The Perfect Cup: A Coffee Lover's Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Tasting
BK204
244 pages
Paperback
Size: 8.2" x 5.4" x 0.5"
Coffee in America has undergone a revolution in the last decade, and here is the book that both chronicles the change and offers state-of-the-art information on everything from the bean itself to the aesthetics of brewing and appreciating the perfect cup. The book features sections on the world's specialty coffees, the best methods for brewing coffee, tips on buying coffee, and over two dozen recipes featuring coffee.
Notes from Casey "The Coffee Guy":
This book has an interested angle - and is a pleasant read. It's wity and easy to read - and gives an interesting perspective from an industry insider. The first part of the book is about coffee beans, terminology, vocabulary for describing coffee, generalizations of coffees from different countries and the like. He then takes the book in the direction of his quest to figure out the perfect cup of coffee by interviewing lots of different roasters - some pretty famous (he even squeezes in Starbucks and Peets!). After a section on brewing methods and espresso, Castle talks about the journey of the coffee bean - from crop to cup.
He tops it off with a bunch of coffee recipes and the like for use with food (with food!). I got hungry just skimming through them. Cappuccino muffins, coffee baked beans, pasta kawaha...right up a coffee lovers alley!
The table of contents is below.
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Beans About Coffee
- How to Compare Coffee Tastes
- The Vocabulary of Coffee
- Decaffeinated Coffee
- Flavored Coffee
- Learning the Language
- A Coffee Lover's Guide to the World of Coffee
- Roasting
- Blending
Chapter 2: How to Brew the Perfect Cup
- Brewing Methods
- Pre-brewing Care and Considerations
- Espresso Yourself
Chapter 3: How To Buy Coffee And Whom To Buy It From
- Chooseing a Roaster-Retailing
Chapter 4: Coffee's Journey From Mountain to Market
- Where Coffee Is Grown
- How Coffee Is Grown
- How Coffee Is Processed
- Sorting and Grading Dried Green Beans
- Premium Coffee Estates
- The Business of Coffee
- Coffee as Commodity
Chapter 5: Breaking New Grounds In The Kitchen
- Recipes
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