Best Coffee Makers

Does decaffeinated coffee have just as many antioxidants as regular coffee??

I like the taste of coffee, regular or decaf. I’ve read in many articles that coffee has 100 times more antioxidants than Green Tea. Only problem is, I don’t much like tea unless it’s sweetened like hell. I can drink coffee black though unlike tea w/ no milk/lemon or sugar/honey. So, I just want to know if decaf has just as many antioxidants as regular.

I am a coffee roaster. Decaf would have similar anti-oxidant level, but slightly less, than regular as long as the chemical decaffienation process is used, rather than swiss-water. The chemicals are very specific to removing caffiene where the water process removes many of the componants of coffee, including caffiene, organics, flavor, etc. What does ruin the anti-oxidant levels more than anything is time. Coffee should be consumed within 2 weeks of being roasted and it is nearly impossible to find that. Starbucks coffee is already stale by the time it is served, not to mention they burn the anti-oxidants and flaver out of the coffee anyways. Ground coffee oxydizes many times faster than whole bean, so it is better to grind coffee as you brew it. Find a local roastery or better yet, order from this Physicist/coffee roaster in Arizona www.villagecoffee.com Ethiopian coffee would be the way to go, particularly Yirgacheffe. You will get that offee within days of being roasted and their decaf is hard to tell that it isn’t regular. Look at the story page and it will explain a little about the importance of the roasting method used. Another thing about chemical process being superior to water process; people think the chemical process is dangerous but we can only measure a few parts per billion of the chemicals used in a mass spectrometer after the coffee is roasted. The FDA measures parts per million in determining safety. The chemicals burn off at a much lower temp than the 440 deg we roast coffee to. If you have any styrofoam products anywhere in your house, cups in pantry or cooler in your garage, you currently breathe many more times the chemicals than you will ever get drinking coffee. Funny to think of the people who need to pour their ‘safer’ water processed coffee into a styrofoam cup to drink. Another area of misunderstanding is organic coffee. Organic certification is so expensive for a third world farmer that they don’t spend the money on it, even though they generally don’t use chemical fertilizers. Coffee should be shade grown under a canopy of trees. Most organic farms cut down the rain forest and grow in large corporate farms in direct sunlight. This allows them to get an extra harvest and sell a sub-standard product at a much higher price. Select coffee that is shade grown and fair market. The small farms are non-certified organically grown. I do buy organic when the products are grown here, but how many FDA agents do you figure are roaming around Ethiopia, Costa Rica and the like, making sure the farms are following their strict organic criteria?

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What does a barista at a coffee shop do exactly?

Is the job hard? What is it like working at a coffee shop anyway? I never have and I have an interview for it soon. I’m kind of nervous because I really am no EXPERT at making coffee.

The job can start out hard since you have many drinks to memorize, but it gets easier with time.

When you first walk in, it always smells like coffee and sweets so you feel happy and energetic.

Behind the counter duties include wiping down counter-tops periodically, preparing hot and cold beverage items like Lattes and Frappes/Frappucinos, stocking everything from refrigerators to retail merchandise, baking pastries such as cinnamon rolls and muffins, brewing different varieties of coffee, filling the ice bin when it runs low, taking inventory on items (only when you order items from the company), handling the cash register and keeping your customer happy.

Cafe area work includes wiping down tables and chairs and keeping the floor clean by sweeping and spot-mopping (mopping in areas that are extremely filthy).

Grunt work includes doing dishes, taking out the trash, putting up boxes of new items when your new shipment order comes in and wiping down doors and windows.

If you make a mistake such as accidentally short-changing a customer or making the wrong drink order, don’t worry about it. It’s bound to happen to everyone. Just apologize and try again.

Remember also to NEVER BAD-MOUTH A CUSTOMER. The customer is always right (even though they’re not sometimes ; your employer will explain that one).

No job is easy at first. But keep at it and once you get used to the rhythm of things and how they work, you’ll do fine.

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Does this seem like a good plan?

About a day ago (Monday) , I went in and submitted an application at Starbucks, but their manager wasn’t in for the day, and the cashier told me that she would hand my application to her and she would call me.
I know from experience (even though this is my first time trying to find a job) that even though they say the manager will contact you, that’s not always entirely true.
Do you think I would have a good chance of getting hired if I called the shop around Saturday to speak to the manager about her review of my application?
I am 16, and even though I’ve never had a formal job before, I do have some work experience, such as checking inventory, stocking shelves, and sweeping and mopping (for my dad’s business, as chores).
Do you think they’ll hire me? I’m really tired of sitting around the house when I could be doing something worthwhile.

well starbucks usually hires ppl. that have experience and older ppl.
and evryone knows that your not suppose to call on weekends to any type of food restaruant because its always busy. but you should call a weekday around 11 am before lunch and ask about it

good luck i hope you get hired:)

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