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Coffee bean facts and coffee brewing tips

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Raleigh Cooking Examiner

Different coffee beans give each coffee a different flavor. Let me explain:

American roasts: is a medium roasted coffee that gives a mid-range flavor, neither heavy or light.

Italian and French roasts: are both dark colored coffees that produce a very strong flavor.

European roasts: is a blend of heavy roasted beans with medium roasted beans and gives a flavor a bit stronger than the American roast but not quite as intense as the Italian or French roasts.

If you like your coffee strong, you can use 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 6 ounces of water. Variate this formula to suit your particular taste.

Use fresh water to make your coffee. A hard water or chemically treated water can affect the flavor of your coffee. If your coffee has a bitter flavor to it, it may be the water that is causing the bitterness.

The longer you leave the coffee on the warming plate of your coffee maker, the more bitter it will taste. If you leave it there too long, it can actually burn and give a burnt taste to your coffee.

Please check out the links beneath the photo for coffee recipes!

Grocery stores to buy coffee in Raleigh, NC:

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Deanna is a writer, baker and self-proclaimed foodie. She writes as a freelance writer and has also written several books over the last few years. From cookbooks to novels, Deanna writes it all. Contact Deanna

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