According to the government, it's now OK to drink up to 5 cups of coffee per day See the article here. … [Read more...]

If you ever wondered how coffee goes from being a seed to being a full-fledged cup of coffee, then this handy blog post is for you. Used with permission from http://www.espressoworks.com.au/ … [Read more...]

Fetco makes two model lines of hot water dispensers - the Touch-Operated HWD models and both the Touchscreen and Pull-Handle HWB models. What's the difference? Let's discuss.   A Little History In the Beginning Back in the old days, as in maybe about 5 years ago, Fetco only carried HWB models - the HWB-2, HWB-5, HWB-10, etc. These models were hot water boilers that heated water up to about 200 F to be dispensed for use in French presses and for making … [Read more...]

We received the following letter from one of our customers, Alan Dujenski, in Woodinville, WA, and that it was worth sharing: "Equal to my unending love of coffee (and Pringles) is my dislike of coffee stains, especially in a coffee thermos or coffee pot! Being that I make coffee each morning and often take it to work in a thermos as one of my tried and true ways to save money, it is important to know how to clean coffee stains from a thermos or pot. "Sometimes, less is more. In this case, I … [Read more...]

Fetco makes two model lines of brewers - the Extractor ones - that come with names like CBS-2131XTS-1G, and models with names like CBS-51H-15. What's the difference? Let's discuss.   A Little History We'll keep this part short, but it does add some perspective - just like history usually does. Fetco was begun in 1987, which was later than most of their competitors. Bunn, for example, dates its history back to the 1950's, and Wilbur Curtis dates back to … [Read more...]

Most people love coffee + Coffee has lots of antioxidants + Antioxidants are good for you = Drink more coffee and reap the health benefits Right? Let's discuss.   Coffee and Antioxidants Coffee definitely has antioxidants. There are approximately 1,000 antioxidants in green coffee beans, and the heat from brewing these beans adds an additional 300. Some fruits and vegetable have more antioxidants than coffee, but Americans don't eat all of the fruits and vegetables they … [Read more...]

Let's say you just came into a lot of money and want the best of everything. You enjoy your Starbucks coffee, and now $3-4 for a cup of coffee there makes no dent on your colossal fortune at all. Money isn't an object anymore, and you want the best. You want to splurge for really, really, good coffee. What to buy? The Two Categories. There's two major choices for expensive coffee, and your choice is really a gut decision - literally. Pooped Coffee or Non-Pooped Coffee? Nobody said being … [Read more...]

Has black coffee become too boring and tasteless to you? Do cream and sugar just not do it for you anymore? Good news - there's hope. Thanks to the tireless ingenuity of the American, plus the tireless efforts of others across the world, there are way to "spice up" your boring old cup of coffee - both literally and figuratively. We present to you the top 12 most bizarre and strange coffees we have found - ranked not by taste (we didn't taste them), but by how disgusting they sound: 12. … [Read more...]

Today we spoke with Victor Martinez, who is the export manager for the Frucosol Company that is based in the city of Calahorra in Spain. Frucosol has long been known - especially in the European market - for their commercial citrus juicers. We asked Victor about their GF-1000 Glass Froster, which is designed to use liquid CO2 to freeze and frost glasses on an as-needed basis. We've been selling the froster since it was introduced to the US market in 2013, and we wanted to find out … [Read more...]

We get asked this question often, and the short answer is "It depends." As far as our suppliers are concerned, most of our suppliers already have dealers in other countries and would rather have customers order from them. However, for various reasons, many customers would rather order from a U.S. dealer. It could be that the dealer in their country is not very responsive, or their prices may be too high, or there may not actually be a dealer in their country. For these and other reasons, … [Read more...]

There's plenty of information on the internet about creative ways to use old coffee grounds. We thought we would take some time to list some of the weirder suggestions. Make PlayDough That's right - you can make PlayDough with your old coffee grounds. Why spend a couple of dollars buying expensive, factory-made PlayDough when you can make your own from stuff you were going to throw away? To make it, just take your old grounds and add a bunch of salt, some cream of tartar, some hot water, and … [Read more...]

Good news for heavy coffee drinkers According to Dr. Peter Martin, the director of the Institute for Coffee Studies at Vanderbilt University, there's nothing really wrong with drinking as much coffee as you want - if you don't have trouble sleeping, and if you are an adult. In an article for The Atlantic, Dr. Martin says, "What I tell patients is, if you like coffee, go ahead and drink as much as you want and can...it's not going to do you any harm, and it might actually help you. A … [Read more...]