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Aug 20, 2009
The Expobar Ruggero 3 GR is a top quality automatic espresso coffee machine. This machine has 3 groups, electronic switchboard to control the coffee dosages volumetrically and a manual override group switch per group. Each group has a heat exchanger and an automatic water filling and copper boiler with 17.5 liters capacity. It also has two stainless steel steam taps and one hot water tap.
Each
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Aug 20, 2009
The Syncro Espresso Machine from Veneziano Caffe was designed by barista champion David Makin and master roaster Peter Wolff. Including the latest technology in single boiler espresso machines, this machine is top of the line and offers several unique features.
A larger boiler provides increased steam capacity during peak time while increased heat exchanger volume and restrictors provide stable
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Aug 20, 2009
Coffee is grown mostly in tropical areas and processed in a variety of methods. Flavor, style and quality of the product are very dependent on selecting cherries of the same level of ripeness. Specialty Coffee is made up of mostly hand picked ripe fruit that is carefully processed so as not to introduce new faults.
The cherries of most Arabica coffee varietals start life as a flower and then
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Aug 19, 2009
Paul Bassett was crowned World Barista Champion in Boston, Massachusetts in 2003. He is the first and only Australian to take the Gold in the history of the World Barista Championship. Outperforming 28 talented barista in front of over 20 million TV viewers, Bassett took the gold and made his country proud.
Bassett is one of the world’s foremost contemporary coffee authorities and is focused
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Aug 19, 2009
Tim Adams is the Australian Barista Champion of 2009. Crowned by his peers as Australia’s number one barista in February, 2009, Adams has proved to the nation and showed the world that he is Australia’s best. Paul Basset, World Barista Champion 2003, was his inspiration to get into a competitive spirit. Adams started competing in May, 2008 and hasn’t looked back since.
Putting in about 25-30
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Jul 04, 2009
The Genovese family is known for their exquisite Italian coffee around the world. This Australian based family owned-and-operated company has become an icon in the coffee world. Started in 1958 by Alfio Genovese, the company has been passed down from generation to generation. Alfio Genovese followed his vision of what real Italian espresso should be like, leading him to develop as a person
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Jul 03, 2009
The Presso coffee maker is the world’s simplest espresso coffee maker. Espresso has been around for nearly a century and requires two things to extract a great drink: pressure and water around 90 degrees centigrade.
Presso uses just the hot water from your existing kettle and mechanical leverage to provide pressure; just add the espresso with your water and a great cup of coffee is just a
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Jul 03, 2009
Why go out when you can stay in for great coffee? The Domobar, whose name translates from Italian meaning “home café”, was born in 1983. By attaching a small boiler behind a patented revolutionary E-61 Group Head, Vibiemme engineers created a domestic size machine with commercial performance.
Today, after 24 years of espresso machine refinement, Domobar introduces the Domobar Super.
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Jul 01, 2009
For those who want to experience fantastic coffee at home at an inexpensive price, drip filtering is perfect. Its simple and straightforward process makes it easy for everyone to enjoy excellent coffee in their own home. Created in 1908, this method has changed only slightly, due to technology.
A decent cup of drip coffee can be made by placing a heaped tablespoon of ground coffee into
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Jul 01, 2009
Specialty Coffees are roasted by very few companies, yet café owners are fighting for their supply. Any roaster who knows what they’re doing picks the beans they roast very carefully. Through cup tastings with the beans provided by their suppliers, the roasters can move on to adding their signature touch.
If a roaster finds a sample of bean that contains all of their desired characteristics,
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Jun 20, 2009
Eating and drinking are obviously the most common ways we use coffee, but a recent trend has the world looking at coffee in a whole new way. ‘Arfé, which comes from a combination of “art” and “café”, is a unique and inspiration newly popularized form of art.
The concept of putting coffee on canvas can be traced back to early Chinese and Thai artist who would use coffee and tea for earthy,
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Jun 20, 2009
Gwilym Davies is the UK and World Barista Champion of 2009. The British Isles has produced the last three world champions, yet you can count on one hand the number of cafés in London that reliably serve up a quality brew. Davies, like all other World Barista Champions, is highly charged and highly competitive. His signature drink is a triple cocoa latte infused with a touch of saffron.
In
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Jun 20, 2009
Michael Salomone is Australia’s most awarded coffee roaster. Salomone arrived in Australia in 1968 when he was just a boy. He was taken under Antonio Crivelli’s wing and began working at the Coffex coffee company in Melbourne. Salomone has seen a lot over the years. Small businesses, such as Coffex, Mocopan and Vittoria, have turned into multi-million dollar empires through years of honest
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Jun 20, 2009
The coffee plunger (also known as a French Press) is one of the most common unused household coffee items. It’s all about the coffee when using a coffee plunger; there is almost no interruption to the coffee-brewing process. Hot water is added, steeping the coffee granules to perfection and then the granules are removed, leaving a beautifully aromatic cup of brewed coffee.
When using a
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Jun 12, 2009
Fairtrade certification for coffee started in the late 1980s when at the initiative of a group of Mexican coffee farmers a Fairtrade Labeling initiative was launched in the Netherlands. This offered disadvantaged coffee producers following various social and environmental standards an above-market price for their crop.
The Fairtrade system is distinct from other ethical trading schemes in
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Jun 07, 2009
Latte Art is seen at cafés all around the world and each piece is unique to the barista creating it. Latte Art is a style of pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso that creates a pattern or design on the surface of the resulting latte. Latte Art can also be created by “drawing” in the top layer of foam. The experience of the barista and the quality of the espresso machine are key
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