My Two Beans Worth Coffee Blog


Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Can you run coffee through the maker a second time


That was the search phrase from someone on the Boston University domain today. It gave me a great idea: create a new tag for these posts for "crazy coffee questions". I guess this could be a starving student; how else would you explain a question like this? What's the intention of brewing a pot of coffee and then running the coffee through the machine a second time? To extract the last mg of caffeine from the beans? To reheat the coffee, perhaps? Or is it simply a science experiment? Any other suggestions? Post them here with a comment.

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Making Espresso Coffee in the Microwave


Yes, believe it or not, this question comes up from time to time. Well my answer would be no unless I don't know of some fancy-dancy gaget that has been developed. For a start the correct temperature is absolutely essential for making perfect espresso, so how can you control temperature in a microwave oven? If you can't afford an espresso machine, then go for the option of a stove-top espresso maker.

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