It is just my opinion, of course, but perked coffee smells better. There is an aroma that can be enjoyed from a distant room early in the morning. A pot (More...)

The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans is like no other aroma on earth. It is almost intoxicating, and certainly warm and inviting. That aroma that has an underlying nutty essence is unquestionably one of the most pleasant odors on earth.

 That wonderful aroma is likely one of the reasons that so many people now own coffee bean grinders and grind their own beans to make every pot of coffee.

Grinding coffee isn’t a new thing. In the old days, people actually used a bowl and pestle to grind coffee as well as wheat and corn. Using a bowl and a pestle to grind coffee required muscle power and time – a lot of time. As mankind got smarter, hand grinders were invented that made the task of grinding coffee (More...)

“Wake up and smell the coffee” was a phrase that was made famous by the late newspaper columnist, Ann Landers. She used the phrase so often that she even shortened it to WUASTC. Ms. Landers used the phrase to mean that the reader should pay attention to the obvious or take note of facts that were right under their nose.

 The fact is, though, that the aroma of coffee is one that most Americans wake up to every day of the year. Brewing and drinking coffee is the first order of business for most of us. We wake up and we WANT to smell the coffee sooner rather than later.

 There are many people who say that coffee smells better than it tastes. Well, maybe they have a point – (More...)