http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog This growing community serves the purpose of entertaining and teaching espresso lovers, as fresh espresso news are being posted here on a regular basis. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:17:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pest control for green coffee bean importations is usually accomplished by fumigating the beans with methyl bromide (MB) in order to eliminate coffee leaf rust and the coffee berry borer, also know as Broca. But this chemical method of safely importing the beans poses a problem when it comes to ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/07/01/certified-organic-fumigation-of-coffee/ Fumigation of raw beans is often required to eliminate the possibility of importing coffee plant diseases into a territory. The most notorious example of this necessity is the state of Hawaii being the only place in the world where Broca and leaf rust do not occur. This state must protect ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/06/16/coffee-bean-fumigation-eliminating-the-importation-of-pest/ Importation laws in the United States are strict when it comes to agricultural products. The danger of importing pest along with the product lies in the potential contamination of crops. Just like any other tree and bush, coffee plants have parasites that affect their growth and the quality of their ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/06/04/did-you-know-that-coffee-beans-were-fumigated-before-being-imported/ The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)’s 2008 US barista competition taking place this weekend (May 2 to May 5) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will crown the country’s best espresso chef and send him or her on a trip to compete in the 9th Annual World Barista Championship held next June ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/05/04/2008-us-barista-competition/ I was browsing the net today, looking for what's hot and what's not with espresso machines this month, and I found a You Tube video by Tim Hirzel who actually merged a semi-automatic Rancilio Silvia with a Wii Nunchuck. His hybrid espresso machine incorporates an Arduino Microcontroller board which is used ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/04/18/nintendo-wii-and-rancilio-silvia-two-top-technologies-united/ A few months ago, I tried a new product that intrigued me at the supermarket. It came from the Coca-Cola Company, and it looked like Coke, but with coffee in it. It’s called Coca-Cola Blak and I have to say I was impressed with the mix’s taste! It was kind ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/03/30/cold-illy-coffee-in-a-can/ Last Wednesday, I was browsing weblogs in search of wildly different coffee beverages I could incorporate into my too short list of personal specialties. My regular latte and cappuccino just won’t do the trick anymore, now that my friends bought themselves a better espresso machine than mine. I tease them, ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/03/22/baristas-signature-drinks-are-works-of-art/ If you had the choice and one of these items was given to you, which one would you pick? Well, there are several reasons why you might prefer a fully automatic espresso machine. Crema: only a pump-driven machine can generate the required pressure to create crema, the foamy layer wich is ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/03/15/stove-top-vs-fully-automatic-really-who-are-you-kidding/ I'm sitting at the computer at work, drinking black coffee from a drip coffee brewer that' s been kept warm in a thermos for over 3 hours. It's my second cup. I've been asking for an espresso machine in the employees' lounge for over a year, and with the help ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/03/09/getting-the-boss-to-buy-an-espresso-machine-for-the-employees-delight/ As Spring is coming, we are getting more and more daylight in the Northern hemisphere, stretching our perceived time of diurnal activity. It feels good! And soon, we will be fastforwarding time one hour further: yes, Daylight Savings Time is right around the corner! An extra hour before sundown to ... http://www.my-best-coffee.com/blog/2008/03/06/daylight-savings-time-espresso-machine-to-the-rescue-countering-a-lost-hour-of-sleep/