Can’t Function Without Coffee

12/13/2021

Making your own coffee at home sounds so good on paper. You get to save money, use your fancy reusable travel mug, and skip the Starbucks drive-thru line in the morning when you're in a rush to get to work. But for many people, the coffee coming out of their coffee pots in the morning just can't compare to what they'd get from their favorite local coffee shop down the street. It may seem like coffee is the easiest thing to make in the world given its ubiquity in our everyday lives, but in reality, countless people are choking down bitter, oily coffee every morning, forgoing the pleasures of a well-brewed cup of Joe in favor of a purely utilitarian, joyless jolt of caffeine. We deserve better.

If you're interested in coffee making, you first need to recognize some of the most common coffee mistakes you're probably making at home.

12/12/2021

And you can eat coffee cherries as a food.

Early on, people mixed coffee berries with fat to create an energy-rich snack ball, according to PBS. They would also ferment the pulp to make a wine-like drink (yum!?).

12/10/2021

Coffee beans are technically seeds.

They're the pits of the cherry-like berries found on the flowering shrubs, but we call them "beans" because of the resemblance to legumes.

12/09/2021

Break out your bean grinders and come to attention because barista class is in session!

Break out your bean grinders and come to attention because barista class is in session! Join Kaleena Teoh and Chi Sum Ngai, owners of Coffee Project NY, as t...

12/08/2021

Americans love a cup of joe, but we don't always know how to make it a part of a healthy lifestyle.

12/07/2021

The drink dates back to 800 A.D.

Legend has it that 9th-century goat herders noticed the effect caffeine had on their goats, who appeared to "dance" after eating the fruit of the Coffea plant. A local monk then made a drink with the produce and found that it kept him awake at night, thus the original cup of coffee was born.