Your Guide to Coffee Makers, Accessories, and Gourmet Coffee.

Nothing is More Satisfying Than a Cup of Coffee

In the morning, it is a wake-up; in the afternoon, it is a treat or indulgence; in the evening, or after dinner, it is a relaxing end to dinner that cuts the sweet left from a decadent dessert, or just a quiet end to a hectic day.

Some use these reasons for drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes, but I assure you, drinking coffee is much healthier mentally and physically. In fact, some doctors laude the medicinal affects of coffee.

A cup to your health!

Coffee for allergies and asthma

A cup of coffee is sometimes used by allergy and asthma sufferers when there is no medicine available.

Coffee's role in the cancer fight

Coffee contains phenol, which has been attributed to the reduction of colon and bladder cancer.

Coffee may contribute to heart health

A Scottish study even stated that people that consume coffee are less likely to suffer heart attacks than people that consume tea. It even suggested, the more coffee one consumed, the less likely one was to get heart disease.

Keep coffee consumption to a reasonable intake to prevent caffeine addiction

For those worried about the caffeine; a 1999 study by French researchers to the American Chemical Society says, there is no affect on the area of the brain associated with addiction in doses of three cups or less of coffee.

Some more great health effects of coffee

Moderate doses of caffeine even sharpen the senses by making you more alert. It can increase the metabolism, making those last few pounds a little easier to shed. You see, there is no good reason to deny yourself such a delightful treat, so drink in good health.

Note: We just report studies on coffee and health, please see a doctor if you have a serious condition.

Facts about a Cup of Coffee

Black coffee has zero fat and only a couple calories - it's the extras that really add up - up to 600 to 1000 calories!
We all know it's rich in caffeine rich - so how rich? A cup has about 102 mg of caffeine per serving.
It's a good idea to wait one hour after eating before drinking a cup of coffee or you will cut up to 40% of iron absorption and render any vitamin B consumption inactive.
Espresso has less caffeine than regular coffee! A cup of drip brewed coffee has around 115 milligrams of caffeine, while an espresso and percolated coffee have about 80mg, and instant coffee has even fewer at about 65mg of caffeine.
Decaffeinated coffee is not completely caffeine free, it has about 3mg of caffeine.

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Creme de la Creme

Looking for the very best when it comes to espresso machines? Then check out the Capresso C1500 in our coffee maker reviews & ratings site!

Capresso C1500
This espresso machine/coffee center is lauded by most users and reviewers alike - and I should hope so with a price tag that usually runs around $600. If you have a passion for coffee, though, this might be just the machine you need, and would probably even work well in a small coffee house.