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Coffee Maker Maintenance Guide:  8 Tips for Keeping Your Coffee Maker in Perfect Condition

Coffee Maker Maintenance Guide: 8 Tips for Keeping Your Coffee Maker in Perfect Condition

This is a guest post by Jeremy Godfrey. Learn more about how you can guest post for Daily Shot Of Coffee. The coffee maker is a wonderful appliance for saving time and money. Most machines that are available have a pre-program button that allows you to set the time you want the coffee ready. Now in the [...]

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Is Coffee Becoming More Popular Than Tea Worldwide?

Is Coffee Becoming More Popular Than Tea Worldwide?

This is a guest post by Damien Higgins. Learn more about how you can guest post for Daily Shot Of Coffee. It’s an ongoing battle: do the world’s people prefer coffee or tea? China and India, countries whose billions of citizens comprise a hefty percentage of the global population, lead the way in tea consumption. Now, however, [...]

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Organic Coffee: Pros And Cons

Organic Coffee: Pros And Cons

Growing in popularity just like Fair Trade, the certified Organic label on coffee is becoming increasingly mainstream with coffee drinkers. It’s understandable, we want to eat healthier, shouldn’t we want to drink healthier coffee? But what exactly does that Organic label mean and why are some farmers switching back to conventional growing methods after trying [...]

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Fair Trade Coffee: The Good And The Bad

Fair Trade Coffee: The Good And The Bad

Fair Trade isn’t just a label that you’ll see at farmer’s markets and in independent coffee shops anymore. Walk into almost any suburban grocery store and you’ll find Fair Trade certified coffee. I’ve even heard reports of Fair Trade coffee at Walmart. (How that works, I don’t know.) It’s not secret that Fair Trade is [...]

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Why Organic Coffee Is Better For You

Why Organic Coffee Is Better For You

This is a guest post by Byron Beans. Learn more about how you can guest post for Daily Shot Of Coffee. If you are someone who has to have their daily fix of coffee, you know that no matter how much of a bad rap coffee gets, you are not going to stop drinking it. And [...]

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Introducing Coffee Responsibly: Fair Trade, More Than Fair, Direct Trade And More

Introducing Coffee Responsibly: Fair Trade, More Than Fair, Direct Trade And More

I don’t think it’s a secret that I love coffee. For me, it’s more than just a source of caffeine (although, that’s a nice bonus). For me, it provides an enjoyable experience, connects me with awesome people around the world and allows me to have a positive impact on the people and lands halfway across [...]

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How To Make A Really Bad Cup Of Coffee

How To Make A Really Bad Cup Of Coffee

Everywhere you look, people give advice on how to make a good cup of coffee. There’s blogs about the topic and even full-length books dedicated to it. Today, I want to tell you how to make a bad cup of coffee. Whether you’re just an average Joe or a certified coffee snob, I’ve got some [...]

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Behind The Scenes: Barista On Duty Coffee Testing Process

Behind The Scenes: Barista On Duty Coffee Testing Process

When comes to testing, coffee roasters/companies do a lot of it before allowing the coffee makes it into your mug. There’s testing that’s done before the beans are bought by the company. There’s testing done after the beans are bought to make sure they’re still the same quality. They test the coffee after they’re roasted. [...]

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Warning Signs And Red Flags: How To Tell A Good Coffee Shop From A Bad One

Warning Signs And Red Flags: How To Tell A Good Coffee Shop From A Bad One

Once or month or so, myself and a handful of other coffee bloggers are working together to write about a certain topic. This month’s theme is coffee shops: What would your dream cafe have? What makes a good coffee shop? smdlr: “it [wasn't] all just a dream” rapped biggie smalls Snob Coffery: The 4 Habits [...]

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Everything You Need To Know About Coffee in Portugal

Everything You Need To Know About Coffee in Portugal

This is a guest post by Polly Allen. Learn more about how you can guest post for Daily Shot Of Coffee. Tourists trying to grab a coffee on holiday don’t always have to search for the nearest Starbucks. In Portugal you’ll find a nation of serious coffee lovers, who are very precise about how they take their [...]

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