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The problem with grinders

A small part of the coffee industry moans quite a lot about coffee grinders, especially espresso grinders.  I confess I am one of those people, and I thought I’d post a little bit about what makes us so grumpy but also look at why nothing has happened.

December 30, 2009 – 8:01 pm | By James Hoffmann | Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (32)

Brewed coffee and the UK

This is something of a summary of the short talk I gave at the Allegra Strategies UK Coffee Leader Summit a week or so ago.  Please also bear in mind that this talk was directed at the UK market specifically so won’t necessarily hold true for other national coffee cultures. For me this talk was …

May 30, 2009 – 2:00 am | By James Hoffmann | Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (42)

Vacuum Coffee Pot history

Pulled from Mark Prince’s twitter feed: Vacuum Coffee Pots: A History Well worth a read!  Especially for those curious about the ‘aparatus’ used by Devin in the WRBC this weekend.

January 26, 2009 – 8:20 pm | By James Hoffmann | Posted in Coffee | Tagged , , , , | Comments (3)