The Coffee Mug | All Things Coffee

Panda Fancy Mug Cup Set with Spoon

Philip — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:19:57 +0000

I just found this Panda Mug very cute, especially the little spoon.

This would make a great gift for any panda lovers out there or just as a nice treat for yourself.

Glazed ceramic.
Mug stands 3.75 inches tall and includes matching 4.5 inch spoon.

Personalized Couples Coffee Mug Set

Philip — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:39:40 +0000

Valentines day may be over but it isn’t too late to make another romantic gesture with this Personalized Couples Coffee Mug Set . Show your special someone that you care.

Show them you really really care by letting them have the bigger one

Christmas Gingerbread Mug

Philip — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:43:19 +0000

Christmas is fast approaching and what makes a better gift than a coffee mug and the Christmas Gingerbread Mug makes the perfect mug for this occasion. Coffee mugs make great stocking fillers so put a smile on someones face with this festive mug.

This mug holds 12oz and the cute lil gingerbread guy looks good enough to eat.

Kindle Touch

Philip — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:18:14 +0000

The Kindle Touch, Wi-Fi, 6″ is almost here and it is looking very cool. The release date is the 21st of November and can be pre-ordered now with orders shipped on a first come first serve basis so if you want one get in quick.

Features include:

Most-advanced E Ink display, now with multi-touch
New sleek design – 8% lighter, 11% smaller, holds 3,000 books
Only e-reader with text-to-speech, audio books and mp3 support

Built in Wi-Fi – Get books in 60 seconds
Borrow Kindle books from your public library
Exclusive Easy Reach touch technology lets you read easily with one hand
New X-Ray feature lets you look up characters, historical figures, and interesting phrases.

The kindle touch looks to maintain the kindle format we all have grown accustomed to but take it to a new level.

Find out more

Brewing a great cup of coffee

Philip — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:18:04 +0000

Brewing a great cup of coffee is not hard as long as you pay attention to a number of factors such as the bean quality, water quality, the type of brewing, and the grind of the coffee. Bean and water quality can be easily taken care of. Just use quality beans and pure water. However getting the right match of coffee grind and brewing type can be a little more complicated. We all know that we make coffee by passing hot water over ground coffee beans. However for a great cup of coffee we need to understand just how long the water should be passing over the beans. This depends on the grind of coffee and type of brewing.

Usually the brewing time relates directly to how coarse the coffee is ground. This means that finer grinds need less time in water, and coarser grinds need longer. Espresso is only exposed to water for 20-40 seconds and is made using very a fine grind. French press can take as much as 4 minutes and uses extremely coarse grind. If coffee is left in water too long for its grind size, unwanted extracts enter the coffee and make it bitter. Of course if the grind is too large and the water passes too quickly the coffee will have very little flavor or caffeine.

Filters also play an important role in the balance between over and under brewing. Not only do they keep the grind out of the end product, but also control how fast the water flows through the grinds. The most common filters are made of paper but metal variants also exist. Although paper filters are good they can have downsides such as absorbing some of the flavor and some people can taste the paper in the coffee. Metal filters are normally made out of stainless steal or gold plate. They have a very fine weave allowing the grains to be filtered out without altering the coffee or absorbing the flavor.

Be sure to buy decent quality filters as cheap filters often clog and spoil the brewing. A decent quality metal filter will last years.

Brewing a cup of coffee is not hard and neither is brewing a great cup of coffee, all it takes is a little more understanding. Start with fresh beans, clean water and then match your brewing style to the grind and then mess around with the exact proportions until you find the coffee just right for you.

Mug of the Week 17/10/11

Philip — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:06:14 +0000

This weeks mug of the week is the Great Moustaches Mug. Plan your next epic moustaches and win over the ladies with this mug. With 14 of the worlds best moustaches you will be spoilt for choice.

Don’t let your lip go naked, keep him dressed in his Sunday best with a great moustache today

PS. Also holds coffee

Mug of the Week 09/10/11

Philip — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:48:58 +0000

This weeks mug of the week is the Vandor 18-OunceStar Wars Yoda Mug. Everyone loves Yoda, even those that don’t love star wars. As well as being as being the most wise of the wise he is also one bad ass jumping midget sword wielding ninja.

May the force be with you.

Mug of the Week 03/10/11

Philip — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:21:09 +0000

This weeks mug of the week is the Starbucks Classic Mug, 20oz. Great in its simplicity, these classic mugs come in three sizes which you should be very familiar with. Tall(12oz), Grande(16oz) and Venti(20oz).

I love the tall design of these mugs and the large handle, I always go for the biggest mugs possible since I drink a lot of coffee and anything that saves me going and getting another cup too soon is fine by me.

Kindle Fire, Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi

Philip — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:16:20 +0000

The Kindle Fire is almost here and I can’t wait. I love my kindle so I’m very excited about what this full color, full function kindle will bring to the table. I have put in my pre-order and hope there will be enough to go round.

The features look promising.

Dual core
8gig storage
8 hours battery life
USB port
7inch color touch screen
web browsing
email
wi-fi
music
apps and games
books books and more book (well it is a kindle after all)

How the kindle fire stands up in the tablet market is yet to be seen but I’m glad to see they are coming at it a different way than just cloning an ipad.

Mug of the Week 25/9/11

Philip — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:39:04 +0000

This weeks mug of the week is the Coffee Shop Snuggle Planet Coffee Mug [Set of 2]. With a nice design both in decoration and shape the Planet Coffee mug makes a worthy main mug. Holding 12oz its a good size and also comes in a tea variant for the traitors among you.