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To: Savant who wrote (1194)	7/14/1998 12:10:00 AM
From: Apex	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4201

Some JAVA facts: Java Trivia PRIOR TO 1000 A.D. The Galla tribe noticed that they got an energy boost after eating coffee berries ground and mixed with animal fat. CIRCA 1000 A.D. Arab traders bring coffee back to their homeland and cultivate the plant for the first time on plantations. The bean is boiled creating a drink called "Gahua", which literally means, "that which prevents sleep." CIRCA 1453 A.D. Coffee is introduced to Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. The world's first coffee shop, Kiva Han, opens there in 1475. Turkish law makes it legal for a woman to divorce her husband if he fails to provide her with her daily quota of coffee. CIRCA 1773 A.D. The Boston Tea Party makes drinking coffee a patriotic duty. COFFEE IS THE SECOND MOST ACTIVELY TRADED COMMODITY, RIGHT AFTER OIL. 52% OF AMERICANS DRINK COFFEE Turkish Proverb "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and as sweet as love." ======================================== Taking Care of Your Java Be Good to Your Coffee and it will be good to You I've got two bits of important advice: First, DO NOT STORE IT IN THE REFRIGERATOR!!!!! That's the worst thing you can do! Store it at room temperature (dry and cool) in an air tight container. Wide mouth glass jars with rubber seals are great. Old coffee cans are OK (however, my experience has been that the plastic lids become brittle and crack pretty quickly). Instant coffee jars with plastic screw on lids work great (why I would ever have instant coffee is a topic for a future Last Drop) Second, GET A GRINDER Get a grinder for one good reason. Your goal is to keep your coffee dry; the greatest enemy to keeping the flavor and freshness of coffee is moisture. Water molecule allow the coffee flavors to deteriorate. Grinding coffee, provides increased surface area, making it easier for water molecules in the air to work their way onto your coffee. Actually, having your coffee ground by the roaster drastically shortens the shelf life. Try to use coffee as soon as you can after grinding, preferably within 24 hours. To help you make the perfect cup of coffee, we offer a selection of excellent grinders designed to met your brewing needs. We are currentlyoffering three types of Pavoni grinders, each designed to suit your particular coffee choice. Now, Brew the Perfect Cup This is how I brew my coffee. As you may have guessed, I grind my coffee fresh for each pot, using a fine grind (not so fine as to be a powder) for filter brewing. I put about 1/3 cup of beans in the grinder which is good for two 8oz cups (standard coffee size mugs). I use a #6 filter cone setup (unbleached, naturally). One thing I've never figured out is what the 6 cups is supposed to be for - they must be awfully small cups! Anyway, about now, the water is ready-- the kettle should be whistling. As far as what water to use, I have one rule of thumb. If you like your tap water well enough to drink it from the tap, then its good enough for your coffee; otherwise, use bottled. Here in NY, I find the water perfectly fine, so that's what I use. Once the water is boiling, turn off the heat and wait about one minute for the temperature to fall off a few degrees, as you don't want to pour boiling water over your fragile coffee. In a minute pour just a enough water over the grinds to wet them; some water should just start to drip through the filter. Wait about half a minute or so and fill the cone with the rest of the water. I like to pour it from a little bit of height so that the grounds are thoroughly stirred up and mixed with the water. Now wait patiently and you will have produced as fine a cup of coffee as you are likely to have. There just is no substitute for freshly ground, freshly roasted coffee!