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Make your morning more pleasant and refreshing with delicious gourmet coffee

31st December, 2009 by tommy

Since, a long time coffee has been an integral part of American culture; It is considered to be one of the most popular hot beverages for the American people. However, there are plenty of people who do not have any idea about the types of coffee or which type of coffee has the best taste.

Hence, to feel the quintessential taste of coffee, you need to understand the following points:

  • While purchasing coffee, you need to find out the type of coffee the store keeper is giving you. You need to be doubly sure that it is not pre-ground stored coffee, that is neither fresh nor has a good taste. Avoid buying this type of coffee.
  • Types of coffee bean: You also need to know about the varieties of coffee bean. There are two types of coffee beans i.e. Arabica coffee and Robusta coffee. Among these two, Robusta is most abundantly obtained, but it is of lower quality and does not have good taste because of high caffeine content. On the contrary, the Arabica coffee is obtained in lesser amount, but it has great gourmet blend. Gourmet coffee is the choice of all coffee lovers because of its richness and aroma.

Gourmet flavored coffee is the most favorite for all coffee lovers, and its taste is much better than what you find at your nearby store. Arabica beans are grown at different parts of the world such as Ethiopia, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. The coffee beans are grown at high altitude that allows it to grow slowly. The advantage of the slow growing process is that - it allows the flavor to develop deeply.

Hence, Gourmet flavored coffee is unquestionably a treat. There are wide varieties of flavored coffee available in the market that sometimes puzzles you about the original gourmet coffee. Therefore, before purchasing, it is very important to ensure that you are purchasing the gourmet coffee to experience the real Arabica coffee test.

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Discover Everything You Need To Know About Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans

31st December, 2009 by tommy

Are you a coffee fanatic? Would you like to learn about this new combination of chocolate covered coffee beans? Chocolate covered coffee beans are a tasty new treat, which is very mouth-watering. A lot of people are still unaware of this new treat combination, so you shouldn’t feel left out, if you are unaware about chocolate covered coffee beans. Chocolate covered coffee beans are becoming a very popular treat for coffee lovers. If you are a true coffee expert, than you should absolutely fall in love with coffee being prepared in any type of way, shape or form.

The combination of chocolate and coffee gives many coffee lovers goose bumps, just thinking of this great combination. If you are interested in purchasing this product you can find these treats in any coffee shop or specialty store. Even better you also have the option of making this wonderful treat at the comfort of your own home. With all the right ingredients you are sure to make a pleasing chocolate indulgence.

If you are interested in preparing chocolate covered coffee beans the first thing you should do is select the coffee beans of your choice, and decide what type of chocolate. When creating an item such as chocolate covered coffee beans you first and foremost need to buy a high quality of coffee beans. If you purchase the beans at a grocery store be sure the beans are fresh and are not broken nor damage. You should purchase a brand that you are familiar with; this will help you know the taste is up to par. You may even have better luck visiting a local specialty shop and buy your beans from them. Your next item to purchase would be the chocolate.

Most people wonder what type of chocolate would be the best. Dipping chocolate can be much easier to work with since it tends to set up much nicer. But this sort of chocolate may be harder to come by, but if you are looking for the best quality and taste this may be the best option for you. Even chocolate chips or chocolate squares will be easy to prepare as well. Once you have chosen what type of chocolate you will be using the next step is to determine what kind of flavor you will like.

The most common chocolate used for chocolate covered coffee beans is milk chocolate. It all depends on your preference and what type of chocolate you want to use ranging from dark to semi and even white chocolate. If you do decide to create this delicious treat you won’t regret it, you will instantly love it.

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A Guide for New Keurig Owners

30th December, 2009 by tommy

Okay, so you received a brand new Keurig Brewing System for Christmas, and you’re most likely in the progress of trying out all of the samples that were included with you new Keurig Brewer.

Maybe you’re trying to figure out which Keurig K-Cups you really like, and which Keurig K-Cups you’re going to order when you visit Shoffee.com this week (alright, maybe we were a bit presumptuous with the second part).

But the team at Shoffee.com has compiled a few tips for choosing the perfect Keurig K-Cup for you. We thought it might be useful to address some K-Cup related questions that we get all the time atShoffee.com.

What is the most popular Keurig K-Cup?

Hands down, the most popular Keurig K-Cup is Coffee People Donut Shop Coffee. Coffee People Donut Shop Keurig K-Cups are so popular, they are the first K-Cup that Shoffee.com has made available in a 50 Pack. The standard Coffee People Donut Shop Keurig K-Cup 24 Pack is available onShoffee.com for only $10.69 per box (less than $0.45 per K-Cup), and the Coffee People Donut Shop Keurig K-Cup 50 Pack is on Shoffee.com for only $20.99 per box (less than $0.42 per K-Cup).

If you choose Coffee People Donut Shop Keurig K-Cup, you’re probably the type of person who who enjoys a quality, consistent cup of coffee every morning. While you are someone who appreciates good coffee, you may not be as worried about subtle undertones of blackberries or citrus, and more worried about starting your morning with a cup of joe that is as familiar your favorite pair of slippers.

When will (insert the name of any Green Mountain Seasonal Keurig K-Cup here) be available on Shoffee.com?

Green Mountain has done an unbelievable job with their seasonal line of Keurig K-Cups over the years. Before the launch of Shoffee.com, we were truly unaware of just how popular Green Mountain Seasonal Keurig K-Cups were - we know now. The three most-asked questions of Shoffee.com are as follows:

Honestly, we get asked each one of these questions at least once per day (next year, at this time, you’ll understand why). But here is the answer that everyone is looking for (when each of the Green Mountain Seasonal Keurig K-Cups will be available on Shoffee.com):

Winter 2010

beginning January 4, 2010

Green Mountain Extra Bold Wicked Winter Blend Keurig K-Cups

Green Mountain Golden French Toast Keurig K-Cups

Spring 2010

Mid-March 2010

Green Mountain Spring Revival Blend Keurig K-Cups

Green Mountain Island Coconut Keurig K-Cups

Summer 2010

May 2010

Green Mountain Summer Safari Blend Keurig K-Cups

Green Mountain The Perfect Peach Keurig K-Cups

Autumn 2010

late August 2010

Green Mountain Autumn Harvest Blend Keurig K-Cups

Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice Keurig K-Cups

Now that you know when each of the Green Mountain Seasonal Keurig K-Cups are available, you might be wondering which of them is the best? You’ll just have to place a few orders on Shoffee.com, and decide for yourself.

And the final commonly asked question on Shoffee.com:

Do you guys have any coupon codes available?

The answer is both an easy, and a hard one. The easy answer is “yes.” For new customers, Shoffee.com gives you the opportunity to save 5% on your very first Shoffee.com order. Simply enter the coupon code 5FOSHO at checkout, and you’ll save 5% on your first Keurig K-Cup order from Shoffee.com.

But that is not the entire answer. For loyal customers, Shoffee.com offers much more in the way of savings than anywhere else on the web. Here is a quick list of the way that you save with every order placed on Shoffee.com:

FREE Shipping on all orders of $60 or more

While orders of less than $60 are shipped for a very reasonable price of $6.95, every order of $60 or more will ship via UPS Ground, absolutely FREE (orders of shipping to PO Boxes, APO Addresses and to Alaska and Hawaii ship via US Priority Mail).

FREE Seasonal Keurig K-Cup Sample Bag with all orders of $75 or more

So you’ve surpassed the $60 mark, and qualified for FREE UPS Ground Delivery, but why stop there? As your order total increases, so do the benefits of being a part of the Shoffee.com Family. When your order goes over the $75 mark, you qualify for a FREE Shoffee.com Seasonal Sampler Bag. Inside the Shoffee.com Seasonal Sampler Bag you’ll find 12 of the season’s newest and most popular Keurig K-Cups. More than 50-percent of our customers who receive a Shoffee.com Seasonal Sampler Bag return within 10 days to purchase one or more of the K-Cups included in their free bag. That means Shoffee.com is giving our customers a chance to sample Keurig K-Cups that they have never had before, and more importantly Shoffee.com is introducing our customers to Keurig K-Cups that they didn’t know they loved.

Shoffee.com Perk Points PLUS

Ok, so you’ve passed the $60-FREE-UPS-Ground-Delivery Threshold, you’ve blown through the $75 FREE-Shoffee.com-Seasonal-Sample-Bag mark and you’re left wondering, why should I keep placing huge orders with Shoffee.com? The answer: Shoffee.com Perk Points PLUS. With Shoffee.com Perk Points PLUS, you earn back 2.5% or EVERY purchase to use in the future. You can decide whether you save them up, and use them for a FREE box of Keurig K-Cups in the future, or simply use them to save 2.5% on your very next order. That’s your choice.

Shoffee.com also has discounts and giveaways through other Shoffee.com sites. Every Tuesday morning (10AM EST) Shoffee.com announces a new Keurig K-Cup of the Week, which they offer for only $8.99 per box of 24 Keurig K-Cups at CupoftheWeek.net. In addition to the Keurig K-Cup of the Week, Shoffee.com offers discounts and giveaways to it’s more than 1,500 fans on Facebook and hundreds of followers of @Shoffee_Joe on Twitter.

So when choosing where to place your first order of K-Cups for your brand new Keurig Brewer, just remember, just because someone offers a price that looks like it’s the cheapest, it may not be the best value. When you become a part of the Shoffee.com Family, you get more than just cheap K-Cups, you get the BEST VALUE on your Keurig K-Cup purchase. That’s just one of the reason that our customers have made Shoffee.com, the web’s favorite coffee shop.

Joseph Simonovich is the Co-Founder of Shoffee.com, an internet coffee retailer started in late 2007. Simonovich has been in the office coffee industry for more than six years, with a specialty in e-commerce sales.

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Ground Coffee and its many uses

30th December, 2009 by tommy

The blissful aroma of that freshly ground coffee every morning, wakes me up pleasantly and eases me into the daily routine.
Not only does ground coffee create the drink of all time, but it also has many uses. Here a few of its many uses.
1.    Fertilise your plants. Don’t throw out those old coffee grounds. They are full of nutrients that the acid loving plants require. Fertilise the evergreens, camellias, rosebushes, rhododendrons and azaleas to name a few. Ground coffee from a drip coffee maker is better than the boiled grounds from a percolator as it is richer in nitrogen.
2.    Deodorise the freezer. After the freezer has failed or just to get rid of freezer smells, fill a few bowls with fresh or used coffee grounds and place them in the freezer overnight. You could also add a few drops of vanilla to the ground coffee for a flavoured coffee scent.
3.    Keep worms alive. Adding a cup of used coffee grounds will keep your bait worms alive and wiggling all day. Mix the grounds into the soil in your bait box and then add the worms. They enjoy coffee as much as we do and the nutrients in the grounds will keep them alive longer.
4.    Clean your fireplace. Before you clean the ash out of your fireplace, sprinkle it with wet coffee grounds and the dust and ash will not pollute the atmosphere of the room.
5.    Keep cats out of the garden. Spread a mix of orange peels and used coffee grounds around your plants. Not only does it act as a great fertilizer, cats will not consider your garden as a toilet anymore.

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The Right Coffee Mug for your Automatic Coffee Maker

29th December, 2009 by tommy

You may be wondering what type of coffee mug you need for your automatic coffee maker. The good news is that really the options are unlimited. Here are a few things to consider though, particularly if you are going to be taking your coffee on the go, which is most frequently the case for those who need an automatic coffee maker

For this reason, I would recommend finding one that is insulated. There is a few reasons for this, but the first is simply the green idea behind using an insulated coffee mug. Your automatic coffee maker will be able to use these types of cups as well. Instead of using the typical Styrofoam cup, which will keep your coffee warm, why not save the money and the trees and use something that you can wash and reuse?

Another thing to consider is the size of your coffee mug. Most automatic coffee makers will be able to give you specific amounts of coffee to customize to what size of cup you have. So, this means that you get to determine what size of cup you want. The only thing you are sometimes limited on would be the height of the cup itself. But many times you can get as fat of a cup as you would like. This is good because every now and then I like to go with a super sized cup of caffeine to start my mornings out.

Another thing I personally like to have is a coffee cup that fits me in some manner. For example, I have tons of Oklahoma Sooner insulated mugs. I particularly use those during the football season. Now that we got an Oklahoma NBA team, I also purchased a couple of Thunder mugs for basketball season. I sport these around and they are often good conversation starters. Sometimes those conversations lead into passionate discussion about sports and maybe even into silly little bets, but that’s the most fun part of my day at times. I would recommend this type of mug for your automatic coffee maker!

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