Coffee Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide - Couverture souple

Huffaker, Julie S

 
9780471136170: Coffee Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0471136174 ISBN 13 : 9780471136170
Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997

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.

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 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.

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À propos des auteurs

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



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

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Éditeur
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0471136174
ISBN 13 
9780471136170
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
HarperCollins Publishers Ireland
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