A coffee roasting company, or a coffee roaster for short, is a company that buys green coffee beans and roasts them. A coffee roaster sells various single origin or blends of coffee beans.
Coffee Dictionary
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This coffee glossary defines around two hundreds of words in the coffee lexicon, and it’s growing up. Most of our articles link to specific terms in this dictionary, so it’s easy to find the reference immediately. You can also search for a specific term, if this is easier for you.
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This coffee glossary defines around two hundreds of words in the coffee lexicon, and it’s growing up. Most of our articles link to specific terms in this dictionary, so it’s easy to find the reference immediately. You can also search for a specific term, if this is easier for you.
The glossary is split in a few sections for easier browsing:
- The Dictionary of Coffee and Espresso Equipment,
- Coffee Brewing Glossary,
- Coffee Health,
- Coffee Companies
- Supporting Terms
Technivorm
Technivorm is a Dutch coffeemaker manufacturer. Technivorm manufactures the Moccamaster, one of the few coffee makers approved by the SCAA. They also manufacture coffee grinders, but they are most known for their flagship product the Moccamaster.
SCAA
The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit trade organization for the specialty coffee industry. With members located in more than 40 countries, SCAA represents every segment of the specialty coffee industry, including producers, coffee roasters, importers/exporters, retailers,coffee brewing equipment manufacturers, baristas and other industry professionals.
Coffee Brewing Methods
A coffee brewing method is a distinctive coffee preparation method, with specific brewing parameters, and using specific coffee making equipment. Some of the brewing parameters that can be altered to suit a coffee brewing method are: Water temperature during brewing …
Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French “inoxydable”, is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% to 11% chromium content by mass. Stainless steel does not readily corrode, rust or stain with water …
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger is a piece of equipment built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. The media may be separated by a solid wall, so that they never mix, or they may be in direct contact. They …
South America
South America, earlier known simply as America (1507–1538), is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It …
New Orleans
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner …
Coffee culture
Coffee culture describes a social atmosphere or series of associated social behaviors that depends heavily upon coffee, particularly as a social lubricant. The term also refers to the diffusion and adoption of coffee as a widely consumed stimulant by a …
Cup
A coffee cup is a container that coffee and espresso-based drinks are served in. Coffee cups are made of porcelain, ceramic, or tempered glass and they can have a handle for portability. Ceramic and porcelain provide insulation, maintaining the beverage hot. Tempered glassware needs a double wall construction in order …
Temperature control
Temperature control is a process in which change of temperature of a space (and objects collectively there within) is measured or otherwise detected, and the passage of heat energy into or out of the space is adjusted to achieve a …
Asian palm civet
A civet is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. …
Decaffeination
Decaffeination is the act of removing caffeine from coffee beans, cocoa, tea leaves and other caffeine-containing materials. Despite removal of most caffeine, many decaffeinated drinks still have around 1–2% of the original caffeine remaining in them, and research has found …
PID controller
In coffee maker industry the PID improves the brewing precision, by allowing the brewing temperature to be maintained between certain parameters. What is a PID, and How Does It Work? The PID of an espresso machine controls various heating elements …
Iced coffee
Iced coffee is a cold variant of coffee. In more recent times it has become common for coffee shops to offer ‘iced’ versions of their most popular coffee drinks. The iced latte and iced mocha are the two most common …
Single-origin coffee
Single-origin coffee is coffee grown within a single known geographical origin. Sometimes this is a single farm or a specific collection of beans from a single country. The name of the coffee is then usually the place it was grown …
Chemex Coffeemaker
The Chemex Coffeemaker is a manual coffeemaker. It was introduced, and continues to be manufactured, by the Chemex Corporation in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Peter Schlumbohm invented it in 1941. The Chemex is an hour glass shaped pour over coffee maker made …
coffee grinder
A coffee grinder is a device for crushing coffee beans into fine grains or a powder. There are several types of coffee grinders, the most popular ones are burr grinders and blade grinders. In theory, any kitchen device designed to …
Super Automatic Espresso Machine
A super-automatic espresso machine performs all or almost all of the coffee brewing automatically. A super automatic espresso machine will automate the following operations that are typically performed manually by the barista:
- Coffee beans dosing
- Coffee grinding
- Coffee tamping
- Espresso shot extraction, (water temperature, brewing time, pressure)
- Milk steaming and frothing
semi automatic espresso machines
Semi-automatic espresso machines are devices that partially automate the espresso brewing process. Compared with super automatic machines, they require more work and know-how from the barista. They are the choice of coffee shops and espresso aficionados. They offer excellent reliability and control over the brewing process.