Home Roasting Coffee Beans

Home roasting is the process of roasting green coffee beans in a small quantity for your personal consumption. People have actually been roasting their own coffee for centuries and prior to 1914 it was quite common. Home roasting became a thing of the past for most when commercial roasters became commonplace and the convenience of…

History of Coffee: Part V – Speciality Coffee

With the large multi-national coffee companies focused purely on coffee as a commodity rather then a drink to be savoured, it allowed a new sector to emerge in the coffee industry: Speciality Coffee. Speciality coffee was nothing new, rather the opposite; it stripped coffee making back down to the grass roots: pure arabica beans, roasted…

The Beauty of the Lavazza Espresso Machine

Lavazza are perhaps known for the wonderful coffee they make and the truly luxury coffee blends they produce. What many people do not realize is that this coffee company also produce their own Lavazza espresso machine which like their coffee are of exceptional quality. The great thing about Lavazza espresso machines is that many of…

Why Window Air Conditioners Ice Up

One of the most frustrating problems with a window air conditioner is if it starts to ice up. For the owner of the air conditioner is can be perplexing. When this problem occurs most people immediately think it is the fault of the refrigerant gas. More often the cause is the result of other difficulties.…