Cutman & Hawk Plunger Competition
May 21, 2024
The Cutman & Hawk Competition is live! Enter now to stand a chance to win an amazing mini-coffee set. Please read the below Terms and Conditions carefully before entering....
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Coffee machines, hire and rent – important considerations.
Be careful folks, coffee-partnering arrangements between the big coffee producers and service establishments have become as complex as mobile phone contracts! A free coffee machine This is the most obvious trap! As...
Choosing the Right Coffee Machine
This is often a dilemma for restaurants, accommodation establishments and corporate offices. We hope to help you make the decision....
The Science of Proper Coffee Extraction
The strength, and therefore the flavour, of your coffee is determined by the dissolvable solids (TDS - Total Dissolved Solids) that are extracted from the ground beans....
Taking business ethics and fairness seriously
1. Directly and through our importers, we take care to support all those persons and businesses on the international food chain, seeking fairness in the way we all conduct our...
What is considered to be freshly roasted coffee and why is this important?
Freshly roasted coffee tastes the best! Coffee flavour is at it’s best a few days after roasting. The popular view is that after two to five days during which accelerated de-gassing...
Helping you to choose the right coffee
It can be very difficult to select the coffee that is best for you when faced with the array of choices a coffee lover finds at one's local supermarket. As...
What exactly is acidity in coffee?
Acidity - a mouth-puckering effect. Sour rather than bitter, imagine sucking a slightly sour orange or a sweet lemon. Think sharp and tangy. Acidity is a dry and somewhat sparkling...
What is the correct temperature to serve coffee?
Let’s start with the facts: (i) Coffee is best served at a temperature between 65 deg. C to 80 deg. C. (ii) If you really want to taste (as compared...
What coffee should I buy, Light, Medium or Dark?
The simple answer is that you should buy the coffee that you enjoy the most. This doesn’t however do this complex subject any justice. Not unlike the chef who refuses...
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