Synopses & Reviews
In this eminently readable book, Corby Kummer travels the country and the world to give readers all the latest information they need to make a great cup of coffee at home. The Joy of Coffee sorts through the confusing array of beans on the market and identifies the best. It gives clear, practical information on which coffee grinders to buy and how to choose a coffee brewer or espresso machine. Also included are instructions on how to get the best brew out of each coffeemaker and sources for coffeemaking equipment and beans. This new edition includes more than fifty recipes.
Synopsis
In this revised and updated edition of the most authoritative guide to coffee, Corby Kummer travels the country and the world to give you all the latest information you need to make a great cup at home: and#149; The best beans and how to buy and store them and#149; The grinder that's essential for great coffee and#149; Incisive reports on brewing and espresso-making equipment and tips on how to get the best from them, with photographs of current models and#149; A complete, up-to-date list of sources for beans, equipment and Fair Trade organizations
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-272) and indexes.
About the Author
One of the country's most respected food journalists, Corby Kummer is senior editor of The Atlantic Monthly. His 1990 series on coffee, on which this book is based, was nominated for a National Magazine Award. Kummer writes regularly for Martha Stewart Living, Self, the New York Times Magazine, Travel-Holiday and Food and Wine and is restaurant critic for New York Magazine. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Contents
PREFACE TO THE 2003 EDITION xii Introduction 1
1. Growing Beans 5 2. Cupping 23 3. Roasting 37 4. Grinding and Storing 51 Grinding at a Glance 64 5. Brewing 67 Brewing Proportions 93 Brewing at a Glance 94 6. Espresso 97 Espresso at a Glance 128 7. Coffee by Country 131 8. Caffeine and Decaf 151 Comparative Caffeine 170 9. Recipes 171
SOURCES 250 GLOSSARY 259 BIBLIOGRAPHY 270 GENERAL INDEX 273 INDEX 283