CoffeeNate.com Episode #6 : What is Coffee?

April 28, 2009 By 12 Comments


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Welcome back to CoffeeNate.com, I am truly happy to have such great members of this site! Thank you all for the great emails and questions that I have received during the week, you guys are the best 🙂  There is an exciting enhancement to CoffeeNate.com this week, you can now leave your comments via VIDEO!  Look below in the comment section and simply click ‘Leave video comment’  You will then be given the option to sign into your seesmic account, or simply choose to leave an anonymous comment.  It’s really simple to do.  Just like voicemail, you will have the option to scrap your video for a do-over if you mess up.

This week I wanted to touch a little bit on where coffee comes from, not geographically, but physically. What is that little brown bean derived from anyway? Hmmmm. Well, coffee is actually a [Read more…]

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CoffeeNate Episode #4 : The Three Keys

April 12, 2009 By 20 Comments


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The question that has been asked as much as ‘why are we here?’….”How do I make a perfect cup of coffee?”  There is no single answer to that age old question, but there are three main factors (KEYS) to brewing the perfect cuppa joe.

I expand on these in the video, but to skimp on one means that you are committing javacide!  Don’t kill your coffee, nurture it.  Follow my simple instructions and it will make your entire day better 🙂  [Read more…]

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CoffeeNate Episode #3 : Why Fair Trade?

April 3, 2009 By 12 Comments

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Welcome back to CoffeeNate.com!  I’m glad that you’ve stopped by to spend a few minutes watching my videos.  I’m having a great time doing this site, it’s been a blast already!  This week I am featuring one of my favorite coffee companies, Green Mountain Coffee. These guys offer a huge variety of Fair Trade and Organic coffees to choose from.  I have yet to try one that I don’t like, but I will keep searching to see if there is one. 

There are over 2 million small scale coffee farmers that depend on the trade to provide for their family’s well being.  All too often these farmers are literally forced to sell their fine products to middle men at a huge discount, either because they are under educated, or because they are not allowed to trade as an individual.   The concept of "Fair Trade" came about to [Read more…]

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CoffeeNate Episode #2 : A Unique Brewing Method

March 23, 2009 By 22 Comments


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Thank you for visiting CoffeeNate.com today.  I really appreciate your support and all of the positive comments after last weeks launch of CoffeeNate.com!  Keep the questions and comments pouring in and I will begin answering your questions on upcoming episodes.  Whether your question is about a coffee that I have already reviewed, a new coffee, ethical issues pertaining to coffee, brewing methods, how to make a latte, what is a latte, or coffee whatever, feel free to ask.  That’s why I’m here!  Future episode topics already include;

  • Where Does My Coffee Come From?
  • What is Fair Trade Coffee?
  • What is coffee?
  • Various product reviews

This week I am featuring the ‘AeroPress Coffee & Espresso Maker’ .  At first glance, this looks like a complicated gizmo, but its very easy to use.  Watch the video for a simple instructional on how to use the AeroPress coffee brewer.  The AeroPress uses pressure to force the hot water through the grinds.  Using pressure eliminates the need for [Read more…]

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CoffeeNate Episode #1 : The French Press

March 16, 2009 By 32 Comments

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Wow, after weeks of waiting with baited breath you are about to embark on the online coffee revolution!  My set has been turned into a construction zone which severely hampered efforts to get this site off the ground, but NO MORE EXCUSES!  I’ve put the distractions aside and have produced the first CoffeeNate video.  This week I am covering a simple brewing method that produces a superior tasting cup of coffee.  You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars on a brewer to make a great tasting, high quality cup of coffee!  The French Press is a very underrated way of making coffee.  Follow the simple instructional video guide and you’ll be making your own tasty joe in minutes.  One of the most important things you will need is [Read more…]

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