Speaking of pourover coffee...
If you like #pourover, and like #history, and especially like #coffeehistory (who doesn't, amirite?) then the article we published this AM, a featured opinion article, is right up your alley.
Pour Over Coffee: Its History and Development. A Feature.
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https://coffeegeek.com/opinions/history-technology/pour-over-history-and-development/
OK...
BIG trip down memory lane. I remembered writing an article about Bodum 2 decades ago, around the time the eSantos came out. Thanks to Archive dot org, I found it.
Why I Love Bodum, by Mark Prince, 2002.
Enjoy! ( ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶I̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶u̶r̶r̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶t̶i̶c̶l̶e̶,̶ ̶r̶e̶p̶u̶b̶l̶i̶s̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶,̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶r̶i̶g̶i̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶a̶t̶e̶,̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶C̶o̶f̶f̶e̶e̶G̶e̶e̶k̶?̶) edit - turns out I did already in 2021... live CG article at bottom, but here's the original on Archive if you are inclined
https://web.archive.org/web/20040617181520/http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/markprince/03-04-2002
#bodum #siphoncoffee #coffeehistory
https://coffeegeek.com/opinions/state-of-coffee/why-i-like-bodum/
2002 was a very interesting and innovative year for Bodum. Back then, they were still fully developing interesting products (today, they mainly buy China-made stuff and rebrand it).
In 2002, they introduced:
- Bodum eSantos
- Bodum eSantos Mini
- The Pavina Line of double wall glass cups, incl espresso
- The first double-walled glass press pot
- three "rapid heat" cordless kettles for coffee making, incl a travel size (mostly plastic)
The Pavina cups remain some of the best glass espresso cups you can buy today, and a lot cheaper than the weirdo, oversized stuff from Kruve and others. And at just $16 for a pair, it's a deal:
Bodum's not a big company, so this was a really big year for them.
I am inspired though this evening, to start working on a blog series for CoffeeGeek:
Siphon Coffee Makers That Never Were, or Barely Were.
I think, in my collection, I have at least 10 siphon prototypes that never made it to market, and at least that many again that did make it to market from BIG brand names, but for a very short time.
Like the Black and Decker Infuze. Or the KitchenAid Electric Siphon. Or the Bodum eSantos Mini.
I have all of these, and more, new, in box, never used.
Could be a good series...
Here's what the Black and Decker Infuze looked like. Pretty advanced for 20 years ago, but also hella lotta questionable plastics.
I've done a ton of historical research into siphon coffee makers over the past decade, and have documented most of the history of siphons in the USA.
For instance, here's the original patent for the first siphon coffee maker designed and sold in the USA: the original Silex Siphon patent from 1914; this is pre Corning Pyrex, which came a year later.
And now our big news of the day.
NEW CONTENT at CoffeeGeek! Our fully revised and updated (with new photos, including the lovely gold KONE filter) Japanese Iced Coffee How To.
Includes step by step, some #coffeehistory (natch), video of the original method, and a lot more. Enjoy, and share!
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https://coffeegeek.com/guides/howtos/japanese-iced-coffee-how-to/
We love diving into Coffee History on CoffeeGeek.
Many of you think as James Hoffmann as "Mr. Coffee" these days. But long before Jim was into coffee, or even in a new age band, (solo), the real Mr. Coffee, the fellow who almost singlehandedly collected and preserved coffee history from the 1920s through the 1950s and beyond, was William Urkers.
Find out more about him in this feature article on CoffeeGeek
A look at the history and development of the specialty coffee industry in El Salvador, part of a series on Central American coffeelands.
#coffeehistory #coffee #elsalvador
https://www.coffeegeek.com/farming/specialty-coffee-in-el-salvador/
A bit of #coffeehistory and a correction on an earlier photo I posted.
I posted a photo yesterday saying it was the first ever
#choppedportafilter photo ever published. It was actually the third one ever published.
Here's the first ever - in a thread I started on CoffeeGeek Forums in August, 2004. (thread also includes the second photo ever published of a chopped shot, showing an extraction "error" jet)
I coined the phrase "espronography" to describe it.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210301022932/http://coffeegeek.com/forums/espresso/general/69297
Looking for a bit of a deep dive into the history of #pourover #coffee? I wrote this feature article a little while back.
https://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/pour-over-history-and-development/
Indulge in the captivating journey through the history of top Italian coffees, from espresso's birth to the global impact of cappuccinos. Discover the secrets behind Italy's coffee excellence. #CoffeeCulture #ItalianCoffee #EspressoArtistry #CoffeeHistory
https://panopticpen.space/coffee/posts/the-rich-and-flavorful-history-of-top-italian-coffees
A longform, excellent and entertaining article by Mike Ferguson on the subject of William Ukers, the 20th century equivalent (and then some) of James Hoffmann, and Uker's seminal contribution, the book "All About Coffee". Worthy read!
Ninety years of the great Italian design and caffeination icon (and lifesaver in the absence of our #LaPavoni), the Moka Pot. https://fullcoffeeroast.com/moka-pot-history/ #foodhistory #coffeehistory #espresso