The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying - Revised and Updated
If coffee from a can or jar is your idea of purgatory,The Joy of Coffeeis the book for you. Its author, Corby Kummer, originally came to the subject of coffee while writing a series of articles for theAtlantic Monthly, and he found so much to say about the bean that he decided to write a book. Kummer began with some basic questions: "What matters most in buying coffee? How can you sort through the jumble of place names and whimsical labels on beans and blends? Is a dark roast better, more sophisticated, than a light roast? Is it essential to grind coffee beans at home?" What he learned in response to these queries comprises the bulk ofThe Joy of Coffee.Starting with a tour of a coffee plantation and ending in the reader's own kitchen, Kummer leads a lively and informative discussion of all phases of coffee production, from harvesting to roasting to brewing. He discusses different roasts and the different types of coffeemakers, and he even talks about caffeine consumption and methods of decaffeination that preserve the bean's flavor. At the end ofThe Joy of Coffeeis a chapter chock full of recipes for tasty treats that either go well with coffee or include it as an ingredient. Like a great cup of Joe,The Joy of Coffeeis good to the very end.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.