Top 10 Uses for Used Coffee Grounds
This from Curbly via Lifehacker...
I don't have a clue how much North Star produces in coffee grounds over the course of a year - but thinking about it, we go through a good few kilos of coffee per week and all those grounds just get tipped into the bin. I've often thought that there must be some sort of use that all this waste can be put to (to be fair, I was aware that they made decent compost, but then again, I don't have a garden!) ... so here is a definitive list entitled "The Top Ten Uses for Used Coffee Grounds".
It's a shame they're all a bit lame! I was hoping for some alchemical method of turning them into gold dust!
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The Liquid Donut
This from Coffee Geek, a site for aficionados of ... well, coffee, obviously.
I can't help but admire those who enter the barista championships and work hard to develop their signature drinks. On the other hand, it must be nice to have the time to be that self-indulgent! I can't quite imagine using liquid nitrogen in our coffee prep here at North Star, as the Australian national barista champion apparantly did with his winning creation - it'd mean you having to wait longer for your order (did I just hear someone say even longer???).
UK barista champ, James Hoffman came up with this extraordinary creation - The Liquid Donut - an odd and fascinating coffee concept, though in the same way that many of the outré confections that appear on the fashion catwalks of Milan are too outlandish for our proletariat tastes, there is little commercial potential for a coffee that takes this much trouble to put together.
I am, however, thinking of creating a North Star equivalent - this would involve a donut that you dunk in your latte! Any takers?
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How to make latte art…
This is gacked from Lifehacker (a hugely useful site!), who in turn gacked it from WikiHow (also very useful!).
Ever wondered how we make those pretty patterns on top of your coffees? Well follow the links for some insights. These articles presuppose that you have access to a professional coffee machine, so (unless you do, of course) you might not be able to get these effects at home. If you're managing to make these drinks without the use of a machine, come in and see me - there's a job for you at North Star any day!
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