Perfect Coffees.Com Newsletter Issue #23
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Dec. 1, 2005
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In This Issue
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=> Coffee Maker Buying Tips
=> Feature Article
=> Recipe Of The Month
=> Coffee Trivia
=> Perfect Coffees Blog
=> Contact Us
=> Subscribe/Unsubscribe information
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Coffee Maker Buying Tips
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Here are some good buying tips to consider if you are looking to replace your aging coffee maker or giving one as a gift.
While the glass carafe is breakable, it still remains the most popular by far and is the easiest to clean.
A thermal carafe has the advantage of keeping your coffee or tea hot for a couple of hours without having to keep the coffee on a hot burner and slowly degrading the flavor.
Here is a buying tip if you or your gift recipient are dealing with limited counter space. Consider a coffee maker grinder that has both functions in one unit.
If you frequently entertain consider a dual coffee maker that features dual brewers for brewing two pots of coffee simultaneously.
You can brew a lot of coffee at once or make one pot of caffeinated and one pot of decaf all at the same time.
Another good buying tip is to consider a pod coffee brewer over a standard coffee maker. They are quick and convenient, provide a lot of variety, and require very little cleanup.
Coffee pod brewers use individually packaged pods of ground coffee. The pod machine quickly brews one cup of coffee directly into the cup or travel mug.
The different varieties of coffee pods provide you with the ability to brew a different coffee according to individual tastes.
Additionally, coffee pod brewers are also able to brew tea using preportioned tea pods.
If you are looking to buy a coffee maker or give one as a gift, hopefully these buying tips will make your choice a little easier.
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Feature Article
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A gourmet coffee gift basket can be the perfect gift for just about anyone, including those people who seem to have it all. Anyone who drinks coffee will enjoy the many different varieties of gourmet coffee that are available.
The coffee lover in your life will delight in getting to try different brands of gourmet coffee from around the world. You or your gift recipient get to drink gourmet coffees and eat delicious goodies with them.
The great thing about a gourmet coffee gift basket is that you will be thought of each time that the coffee is enjoyed. This gift is sure to please your friend or family member for weeks or months.
Admit it, there are some people that you do not have gift ideas for. Are they a coffee lover? If so, a great gift that they will enjoy time and time again is a gourmet coffee gift basket.
These great baskets are a wonderful gifts for birthdays, Christmas, or just because. Gourmet coffees are sure to be a wonderful coffee gift idea for anyone.
Most coffee lover gift baskets also come with gourmet treats like cookies, biscotti, candies and even mugs. If you do not find a gift basket that fits the person that you are buying for you can create your own custom basket for them.
If you know that they enjoy certain kinds of coffee, then you can create a basket with coffee that they will like, homemade cookies or brownies, and a mug that fits the person's personality.
The options are endless when you are creating a coffee or tea gift basket. You only have to use your imagination to make a wonderful gift basket. A coffee or tea gift basket is a gender-neutral gift that both genders will enjoy.
If you need to purchase gifts for a large group of people, a coffee lover gift basket is a great all-around gift. Most adults enjoy drinking coffee and will delight in trying different varieties of coffee and other treats.
A great coffee gift idea is just to put together a nice selection of gourmet coffees and treats. Any coffee aficionado will love to try the many different varieties of gourmet coffee that are available.
If you need a gift idea for that person who has everything, then a gourmet coffee gift basket might be the perfect choice.
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Recipe Of The Month
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Peanut butter fudge on the bottom and chocolate on top.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup REESE'S® Peanut Butter Chips
1 cup HERSHEY®'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
2 1/4 cups white sugar
1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
Line 8-inch square pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.
Measure peanut butter chips into one medium bowl and chocolate chips into second medium bowl.
Combine sugar, marshmallow creme, evaporated milk and butter in heavy 3-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils; boil and stir 5 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
Immediately stir one-half hot mixture (1-1/2 cups) into peanut butter chips until chips are completely melted; quickly pour into prepared pan.
Stir remaining one-half hot mixture into chocolate chips until chips are completely melted.
Quickly spread over top of peanut butter layer.
Cool completely then remove from pan; place on cutting board.
Peel off and discard foil; cut into 1-inch squares. Store tightly covered
Yields 2 pounds.
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Coffee Trivia
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The average person drinks over 10 pounds of coffee a year.
In 1957 Bunn invented the first paper filter for commercial coffee makers.
An acre of coffee trees can produce up to 10,000 pounds of coffee cherries.
In the 1720's the first coffee tree in the Western Hemisphere was brought from France to the Island of Martinique.
Coffee does not grow in plain brown beans, but in red berries carrying green beans with two beans per berry.
For every pound of gourmet coffee sold, small-coffee farmers receive between 12¢ and 25¢.
Coffee is shipped unroasted. This is called green coffee.
Currently there are approximately 2,200 ships that transport coffee beans each year.
The perfect temperature for brewing coffee is water "just off boil" which is approximately 195 degrees.
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Perfect Coffees Blog
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You can read our latest coffee and tea articles posted on the Internet at the Perfect Coffees Blog at: Perfect Coffees Blog
Thanks to all of you who do your online shopping at our sister web site at: 1 Stop Shopping Online.com
Next month we will reveal the web address of our new coffee maker web site that we are busy working on right now.
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