The Joy Of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying - Revised and Updated

In this revised and updated edition of the most authoritative guide to coffee, Corby Kummer travels the country and the world to give you all the latest information you need to make a great cup at home: • The best beans and how to buy and store them • The grinder that's essential for great coffee • Incisive reports on brewing and espresso-making equipment and tips on how to get the best from them, with photographs of current models • A complete, up-to-date list of sources for beans, equipment and Fair Trade organizations

"Unquestionably the most definitive and engagingly written book on the subject." The New York Times

"I have long been a fan of Corby Kummer's superb writing in The Atlantic Monthly, and this magnum opus is in the same tradition-incorporating impeccable research and insight, along with Corby's usual sense of humor." -- Martha Stewart

"This book tells it all." Gannett News Service