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The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830)

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mqrarchive/act2080.0035.002/10

#HackerNews #ThePleasuresAndPainsOfCoffee #CoffeeHistory #1830s #Literature #FoodCulture #QuodLib

Alien: Braun Aromaster KF 20 Coffee Makers (2012)

http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/1979/05/kf-20-coffee-making-machine.html

#HackerNews #Alien #Braun #Aromaster #Coffee #Makers #2012 #CoffeeTech #CoffeeLovers #CoffeeHistory

Every New Yorker recognizes the blue, white and gold Anthora coffee cup, but few know its beautiful origin story. Created in 1963 to serve NYC's thriving Greek immigrant community, these cups became so iconic that MoMA even made a ceramic version. From 500 million sold annually to near-extinction to comeback. It's a quintessentially NYC story.
#NYC #CoffeeHistory #ImmigrantStories #GreekAmericans #NYCCulture #UrbanHistory #CoffeeCups
https://www.untappedcities.com/nyc-fun-facts-the-story-behind-the-famous-greek-coffee-cups/?ref=daily-newsletter

Brewing Controversy: The Eccentric Coffee Experiment of Gustav III

In a bizarre twist of history, Sweden's King Gustav III orchestrated an experiment in the 18th century to prove coffee's negative health effects. This audacious study, involving twin brothers condemne...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/brewing-controversy-the-eccentric-coffee-experiment-of-gustav-iii

#news #tech #CoffeeHistory #HumanExperimentation #SwedishRoyalty

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:

link ⬇️
https://amzn.to/43kzBSW

Bodum's not a big company, so this was a really big year for them.

#bodum #coffeehistory #pavina

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.

#siphoncoffee #coffeehistory

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.

#siphoncoffee #silexcoffee #vacuumbrewer #vacpot #coffeehistory

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.

#siphoncoffee #silexcoffee #vacuumbrewer #vacpot #coffeehistory

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.

#siphoncoffee #silexcoffee #vacuumbrewer #vacpot #coffeehistory

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.

#siphoncoffee #silexcoffee #vacuumbrewer #vacpot #coffeehistory

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.

#siphoncoffee #silexcoffee #vacuumbrewer #vacpot #coffeehistory

> .. Boston Tea Party. And the American Revolution began.
> Coffee became a symbol of patriotism, though there was nothing patriotic about it. It had been discovered who knows when in the hinterland of Ethiopia, when goats ate the red fruit of a bush and danced all night, and after a voyage of centuries it reached the Caribbean.
> In 1776, Boston’s cafés were dens of conspiracy against the British Crown.
#EduardoGaleano in #MirrorsGaleano on #TeaAndCoffee #Coffee #CoffeeHistory