Dispelling commonly-held coffee myths
The article includes seven tips to help you brew a better cup of coffee, including buying freshly-roasted beans from a trusted, preferably local roaster; grinding your coffee immediately before brewing; and brewing with water that is just shy of boiling.
Despite what you might have been told in the past, you don't want to keep your coffee in the the refrigerator, says Malcoun. "Roasted beans are porous and readily take up moisture and food odors, so the refrigerator is one of the worst places to store coffee." Instead, buy your coffee in small batches and store it at room temperature in an airtight container.
AnnArbor.com contributor and barista Matt Roney has also been publishing a series of coffee-making how-to articles on AnnArbor.com. You can find them here.
Do you have a favorite coffee brewing technique? Share it with us in the comment section below.
Jessica Webster drinks an awful lot of coffee for AnnArbor.com. You can reach her at JessicaWebster@AnnArbor.com.
Comments
treetowncartel
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 : 2:08 a.m.
She didn't say anything about blooming the coffee... It is their version of tough love David, they want you to come over to their side of the aisle.
The Picker
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 : 1:34 a.m.
So directing us to another publication, is what substitutes for journalism on this site? Thats's pathetic! And the Huffpost, double pathetic!! What next TMZ? maybe Tiger Beat or the Inquirer. Break a sweat and do your own leg work. Plenty of people know how to brew coffee locally, get out and do your job.
Beth Kirton
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 : 2:31 a.m.
I could not agree more. Can't they just link the story in without a re-direct? This website is just pathetic. It makes me really sad. Not to mention that there is a ton of artisan coffee happening in this town.
The Picker
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 : 2:12 a.m.
But local reporters can wax nostalgic about local brew, nothing hard-hitting. Just lighthearted reporting of non-essentials, nothing serious. Why the need to involve McJournalism? Because their lazy! P.S. Coffee iiiiiisss awsome !!!!!
Urban Sombrero
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 : 1:49 a.m.
I agree with you to a point. I like hard news, too. But, at the same time, too much gets to be too much. I enjoy lighthearted stories like this. Not all news has to be serious, and didactic, and hard-hitting. Sometimes, it's fun to let it all go and comment/read about something lighthearted and non-essential. Maybe it's just me, but I enjoy the odd "news story" that's not about hard news. And, let's face it....coffee is awesome. It should be reported on daily. (OK, I'm exaggerating there a little bit.)
1bigbud
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 : 1:04 a.m.
I am sorry Maxwell House @ home works for us $7 a cup cheeper and as good as it gets
CynicA2
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 11:31 p.m.
"Why does everyone want to fight here, and have such vitriol?" Probably too much caffeine, or maybe not enough... !! The way coffee prices have been climbing over the past few years ( not to mention the prices of other important foods), is probably driving the faithful right up the wall. Having to chose between buying coffee or buying cigarettes on a given day is a terrible thing. Puts folks in a bad mood! And what better way to deal with those unfullfilled cravings than going to A2.com and clobbering a few unwary news bloggers. What fun!
Urban Sombrero
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 5:32 p.m.
I prefer a French press for smaller doses of coffee, but some days I want a lot. Right now, I have a coffee maker that has a grinder included in it. I love it! It makes a nice, strong, fresh tasting cup. I'm kind of picky about my beans, too. I prefer stronger roasts and the ones I like best, so far, is French Roast from Trader Joe's. So, so good.
DBH
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 10:53 p.m.
I also hope your comment remains, Urban Sombrero. Your point is excellent. The frequent and ongoing contentiousness in the Comments section is juvenile and tiresome. As for coffee, I have just begun drinking it, not so much because I enjoy it (I don't, really, although I don't dislike it as much as I thought I would) but because of multiple threads of evidence that it has a neuroprotective effect against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. I am hoping I acquire a taste for it. Currently, I drink the Organic Sumatran coffee (whole bean) I buy at Arbor Farms.
Urban Sombrero
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 9:21 p.m.
And, I'm sure this will get deleted but.....how is it that even a thread like this--a benign thread, not about anything controversial, but about COFFEE, can become a contentious thing? Why does everyone want to fight here, and have such vitriol? Channeling Rodney King here......"Can't we all just get along?" Seriously, folks, this article is about COFFEE. Not politics. Not crime. Not a serial rapist or the city council or the mayor. Coffee. Do we have to fight about everything? AnnArbor.com, I'll understand if you delete this. But, I hope you won't.
David Briegel
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 4:16 p.m.
Good Job Tony, Heardoc says not a word about coffee, attacks me and HuffPost and you delete my remark which was mostly about coffee. Cut back on the caffeine, It's an addictive drug. Have a great day Heardoc.
Urban Sombrero
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 11:52 p.m.
Oops, apologies. My response went on the wrong comment. I was too hasty. Sorry!
Urban Sombrero
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 11:52 p.m.
Thank you, DBH. It's nice to see someone agrees. I would hope coffee could bring us together, instead of tearing us all apart. OK, OK, I'm just being snarky now. hehe. But, still, not EVERY topic has to lead to contentious debate.
Basic Bob
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 12:52 p.m.
"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity. I bet this kind of thing does not happen to heroin addicts. I bet that when serious heroin addicts go to purchase their heroin, they do not tolerate waiting in line while some dilettante in front of them orders a hazelnut smack-a-cino with cinnamon sprinkles. " - Dave Barry
slave2work
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 : 3:31 p.m.
hahahahahaha,,,, Here here!!!!