Coffee Strategy

by Edward Ard
(Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Glass and Steel

With this photo,I wanted to capture an image that demonstrated the sophisticated nature of the coffee connoisseur.

Midmorning Mocha & Biscotti

by Edward Ard
(Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

This is a picture I took recently of my mug of mocha on a cutting board that I made, with a few biscotti on the side. It made a great midmorning snack!

Editor's Note: I love it! It's a biscotti cutting board! Great job!

BTW: Go check out Ed's web site. You'll see where this photo came from, and learn a lot about biscotti.

Coffee and Cinnamon

by Nick (The Coffee Detective)
(Montreal, Quebec)

Coffee Beans & Cinnamon

I took this photo to accompany an article on the subject of flavored coffees. It's an outdoor shot, taken in the garden with the sunlight filtered through some trees.

Crema anyone?

by Shadow745
(North Carolina)

Modified KitchenAid Pro Line, pullin' big shots.

After Lunch Espresso

by Nick (The Coffee Detective)
(Montreal, Quebec)

Espresso on wood

Grabbed a quick photo of my after-lunch espresso. I know, there isn't much crema on top...but I have a very old and not terrible good espresso machine. But it still tastes great!

One Dollar Coffee Maker

by Nick (The Coffee Detective)
(Montreal, Quebec)

Less than a dollar for all the parts.

Yes, I made a mug of coffee with this. My "coffee maker" comprises four stir sticks, one sheet of paper kitchen towel and four paper clips.

Did it make a good cup of coffee? Sure it did. I even got to stir the grinds and hot water a little with a fifth stir stick.

Am I serious about making coffee this way?

Not really. But I do think it's worth making the point that you don't need to spend more than ten dollars or so in order to make great coffee. A simple French press will do the job just fine.

When you spend more than ten or twenty dollars, you're not buying a way to make better coffee, you are simply buying a more convenient way.

Coffee is wonderful like that. Just a simple bean, roasted and ground. No additives or processing required. Crush the bean, add hot water, filter the grinds...and you're done.

BTW – feel free to construct your own one dollar coffee maker, take a photo and upload it here.

The more the merrier.

6:00AM Latte

by Nick (The Coffee Detective)
(Montreal, Quebec)

Poor Man's Latte at 6:00AM

Each morning I put the dogs out into the garden at 6:00AM and brewer up some espresso on the stove with my trusty (and inexpensive) Bialetti espresso maker. Then I heat up some milk in a saucepan and I'm done - a delicious, albeit not very sophisticated Latte.

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