From the desk of Dixie Rose:Every morning sunrise in America means that coffee is being brewed in almost every kitchen across this great country. Coffee is the traditional morning drink for the greatest majority of American citizens. The coffee that is brewed each morning is just coffee. There isn’t anything exotic about it.The coffee is usually made from coffee that has been purchased at the local supermarket. It is most often made in automatic drip coffee makers, but there are still a few of us who use percolators. We don’t want anybody to do anything exotic to that first cup of morning coffee, but as the day progresses, we get more adventuresome and we like to try “stuff” that will make coffee more interesting.

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Coffees come in various characteristics and flavors. While the origin characteristics influence the look, taste and smell of the coffee, the roast degree also influences the end product. In this case, Jamaican Coffee is no different.A coffee’s flavor category is determined based on the combination of its origin and roast degree. Coffees of Jamaica are the light and subtle coffees. Established in 1885, they are also known as the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. They are named so because the coffees are grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. These mountains rise from 3000 feet to 7500 feet and the climate of the region is just sufficiently cooling and misty with high rainfall. Furthermore, the soil is equipped with excellent drainage system. With these two factors combined, the coffees can be ideally grown to their perfection.

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From the desk of Dixie Rose:

I love my coffee mug! I use it everyday. There isn’t anything particularly fancy or special about my coffee mug, except that is my coffee mug and it holds enough coffee to actually do some good, unlike those itty bitty cups with the tiny little handles that my wife prefers. I **** those cups. My fingers get stuck in the handles and they don’t hold enough coffee.

 Not that I have ever paid a lot of attention to my coffee mug. It is just there every morning. I fill it up with coffee and carry it around with me from room to room as I prepare to go to work, or it sits within easy reach as I read my newspaper. It keeps the coffee hot for awhile, (More...)

Yes, you can roast coffee bean at home! The process of roasting green coffee beans on a small scale and for personal consumption is called home coffee bean roasting. This method has been practiced for many centuries already and is still very popular in recent times. Many also prefer home coffee bean roasting than instant coffee because it is fresh and very aromatic. this is really in contrast to the myth that it cant be done in your own house!The use of equipment like the I-Roast 2 Coffee Roaster and the Coffee Grinder – Supremo for home coffee bean roasting is fundamental during the home roasting method in order to produce a very flavorful and aromatic product.

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