The Matchmaker, 8 Tips for Finding Your Coffee Soul Mate

Lately I’ve been watching episodes of a newly discovered show for me called Millionaire Matchmaker. I’m not particularly proud of this, but I just can’t look away from the collection of over-tanned dudes with crazy white teeth attempting to make love connections with the wear-a-party-dress-everywhere-they-go girly girls. I keep coming back to watch it again, [...]

 
How to Brew Strong Drip Coffee – 5 Tips

Every day I talk to customers who need a little help picking one of our coffees to brew at home. To get an idea of what they might like, I ask them if there’s a coffee they’ve tried in the past that they really enjoyed. More than half the time, they reply that they don’t [...]

 
Brewing with the Hario Pour Over

Life has gotta be simple, and the coffee has gotta be yummy. If you follow that way of thinking, then the pour over method of brewing is for you. With an investment as little as about 25 bucks, you’ll be on your way to brewing a smooth and velvety morning cup that beats most electric [...]

 
How to Store Coffee - 3 Tips

Ok, so you’ve purchased some amazing freshly roasted coffee. How do you take care of it from here? What? Rules, you’re thinking? Yep…but if you know these 3 secrets, your coffee will be tasty for up to 2 weeks. Coffee’s Life is Very Short: Unfortunately, coffee will only stay fresh and flavorful for up to [...]

 
Cappuccino Math

Turquoise. They gave me a turquoise car. Of course they did. Whatever. At least I have my GPS, and I will not get lost on my super-fantastic-coffee-hub-of-the-universe -adventure. Plus, I have Nevada plates on this sweet “economy” vehicle, so people will definitely know to keep off my back-end as I bob and weave to the [...]

 
The Real Cost of Bad Coffee at the Office

People at offices hate their coffee. Most of them do, anyway. If you ask employees what sucks in the office, besides work, they’ll always say, “The coffee”. Every few weeks, I get a customer who loves our coffee, and proclaims, “We should buy this for our office because what the owner buys us sucks. We [...]

 
To Freeze?

“Should I store my coffee in the freezer?”
Without a doubt, this is the most frequently asked question I get from customers, so here it is….the unfrozen answer…..

 
The Final Yard....

A little knock on the front door and she entered the room…….The auditor….the one who should be feared….. the organic overlord. Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating just a little bit. I did invite her here, after all. So what was she doing here? She hadn’t traveled to Idaho just to enjoy a cup of our coffee, [...]

 
Coffee Peep Show

Somewhere back in the 70s or 80s, grocery store shoppers were introduced to the wonderful world of bulk products. These grand rows of foods ranging from candy to flour to beans and cereal were displayed in large, “fancy” plexiglas containers, inviting the shopper to overindulge in goodies and staples at prices that couldn’t be resisted. [...]

 

I am often caught in the act of using a butter knife as a screwdriver, and a little voice inside my head, which sounds strangely like my husband says “is that really the right tool for the job”. I say “no”, voice, “because I’ll probably soon slip and gouge my left arm with the rounded [...]

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