The global commodities market—from coffee to corn to crude—is heating up again. This could spell bad news for public policymakers and consumers in the inflation fight. Coffee has surged about 13 percent over the last week, rising to a near three-month high of $2.40 per pound on the U.S. ICE Futures Exchange. Year to date,…
The Average Cup of Coffee in Inflation-Stricken America Now Costs Nearly $5
Americans are spending over 7 percent more for a cup of coffee compared to this time last year, according to new data. A single cup of Joe cost an average of $4.90 in a quick-service shop in the first six months of this year, marking a 7.6 percent increase from the same time in 2021, according…
Why Coffee & Cigarette Is a Morning Ritual for Millions
Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it. Science can explain that. Researchers have identified two compounds in coffee that directly affect certain nicotine receptors in the brain. Study author Roger Papke, a pharmacology professor…
How to Clean Your Keurig Machine and How Often You Should
While drinking coffee has health benefits, using your Keurig machine daily without routine cleaning and maintenance can lead to awful consequences. It’s essential to clean a Keurig because it can be a health hazard if not cleaned properly. Like any coffee maker (or espresso machine), Keurigs can grow mold if not properly drained, descaled and…
Research Finds Drinking Coffee Lowers Mortality and Gout Risk
Drinking a cup of coffee, whether sweetened or unsweetened, is associated with reducing the risk of mortality, according to the paper “Association of Sugar-Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Coffee Consumption, With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality,” published in Annals of Internal Medicine (pdf), by researchers from the Southern Medical University in China. The research aimed to…
How to Deep-Clean a Coffee Maker
Performing a deep clean on a coffee maker is important to extend its useful life and ensure you’re brewing the best-tasting coffee possible. A buildup of hard water scale and rancid coffee oils in a coffee maker is to be expected. Allowing that buildup to remain (and multiply) can be very hard on the machine…
The World’s Best Coffee Makers Are Turning to Moldy Beans
By Kat Odell From Bloomberg News Chefs generally want to keep mold out of their kitchens, but they make an exception for koji. For around a decade, the fungus has been a secret weapon for trailblazing chefs like Rene Redzepi at Noma in Copenhagen, used to ferment grains, cure proteins and impart umami to dishes…
Camp Cooking: Culinary Excellence While Far From the Kitchen
Camping has never been more popular. In these hectic times, it lets us relax, refresh, and recharge our inner batteries. But just because you’re in the wilderness doesn’t mean you have to survive on pine cones. Consider this selection of gear for your next al fresco dining delight. Caffeine to Go Stanley Classic Perfect-Brew Pour…
How Morning Coffee Changes the Brain
Coffee, a popular morning beverage to kick start the day, is often consumed for alertness. But some researchers believe drinking coffee in the long-term can also change the brain. For some time, research on both animals and humans have suggested that long-term consumption of caffeine improves learning and intelligence by fine-tuning neurons for efficient neural activity and…
A Cool Cup of Joe: Around the World in Iced Coffee
Iced coffee. Like avocado toast, do we really need a recipe? Brew coffee. Add ice. Maybe sugar. Drink. True enough, but much like the toast, there can be so many other ways of putting it together. Here are just a few takes on the cool cup of Joe from other parts of the world. The…
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