What happens to your brain on caffeine? Coffee is cited as the “most widely used psychoactive substance in the world” with it’s effects akin to cocaine1. Is caffeine really that powerful? What actually goes on in your brain after a cup of coffee? A study carried out by the Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama […]
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Did you know that 71% of the UK are still drinking instant coffee? That’s right, you over there with your mug of Kenco – NO! You’re better than that, we as a country are better than that. Since the explosion of the espresso in the late 70’s and early 80’s we have all had a […]
Caffeine & Alcohol…. Let’s forget ‘coffee and cake’, latte art and brew methods let’s get to a subject that everybody wants to know about “ How do I take 2 of my favourite vices and combine them into 1 ‘mother’ of all vices?” We are talking, of course, about caffeine and alcohol. So what is […]
It sounds like a Russian agricultural factory, but actually the Chemex is another piece of must-have coffee-making paraphernalia you really should be making room for in your kitchen (do you need a toaster? No). As well as looking beautiful, screaming “I am serious about my coffee!” and possibly doubling up as an emergency vase, the […]
You will need: 225g self-raising flour sifted 165g caster sugar 125g unsalted soft butter 1tsp vanilla extract 2 medium eggs 125ml milk 1 eating apple cored and thinly sliced 1 x 250ml cup fresh or frozen blueberries (150g) 2 heaped tbsp. Demerara sugar This one is a lovely and simple cake to make, whipped up […]
Getting your home coffee bar set up is a really exciting part of being a home barista. However you brew your coffee having a solid base of operations can make it even more enjoyable. It’s an opportunity to put our own little stamp of creativity on your morning coffee. We are going to show you […]
My name is Charlotte Eriksson; a happily slightly lost girl from Sweden, who somehow ended up living a little bit of everywhere (or maybe nowhere at all). Some might know me as The Glass Child for the music I make, others might know me for the books I’ve written. Some might associate me with wandering; […]
Is coffee good for you? As a self confessed coffee addict, I may subjectively answer this question with, a perhaps ever so slightly biased, yes. In reality, there is a darker side to your daily roast. The true answer may lie within the scientific research behind coffee, so lets take a non nerdy look at […]
Over at Know Your Grinder, we spend our time trying to make the perfect cup of coffee. Brewing coffee is an artform, but it’s also a science – you might call it a very interdisciplinary drink. In the United Kingdom, coffee lovers are downing around 70 million cups of coffee per day, and we think […]
Obvious right? BUT I guarantee you’ve drunk an espresso more times than you think… Coffee is coffee right? Whether you pick it up at the supermarket or head to your nearest coffee shop? Well actually… It all comes from the same place, which is coffee beans, but it all goes through really different processes and […]