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Friday, October 16, 2009

Where To Find The Best Gourmet Coffee


If you have a local roaster in your area, then you may be lucky enough to be able to purchase freshly roasted gourmet coffee directly from them. Otherwise, you do need to look for a retailer on the Internet (like myself) that offers freshly roasted coffee that is shipped the day that is roasted.

Some cities that have local roasters are Dallas, Atlanta, and Denver. If you live in any of these areas, then you can check out some local roasters like Atlanta Coffee Roasters or Luna Roasters in Denver.

Otherwise, it is important to look for a coffee retailer online that sells freshly roasted gourmet coffee that will ship the day that it is roasted. If not, you risk purchasing coffee that is stale because coffee will only retain its freshness up to 14 days after roasting. This is the smartest way to select premium beans for a delicious cup of Joe by choosing fresh coffee that is gourmet roasted!

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Friday, September 25, 2009

All You Need To Know About Gourmet Coffee Roasting

Gourmet coffee is truly a delicious treat, but it is still important to find out some fun facts about the way in which it is roasted so that you can choose the best quality beans for your cup of Joe.

The longer that your gourmet coffee beans are roasted, the darker they will become and the more that they will shrink. Dark roasted coffee beans shrink more than light roasted coffee beans, so it does take more dark roasted coffee beans to create a full pound than if they were a light roast. Normal coffee roasting will shrink the beans by 20%, but dark roasted beans can shrink by up to 25%. Coffee beans that are lightly roasted can shrink by 11%.

Something to keep in mind is that a lot of commercial gourmet coffee that is produced is under roasted to cut costs. You will be able to tell if your coffee is under roasted because it will have a green or astringent flavor, meaning that it is not up to par. Be sure to research the roaster you buy from well to make sure that they will offer you the freshest and most flavorful quality possible in your gourmet coffee beans!

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

The Internet is the Best Source For Fresh Coffee

Yes, it is true, and it is not just because I am biased since I sell freshly roasted coffee myself on my website. The truth of the matter is that if you check out any coffee sold in a grocery store, then it probably has been sitting on the shelf for months at a time, making it far from fresh. Unless you live near a premium coffee roaster and have the luxury of purchasing beans directly from them, then you need to start to look online to see which websites can help you out.

First, make sure that you check that the beans are freshly roasted the day that they ship to you. Next, look at how long the shipping will take, since the best time to enjoy freshly roasted beans is around three to five days after they have been roasted. If the beans that you are purchasing are freshly roasted the day that they ship, and they arrive within a week, then you should be totally set because they still will be in their window of freshness at up to 14 days. Do not hesitate to ask your distributor what the roasting date is for the beans, which should not be an issue if they are being roasted the day that they ship to you. It makes sense! Again, it is worth being said that you should always purchase whole beans from coffee distributors and not the pre-ground variety, since pre-ground coffee will go stale within two hours, and I doubt it will make it to you in the mail by that time. Cheers!

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