Cricketscoffee Blog

  One typical analysis, comparing Top brand K-Cups versus ground coffee, showed that the per-cup cost was 66¢ versus 28¢ for the standard drip. If you make three cups a day, 365 days a year, that adds up to around $723 spent on K-Cups, versus $307 for regular coffee brewers. So you’d easily save $400 a year by going the old-fashioned route. Or do you?   Keep in mind that is for the top of the line K-cup branded coffee. If you go with say a Maxwell House or Folgers quality the cost difference drops. Go with a store brand K-Cup and the cost difference disappears to almost zero. With perhaps even a small savings if you conceder the 1/2 pot of coffee you throw out on a daily bases. K-Cups killing the planet?

  Use filtered water for your best tasting coffee at home.      The 10-cup Brita Everyday Pitcher is what most people envision when they think of a water filter pitcher. This affordable standard also happens to work with Brita’s Long last Filter, so my two picks are easy to pair together (especially if, like many people, you already own an Everyday). Functional and easy to use, the Everyday has a narrow, space-saving footprint, as well as a lift-off lid that gives wide access to the upper reservoir, which has broad seamless surfaces that are easy to clean. In design details such as looks and ergonomics, some competitors have an edge on the Everyday, but with the Longlast installed, its filtration performance makes it exceptional.

1. Coffee S'more Milkshake This recipe combines the after dinner coffee with a decadent dessert. It's super delicious and easy to make right at home. Ingredients: 1/2 cup brewed coffee Chocolate sauce, to taste 1 tablespoon marshmallow cream 4 cups vanilla ice cream Crushed graham crackers for topping Chocolate drops for garnish. Directions Brew the coffee in your Mr. Coffee Electric French Press. Grab two glasses and spread the chocolate sauce along the interior sides in a vertical pattern. The glass should look as if it's striped with chocolate. Spread marshmallow cream around the lip of each glass. In a blender or food processor, combine the coffee and ice cream until they are well mixed. Pour the mixture into the glasses and top with crushed graham crackers. Garnish with a chocolate drop and serve.