Did you know this about
Coffee Pods?
by Mike Yeager
Coffee pods are what make an
excellent cup of coffee. Coffee is the world's most
popular beverage after water, with over 400 billion cups
consumed annually. The coffee bean comes from an evergreen tree
grown in a narrow subtropical belt around the world. Coffee
beans are not beans at all in a botanical sense. They are the
twin seeds of a red (sometimes yellow) fruit that grows to
about the size of the tip of your little finger. Growers call
these coffee fruit coffee cherries or pods. Coffee has two main
varieties: arabica and robusta. Unless they are decaffeinated,
coffee beverages all contain caffeine. Full-bodied, dark-roast
coffee may contain less caffeine than coffee made from milder,
more lightly-roasted beans. In general, arabica beans tend to
have less caffeine but milder and more aromatic flavor than
robusta beans. There are 10 steps through which a coffee bean
passes from seed to cup: Harvesting, Processing, Drying,
Hulling, Polishing, Grading and sorting, Exporting,
Tasting, Roasting and Grinding of
coffee pods. Of these, connoisseurs of pod coffee have the
option of indulging in the last two steps
themselves!
Be your own Barista.
There is no single best way to make coffee; each of us prefers
one method to the rest. The importance of the coffee pod
however, cannot be over emphasized. Of the many ways to prepare
coffee, the espresso method is perhaps the highest expression
of true coffee lovers. But the beauty of making pod coffee is
that it allows you to be your own barista! Making pod coffee is
both a ritual and a practical part of life although it is now
possible to have coffee pod machines that brew individual cups
of either filter or expresso pod coffee in seconds. All these
methods share the basic principle which is to use hot water, to
extract from the ground beans the natural essential oils, the
caffeol, that give coffee its wonderful aroma and flavor. The
resulting brew, or liquor, is a coffee infusion. Sadly, in this
electronic age, pod coffee drinkers form a pathetic minority
due to the time and effort it takes before you can actually
savor a cup. But, if you are one, don’t be nonplussed if your
special guest takes the first option to your question -
“Coffee, tea or me?”
About the author:
Mike Yeager
Publisher
http://www.my-coffee-4me.com/
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