A quick guide on getting good results with the Behmor coffee roaster…
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How to Fix Black and Decker Coffee Grinder in 10 minutes
Ever seen this coffee grinder? Hopefully you weren’t unfortunate to buy it, but if you were and dropped the lid JUST ONCE, you will know that Black and Decker designed this to break. They had to actually think long and hard in a design room to figure out a way to make sure this would break in the first…
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, Dang it!
There are some of you out there who just don’t seem to get it. You either say you don’t like coffee or you drink bad coffee – and both of these illnesses need to be cured quickly before it spreads to other innocent victims. This week, in the office lunchroom, I was privy to hear the following statement made: “That’s…
Procaffeinating – Definition Corrected and Expounded
You may have seen this most excellent image floating around the webs: I thought it was pure genius and if I had the energy or time, I’d probably track down the source and give them credits but that kind of work is for previous generations. Also, I couldn’t find any detailed expounding on this new and most excellent word. Also,…
Finally. Someone Else Who Hates the K-Cup (Video)
I don’t usually blog videos but dang. This one is just world class. Enjoy this, but think about the following, too: it’s the most profitable coffee business on the planet besides Starbucks instant coffee Via You are pumping hot liquid through cheap plastic. Would you brew coffee through your water bottle? I LOL in your general direction Would you store…
Awesome Coffee Interview: Get Coffee Educated
I have already watched this twice. For me, watching something *once* is rare. If you like coffee, if you are interested in learning interesting things about coffee, then this is the 1 hour video to watch. The cool thing is that it has a detailed breakdown of the topics covered so you can skip through to what you like. My…
Keep it Clean and Don’t Burn Bridges: It’s a Small World After All
It has been a few months since I have been spit out the other end of my coffee shop franchise – the most painful 5+ years of my life. There are not too many people out there who have lost their entire lifetime earnings plus their inheritance, but when this suffering occurs it creates an instant bond with others who…
Top Ten Ways to Get Rid of Customers at Closing Time
Everyone who has worked in a cafe for the closing shift knows about one thing all too well – the customers who just don’t seem to understand that you don’t want to stand there and watch them chat after closing. They are usually very well-meaning people but they just don’t ‘get it’. Maybe they haven’t worked in a food and…
What’s this bitcoin stuff? A Layman’s Overview
bitcoin. You’ve heard about it somewhere. Maybe a local restaurant has a sign that says ‘bitcoin accepted here’, or maybe you’ve just read about a Ponzi scheme or drug and firearms deal associated with it. What is sure is that you probably don’t have the full story on it – and you should – it’s revolutionary. To start with, take…
How Honest are Vancouverites – A Series of Social Experiments
Here is a series of ( social_experiments) performed at a downtown coffee shop in Vancouver. These experiments took place between February 21st, 2011 and August 5th, 2011. This was a fun experiment designed to test the integrity of the general public walking by a downtown Vancouver coffee shop on a normal day during daylight hours. Originally posted at www.blenzseymour.com. Special thanks…