A Few Coffee Tips

I don't even consider it morning until I’ve had my cup of coffee, and there are a lot of people who share this belief. I prefer making my own coffee with my Cuisinart Single Serve coffee Maker, this little machine makes some phenomenal coffee. But there are always tricks to making your coffee better.

• Be sure to store coffee beans properly: Some people freeze their coffee, but you shouldn’t do this if you are using your coffee right away, as coffee should not go straight from the freezer to steaming water.  Keep a week’s worth of coffee in an airtight container at room temperature. Keep the rest in the freezer, this way what you are using each morning isn’t frozen, while the rest is able to stay fresh in your freezer.
• Caffeine guide: Some coffee offers a rough chart on how much caffeine their brew has, but the majority do not.  Here is something to keep in mind about caffeine in your coffee: Robusta beans pack twice as much caffeine as does Arabica beans. Also drip coffee usually has more caffeine in it than espresso does. (This is a handy tip to remember if you are ordering coffee at a coffee house and want to be sure you get the amount of caffeine you need)
• Cure that Bitterness: Made a cup of coffee and it turned out too bitter?  Add a pinch or so of salt to it.  The salt tricks your tastebuds into not tasting as much of that bitter flavor.

Sources:
http://lifehacker.com/#!5312052/top-10-tips-and-tricks-for-better-coffee
http://coffeemakeroutlet.blogspot.com/2011/02/coffee-bitterness.html

Coffee Pot as Food Cooker

Wait...What did that say?

While the only thing that goes in my coffee maker is beverages (yes I have made tea in it, but still that is similar to coffee, right?) I have stumbled across a blog that talks about making food in a coffee maker.  This both disgusts and interests me…

Food? Really?

Many of the commenters on this blog said that during their Dorm Days they had used a coffee maker to make ramen noodles.  Here are some of the foods that Max Eddy says can be made in a coffee maker, and while I will not be trying any of them I just want to share and see your thoughts on this college dorm room phenomenon:

1. Oatmeal
2. Broccoli
3. Rice
4. Soft Boiled Eggs
5. Lemon Pepper Chicken
6. Fish Steaks
7. Chive and Butter Sauce
8. Chocolate Fondue
9. Chicken Pesto Pasta
10. Beer

Now while I would never cook food in my favorite coffee maker, I am a little curious as to how this would work. So instead of trying it i want to hear back from you… have you ever cooked food in your coffee maker? If so how did it turn out? Would you recommend this method of madness to anyone?