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20 New Ways to Get Your Coffee Fix
by Tori Lewis on
Our morning doesn’t really start until we’ve had our coffee. We’re constantly on the lookout for the best and brightest new ways to make and drink a cup of joe, from the disposable French press to a text-enabled espresso machine.
Apparently caffeine cravings fuel creativity, because we’ve come across
so many cool coffee gadgets lately that we had to round them up. Here
are 20 innovations in the world of java that have got us thinking it’s
probably just about coffee time here at Brit HQ.
1. Touch Sensor Mug with Temperature Display
($32): Pick up your coffee and let it tell you if it’s cool enough to
drink! This mug will sense your touch and display the temperature as
well as a colored light — blue for cool, orange for warm, and red for
hot.
2. Joulies Thermal Dispenser
($80 for set of 5): On a similar note, these little gadgets are
designed to help you maintain your beverage’s perfect temperature for
longer. They absorb the heat when you first put them in, cooling off
your coffee so you don’t burn your tongue. Then, as your coffee starts
to get too cool, the stored heat is released so it remains warm until
the last drop.
3. PEBO
($87): Get a perfect vacuum brewed cup of coffee in 5-11 minutes with
this unique coffee maker from Bodum. The vacuum brewing process prevents
any of the flavor of the coffee bean from escaping so you’ll end up
with a great, full-bodied cup of joe.
Cool Beans Coffee Art
Largest Coffee Bean Mosaic
Saimir Strati is an Albanian mosaic artist.
He began his career doing restorations in Albania to several mosaics at
the archeological sites of Byllis, Amantia and Appolonia. He is also the
world record holder for the largest mosaics using; nails, toothpicks,
corks, paintbrushes, screws, and coffee beans.
Coffee Shot
Yama Vac Pot - uses two chambers where vapor
pressure and vacuum brew brew.
pressure and vacuum brew brew.
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Eating Chocolate May Keep You Slim and Sharpen Your Mind
We know that flavonols - the antioxidants
in chocolate - have anti-inflammatory effects that can help prevent
heart disease. Now Spanish researchers have discovered that eating a
moderate amount of chocolate is associated with lower body fat and less
abdominal fat, no matter how much (or little) you exercise and
regardless of the rest of your diet. The investigators from the
University of Granada looked at nearly 1,500 European adolescents
(between ages 12 and 17) and found that the more chocolate they ate......CONTINUE AT SOURCE
The Social History of Chocolate
Chocolate History. Listen Link Below.
by cursedthing is licensed under CC BY 2.0
- Listen to Lynette Evans and Matt Smith of La Trobe University’s discuss the social history of chocolate.
CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST
Chocolate Shot
Moist chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream
frosting.
by Chocolate Dessert Recipes is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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