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Free Dunkin’ Doughnuts Sample Has Arrived

Geoffrey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:54:01 +0000

At the beginning of November I posted about free Dunkin’ Doughnuts coffee samples. I ordered mine when I wrote that post and it came in the mail today. It took a little while to get here, but it’s free so I’m not complaining. This was an even better surprise because I had forgotten all about it. Maybe I’ll try it on Wednesday, my last day of work until after Christmas. Or, I’m sure it would be good tomorrow morning, too. When I first saw this, it appeared to be a temporary promotion, but now it looks like it’s an ongoing thing; free samples are still available.

Are You Using Knock-Off K-Cup Technology?

Geoffrey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:42:25 +0000

The single-serving coffee maker has to rank fairly high on the list of office engineering marvels. After all, who doesn’t feel better knowing that a cup of Joe is just 30 seconds away when they’re working late on a project? It might be a little watery, but it works in a pinch.

According to lawsuit recently filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, however, one particularly well known purveyor of single-serving technology is having trouble getting their innovations recognized by the government. Reading, Mass.-based Keurig, Inc. filed suit on Dec. 11 against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, claiming officials there had wrongly rejected a patent application on the company’s K-Cup coffee filter cartridges.

Read the full article, “A Fight Brews Over Coffee Making Technology “. Posted 12/18/09.

Coffee-Talkies Gift Idea

Geoffrey — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:31:55 +0000

Although I have absolutely no use for walkie-talkies, these coffee-talkies really caught my eye. Then I found out it’s just a prank gift box. I think I’d actually be disappointed if someone gave me this, and I opened it up only to find it wasn’t real. The idea is pretty cool though, but I’d like it even more if the coffee-talkies were real, working walkie-talkies. The boxes, available through The Onion Store, cost $6.00. If I had more room to display stuff like this, I would really consider ordering one of these; I’m sure it would be a conversation piece. I’m continually amazed at all the coffee-related products people come up with.

Nescafé Green Blend: Why Roast the Beans?

Geoffrey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:24:09 +0000

Made from a blend of unroasted green coffee beans and roasted beans, Nescafé Green Blend has been specially created by coffee experts to deliver great tasting coffee, rich in flavour and aroma, with health benefits.

The goodness of Nescafé Green Blend lies within the unroasted green coffee beans. They are naturally rich in polyphenol antioxidants which can help protect the body’s cells from day to day damage. Polyphenol antioxidants are also found in green tea and cocoa.

I’m sure this may have been done elsewhere, but this is the first time I’ve seen roasted and unroasted coffee ground together for brewing. I’d be curious to know how this blend tastes. The results from my quick search online seem to indicate this is only released in select areas right now, or maybe ever. Has anyone tried it? Or seen it in stores?

I originally found this posted at Big Hospitality.

Growing Mushrooms From Coffee Grounds

Geoffrey — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:44 +0000

“Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez’s plans after graduating from the at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business didn’t include becoming farmers.

But they took a detour in the spring during a business ethics class, where the two learned that coffee grounds, one of the country’s largest waste streams, could be used as a medium for growing mushrooms.”

They even offer mushroom-growing kits for $20.

Read the full article, “Business idea mushrooms from coffee grounds” at SFGate.