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These are the occasional coffee ramblings I produce as I sit down with a nice, Baristador espresso and compose some thoughts. ~ Steve Davis
Coffee habits and addiction: Is caffeine the new nicotine?
An intriguing article by Scott Wood from iNform Health and Fitness entitled, Coffee - The cigarettes of the 21st century, should give all coffee drinkers some pause for thought. Once we all get through the knee-jerk, defensive responses shared by people dependent on...
I drink mine black
This is likely to be considered one of the strangest articles on the Baristador Coffee website because I am not even sure it should go up. A short time ago, my espresso machine packed up and I resorted to my stovetop espresso maker. There is nothing too wrong with...
Baristador Coffee support amid Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard leadership spill
Humour is a wonderful part of being Australian and nothing brings it to the surface like a squabble between politicians. Of course, the current leadership tensions in the ALP are serious and our economy is vulnerable to dramatic change. But that never stops Aussies...
Baristador on your iPhone
Just a quick update this weekend and this time it is primarily for iPhone users. Baristador Coffee now has an iPhone ready icon lurking beneath its surface so that while you are on the site on your iPhone you can select Add To Home Screen and a Baristador icon and...
Pod Coffee: The Baristador New Year’s Resolution for 2012
There is nothing like a burst of coffee making for friends that makes you pine for an automated process. However, I am yet to find an automatic coffee machine that can actually GRIND coffee fine enough for proper, rich espresso, and then deliver the right dose for a...
Do you REALLY need that coffee now?
Caught myself wandering to the coffee machine out of habit just then. My inner voice was saying, 'might as well have another coffee while I'm here'. I would like to say that is all WRONG. So I stopped and will go back a little later if I have a more pure motivation....
Good coffee and pure motivation is all friends need
Spent a few hours at a friend's house yesterday and as he took the bag of Baristador Coffee I brought with me he made a comment that stuck in my mind. He said, 'I am nervous making coffee. I expect there'll be a blog post tomorrow about the ghastly coffee a friend...
A cup above the rest: the perfect vessel for espresso
I have had a gut feeling for a long time that some of my cups provide a better showcase for espresso than others. Now I am going public with my bias. One of the two cups in this photo, right, far outperforms the other in the job of cradling and presenting the richest,...
Schools don’t really need cafes
Heard someone ask a question on Facebook yesterday about whether they should put cafes into schools. I am AGAINST the idea because there are five things young, developing bodies should be given extended grace against being exposed to, and caffeine is one of them,...
Coffee breaks and productivity
Is it best to have coffee breaks at your desk or away from your desk? And do they help or harm productivity? There must be something in the beans this week because I slotted this topic into my article schedule midweek and lo and behold The Sunday Mail (Qld) does a...