Science
Slack-jawed Yokel Makes Soupcan Sample Roaster
Roasting is simple. As you can see I simply stand the drill on my stove with the drum over the burner. The burner has no problem (even on low) heating the drum. I run the drill by using a…
Move Over Mark Prince: Meet Kevin Gould, “Food Futurologist”
Hchmlhigh! Hchmlhey! According to my calculations, there is an EXACT science to maximize one’s sensurrounditudinal enjoyment of carbon-infused demucilaged hydrogen/oxygenated beverages. You see, by taking my patented (AND patent-pending) formula, you can minimize the cellular interference and bi-ratiated vicissitude…
This Nose Knows If What Grows Blows
An artificial robot nose that can schnozz out inferior lots from superior plots? A million dollar nostril that knows a French Roast from a Full City? Read all about it here, courtesy of Engadget.com: Artificial schnozzes have been sniffing…
Oliver Stranded: BUNN’s Trifecta Lost in Space
BUNN’s has an answer to the Starbucks’ Clover system, now available for testing at Cafe Grumpy. It looks like if this… had a baby with this… The overall aesthetic? “Accidental Retro”. And what about the fruit pressed from its…
This Coffee Will Self-Destruct In 5…4…3…
Jim Seven calls in the rhetorical bomb squad to investigate seasonality, shelf life, and “baggy” flavor. Green coffee is trickier because green coffees don’t age the same way. Each lot is an individual little time bomb. As much as…
Acidity Trip: Meister Debunks The Tums Myth
Meister writes a fascinating exposé on tummy troubles over at slashfood.com – click to here to learn about pH balance, “acidity” in quotation marks, and why Mrs. Meister herself recommends “a side of Alka-Seltzer with that shot of…
Coffee? Bad for you.
Caffeine can also aggravate anxiety, while studies show that the mere aroma of coffee can have a calming effect. In studies, the negative effects of coffee are often mixed up with other negative habits, like cigarette smoking, which has…
Coffee? Good for you.
“Van Dam’s research, for example, found no evidence that coffee consumption had any effect on mortality from any cause, including cardiovascular disease or cancer, even for people who drink up to six cups a day. He and his colleagues…







