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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
The earliest method of grinding coffee involved placing it in a bowl and using the blunt end of a stick to crush it along the sides and bottom of the bowl. This process was time consuming and messy. It was also a lot of hard work! Others without much patience simply smashed the coffee with a hammer.
These methods were replaced by a mechanical grinder. This became popular because most people already used a mechanical grinder for their spices. The coffee was placed between two disks. One stationary, the other a moving disc. The moving of the disks resulted in grinding. ... [
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Drinking coffee is a pastime of millions of people all over the world. Coffee machines make it possible to meet the demand of all these people. Without coffee machines, it would not be possible for millions of people around the world to enjoy a good cup of coffee.
The first coffee machine was invented in 1818 by Mr. Laurens. The machine was continually modified over the years. New versions of the coffee machine continued to emerge until 1960. This is when the first paper filters for coffee machines were put into place. This simple change created an unbelievable increase in ... [
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Coffee makers date back to the Turks in 575 A.D. It wasn’t until 1818 that the first coffee percolator was made. This coffee pot is also called the cowboy pot because many cowboys began using it. From 1835 to 1850, coffee makers saturated the market. Pressure steamers, glass balloons, grinders, and roasters all became available.
In 1890, the Manning-Bowman Percolator began being distributed in the United States. These percolators were linen with a cloth that had to be washed after each use. A paper filter was introduced in 1912. This made making and cleaning up of coffee much easier, and it ... [
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
All kitchens need certain basics to be functional. Functional is a relative term that means different things to different people. To me it just means making sure I have everything on hand to make my kitchen a nice place to be and my cooking experiences as enjoyable as possible. For home cooking, while certain basics are necessary, nothing is set in stone. Different cooks need different things. This is an outline to help you make sure you have at least the bare minimum without breaking the bank.
Cookware
There are many different types of cookware. This is where I do not skimp ... [
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
It's easy to be too tired to start cooking after a day at
work and then resorting to either eating cereal, getting
fast foods or making frozen dinners.
One thing I've found helpful is to start using the crockpot
I had buried inside the cabinet. Using a good crock pot
cook book enables me to prepare nutritious meals before
heading out to work and having them be ready and heated
through when I return.
I told my friend about this who is a single mom and she
said her kids are thrilled now to have home cooked meals
that taste good and have nice proportion of protein,
carbohydrates and fat.
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Getting your children eating healthy food can sometimes seem to be a struggle. They see so much junk advertised on television that they think it's normal to eat it.
Sugar gets everywhere and is probably one of the things that you consider when you're looking at the ingredient of the food you serve to your children.
For instance, sugared water – also known as Cola – isn't a drink that you’d normally make at home. If you were making a cup of coffee of tea, it’s highly unlikely that you'd add 7 teaspoons of sugar to it. Yet, if you are buying ... [
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