September 18, 2007

Coffee Tips - Serving and Enjoy

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# If you or your guests like chocolate, try serving your coffee with a square of chocolate on the saucer which can either be eaten separately or added to the coffee.

# If you want your coffee to stay hot longer, heat your coffee cup or mug with hot water and remove the water just before pouring in your coffee. This will keep your coffee much hotter a lot longer.

# The best way to clean everything from your brewer to your cups is with a mixture of baking soda and water. Be sure to rinse, rinse, and rinse again so no residue is left behind to spoil the coffee flavor.

# If you make a dessert that calls for coffee, you might consider using decaf. Desserts are usually eaten later in the day and those requiring coffee may contain a considerable amount of caffeine for the late afternoon or evening eater.

# When mixing desserts and coffees, the more plain the dessert, the lighter the roast of the coffee you may want to accompany it. Espresso goes well with richer desserts and lighter roasted coffees with less rich desserts.

# Freshly ground coffee makes a wonderful potpourri. The smell of coffee will mask the "foulest" of odors. So now you can replace those aromatherapy scents with something that a true coffee lover appreciates, that wonderful smell of freshly ground coffee.

# Since heat intensifies the sweetness of sugar, use less sugar or syrup in a hot espresso drink than a cold one.

# If you enjoy iced coffee at home, pour coffee into ice trays and freeze them to use in your iced coffee drinks. This will prevent your iced coffee beverage from getting watered down as the ice melts.

# If you are wondering what to do with those leftover coffee grounds, try using them as compost in your garden or sprinkle them around your plants.

# Serving your coffee is as important as the brewing. Clean everything from your brewer to your cups with a mixture of baking soda and water.

# If you are going to drink coffee from a Styrofoam cup, be sure to rinse it before you use it to remove any loose particles that might affect the taste of your coffee.

# A good test for freshness of a coffee bean is to actually bite into the bean. If it has a crisp bite and a strong, full-flavored aftertaste, it is fresh. However, if it is chewy or bitter, it is not.

# Syrups and sweeteners are best dissolved if poured into the cup before the espresso.

(from perfectcoffees.com)

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