Weird Chicken (with a cup of coffee) It is one weird chicken indeed! But we didn't do anything to make it that way. This is another t-shirt from coffeelands; in this case it was inspired from a painting on a restaurant in Chiapas, Mexico. The area around this small town is surrounded with coffee, and on Saturday and Sunday the town is packed with the coffee farmers. I can't attest to the popularity of this particular restaurant, and whether their "wierd chicken," pockets and all, actually helps business. The shirt is a nice yellow-orange Hanes cotton, so this is an orange-on-orange theme. Our cup logo (also from a local painting) is in orange on the back, lower corner: very "low-key." so you won't feel like a walking billboard. Kids love this shirt- it's silly. We are thinking of making some child and even baby size versions. the front	The "weird chicken" on the front. The colors are a bit nicer than this picture, really. Sizing on Hanes Authentic Cotton Shirts: These are very comfortable, not-too-thick shirts. They tend to shrink a bit.	on the rear, to the right of your rear, on the bottom, 3 " wide Men's Sizes Only $12.50 (1.5 Lbs ship wgt.) XXL is $13.50 (1.5 lbs. ship weight )
Baby Chicken! We have more than a few requests for kid's shirts, and since Maria and I (Tom) now have a baby, it makes even more sense to print some baby-sized clothes! Ben (left) really liked my Chicken shirt when I wore it, so why not make him his own Baby Chicken shirt. Maybe you know a baby that would like it too. These shirts are paler in color than the adult ones, more like a custard yellow. The logo on the rear (the cup, like the adult) is in black ink. We have 3 sizes: 12 month, 2T and 4T. They are all "Hanes Playwear" brand cotton, but the 12 Month is a stretchy light cotton with lap shoulders, while the 2T and 4T are a more typical t-shirt make. As I write this, Ben is 8 months and could wear either the 12 month or even the 2T shirt, although it would a bit long. If you have bought kid's clothes, you know how it is; buy big! Here's a picture of all 3 shirts together, so you can see the size difference.	Ben Otto Owen in his 12 month Baby Chicken Shirt	Baby Chicken Shirt $11 (1 Lb ship wgt.) 12 Month: 2T: 4T: The 2T size shirt

The The The Sweet Maria's T-Shirts of the Past...
Our first shirt from around 2000	A great color if you have a VW SuperBeetle to match it.	Safety Orange - hey, I Iiked it. It fades well...	The safe color, beige. It matched my '70 VW Bus.	The remade Brave the Smoke Shirt 04/05	"Good Greens" from '04
the skunk shirt - some loved it, some didn't. "skunky" is a cupping term for a bad roast flavor	The "falling dog shirt" of 2006-7 was actually very popular. go figure.	if you see someone with this shirt, they must be a friend or employee because we never sold them. that's one fat-headed cat.	from a brazil bumper sticker i found; another "friends and family shirt"	the Variac shirt - very popular - again - go figure.	Espresso monkey shirt on white	The Cupping Spoon shirt- nobody seemed to like this shirt. Maybe the fact that is said "slurping, sucking and spitting since 1997" had something to do with it.

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Bodum Ibis -Cordless Electric Kettle

I was really impressed with the great design of the Bodum Ibis, a cordless electric kettle, when we used them in the Roasting Basics seminar at the SCAA coffee convention. They were remarkably fast bringing the water to near boil temperature ...perfect for French Press brewing (which we were using) or pour-over type brewing. Their speed is due to an oversized Stainless Steel heating coil in the carafe. Once the water was ready to go we had the convenience of the cordless feature: well ...there is a cord but the carafe separates from the base for service. The capacity is 50 ounces or 1.7 liters.
Black		White
Ibis Kettle in Black $37.50 (+ 3.2 lbs shipping)		Ibis Kettle in White $37.50 (+ 3.2 lbs shipping)
As is typical of Bodum products, the design is really simple and smart. I recommend this highly for anyone who uses a type of brewing that requires near boiling water ---The aforementioned pour-over method with a coffee cone, coffee sock, French press, or even you Vacuum brewers out there. (Remember, coffee should be brewed with water just off-boil ...at 195-200 degrees. By the time you take the Ibis Carafe off the base and are ready to pour, I think your temperature will be good.) We use this kettle for all our cuppings: it's fast and reliable!	Here's an image of the carafe off the base. The base plugs, the carafe is cordless.	Here's that stainless steel heating coil. It works great!

The SCAA Coffee Measure Scoop

This is the standard coffee measure scoop used in all the Specialty Coffee Association cupping seminars. This is useful for cupping or home brewing, and while it is a little bit larger than others, the size guarantees adequate strength: 1 Level scoop approximates 7.25 grams coffee. Use 1 Scoop per 6-8 oz water (195-203 degrees fahrenheit) in all drip-infusion brewing methods (electric or manula, stovetop or automatic, even espresso!) as well as cupping. 35¢ each (+.1 lb. shipping) Limit 5 please!

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The Almighty Coffee Cupping Spoon

Sweet Maria's SS Cupping Spoon --- Impress everyone ...or make them think you have gone completely over-the-edge! Yes, the process of coffee tasting involves a special spoon, and coffee cuppers get very, very particular about the shape and make of theirs. I am one of those people, and have a collection of some 30 different models. But this is the one I chose to have made for us, my favorite. This has a deep round bowl, moderate size overall, that special curvature of the handle to permit skimming the coffee from the top of the cup. And, following a new form of thought in spoons, we are turning our back on silver-plating. Silver plate is soft, scratches and dings, and degrades quickly. A deplated spoon has a detectable metallic aroma. Stainless steel resists surface scratching, and is much more durable in general. Note that I think this image gives you a better idea of the true proportions of the spoon, and here is a close-up of the etched logo on the handle. I think this is an ideal gift for a coffee roasting person ... necessary, no! But enjoyable, yes. $20.20 (+.30 lb. shipping)

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Stoneware Coffee Storage Crocks ... they are here no more but read on...

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