmer Considers Global Warming by Gary Strawn
We've all heard about global warming and the problems it may create. We're aware that it could cause severe weather, melting glaciers and raising sea level. Most people live in the city though and when living in the city, it's easy to ignore the weather.
The Coffee House - A History by Stefanie Spencer
The 18th century London coffee house was the center of controversy, in many ways, even to the point of the king trying to ban coffee and close the establishments. Being the place for political discussion, some of the policies of our newly formed country might have originated in one of these places.
Tres Leches Latte or is it Tre Lattes Latte? by Holland Morgan
For those not familiar with Tres Leches, it is a dense sponge cake that has been soaked in a syrupy mixture of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream, hence the name Tres Leches (three milks).
Vancouver Espresso Vacation by Michael Allen Smith
Memorial Day Weekend was approaching so I decided it would be an ideal time to take off on a little vacation. Where should I go? Since it was almost summer, I decided a return visit to Vancouver, Canada would be perfect.
Coffee Ice Cream by Rick Bartosh
A recipe for coffee ice cream.
