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Coffee Basics - by Julie S Huffaker & Kevin Knox (Paperback)

Name: Coffee Basics - by Julie S Huffaker & Kevin Knox (Paperback)
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Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine.
About the Author: KEVIN KNOX, Vice President and coffee buyer for Allegro and former coffee specialist for Starbucks, is the country's leading coffee expert.
216 Pages
Cooking + Food + Wine, Beverages

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Book Synopsis

Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!

With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics.

The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varieties
Step-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee "to taste"
A coffee taster's glossary
Simple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristics
The scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beans
Specialty coffee recipes
Lists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment

Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure.

From the Back Cover

Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!

Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. You'll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting; and develop an aficionado's ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of today's coffee explosion. You'll discover: The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varietiesStep-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee "to taste"A coffee taster's glossarySimple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristicsThe scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beansSpecialty coffee recipesLists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment

Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, "Coffee Basics" offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure.

About the Author

KEVIN KNOX, Vice President and coffee buyer for Allegro and former coffee specialist for Starbucks, is the country's leading coffee expert.

JULIE SHELDON HUFFAKER is a writer and editor who works with the specialty coffee industry.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.19 Inches (H) x 5.87 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)

Weight: .74 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Beverages

Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine

Number of Pages: 216

Publisher: Harvest Publications

Theme: Coffee & Tea

Format: Paperback

Author: Julie S Huffaker & Kevin Knox

Language: English

Street Date: November 8, 1996

TCIN: 85128335

UPC: 9780471136170

Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-4936

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.56 inches length x 5.87 inches width x 9.19 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.74 pounds

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