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Aeropress Coffee Maker - A Users Guide
November 08, 2018
The following is a step by step guide to using the Aeropress which we believe will deliver a great cup of coffee every time particularly of course if it's Cooper's!
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For The Love Of Tea!
November 08, 2018
Recently I've been cutting back on my sugar in-take. I've been a milk and two sugars person in both tea and coffee for ever. However following a trip to Sumatra in 2016 where no fresh milk was available I came back with a new determination to drink my coffee black without sugar at least once a day.
- coffee
- Coffee Blog
- Tea
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It's All In The Roast
November 08, 2018
A couple of years ago I had the privilege of visiting Araku Valley in south east India. The "adventure" resulted in me writing a book "Big Ideas for a Small World" which talked about the huge efforts being made through the help of NAANDI to rebuild the eco-system.
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Stale Coffee - The Tell Tale Signs
November 06, 2018
I was called out by a customer of ours last week complaining that our coffee was tasting bitter and strong compared to what we usually supply. Of course, all sorts of alarm bells ring. Are we roasting too dark, have we ground the coffee incorrectly?
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Milk Handling and Wastage
November 01, 2018
A combination of the SCAA exposition training sessions in Atlanta and a training session yesterday with a customer has really highlighted the importance of proper milk handling procedures.
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Espresso Machine Cleaning
November 01, 2018
The actual problem is overdosing the cleaning powder.
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Top Down for Great Milk Foaming
November 01, 2018
Making great foam for cappuccinos isn't rocket science, although you might think that when you see the varying quality dispensed at various food service outlets. A little understanding of what makes milk foam helps at this point.
- Cappuccino
- Coffee
- Coffee Blog
- Foam
- How to make coffee
- milk
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Another Grinder Sick Note
November 01, 2018
April seems to have got off to a challenging coffee grinder month. This morning I got a call to check out the setting on a coffee grinder which had been installed as a temporary measure.
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The Problem with Milk Auto-frothing Devices on Espresso Machines
October 31, 2018

I was copied in on a email today about a complaint made by a customer over the quality of a cappuccino that he had been served at a particular food-service outlet. His complaint was that the drink that he had requested had just a small covering of foamed milk, and was not thick and creamy as he had expected.
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Cappucciono at Home - The Key to Success!
October 29, 2018
Had a customer come into our store on Friday buying Coffee for a dinner party over the week-end. As the conversation developed it became apparent that despite having a fancy built in espresso machine in his kitchen he'd never really been that happy with quality of drink he was achieving - this had been going on for 2 years! I then proceeded to give him the following advice which hopefully will mean that his guests got something special (waiting on a report!)
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More & Better
October 15, 2018
This is a speech I gave prior to the showing of a film based on the activities of Wal Mart, entitled "Wal Mart, the high cost of low price". My thanks go to Bill McKibben, whose book "Deep economy" was its inspiration.
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