Too hot, too cold, just right….
After Goldilocks had eaten the bears’ porridge, she decided to make coffee.
The first time she boiled the kettle and poured it right away, using water that was too hot. “Oh!” she cringed, “this coffee is bitter.”
So she made more coffee, without heating the water again. This time it was too cold. “Oh!” she said, making a disappointed face, “this coffee is sour and weak.”
The third time she heated the kettle to a boil then let it cool for just under a minute before she poured it. “Ah!” she sighed, sipping her java contentedly, “this coffee is just right.”
And that’s all you need to know.
You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on an expensive kettle. But you can if you want to!
Dawn Ayer:
Sparkplug Coffee Lover
Most memorable coffee Dawn ever had? Touring the Lavazza factory in Turin, Italy. (She even got to eat in the employee cafeteria!)
Darryl Wright:
Sparkplug Coffee Lover
Darryl's coffee secret? "Just off the boil" is a term used in beer brewing but it also applies here. When you hear that ding or click, don't reach. Pause for a moment...
Hari Balaraman:
Sparkplug Coffee Lover
Hari Balaraman is one of Sparkplug Coffee's first customers and he lives close to Sparkplug coffee HQ in Toronto so his coffee is delivered on foot instead of via Canada Post. He invited me to stop in to sample a cup of kopi luwak (aka civet coffee or cat poop coffee) that he'd purchased in his travels. I took the opportunity to quiz him about his coffee habits and other passions.
The winning SIZE names for Sparkplug Coffees are...
Standard 300g
Formerly known as 750cc, the Standard holds at least 300 grams and makes about 30 to 35 cups of delicious coffee, depending on how you brew.
Large 900g
The Two Pounder is now Large and is still 900 grams of coffee. You should get 100 or more cups of coffee out of it, depending how you brew. What more can we say? A super option if you drink a couple cups a day.
The Amazing AeroPress
What the heck is that thing?
The AeroPress is a coffeemaker, of course! But it is strange looking and many people wonder how that crazy syringe-thing works.
Here’s the Sparkplug Coffee Scoop on the Amazing AeroPress. Read on to learn how it works and why it's great.
As you may know, most of our coffees are blends. This time, to switch things up, we have a single origin* coffee made of wonderful beans from Brazil.
