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The Perfect Cup: A Coffee Lover's Guide To Buying, Brewing, And Tasting | 
| Author: Timothy J. Castle
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 318422
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0201570483
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.6373
EAN: 9780201570489
ASIN: 0201570483
Publication Date: July 23, 1991
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Product Description
Coffee in America has undergone a revolution in the last decade, and here is the book that both chronicles the change and offers state-of-the-art information on everything from the bean itself to the aesthetics of brewing and appreciating the perfect cup. The book features sections on the world's specialty coffees, the best methods for brewing coffee, tips on buying coffee, and over two dozen recipes featuring coffee.
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 Good info, but outdated October 21, 2008
M. Wassenaar (New Haven, CT)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I second the previous reviewer's comment that this book badly needs a second edition. A lot has happened in coffee in the last five years alone, and this book was written more than 15 years ago. It still serves well as a general introduction to coffee, but the information on coffee and espresso preparation should be considered unreliable. Consider instead: Scott Rao's The Professional Barista's Handbook.
 Good, but needs updated January 14, 2007
Accidental Warmonger (Omaha NE USA)
I cannot believe I thought Folger's was good coffee for so many years. (Of course, it is made from 100% coffee.) If you're ready to enjoy a really good cup of coffee, The Perfect Cup is a good introduction to escaping from Maxwell House. I especially liked Mr Castle treating coffee like a crop, and discussing the variations in flavor that occur from variations in growing locations. I was prepared to dislike the 60 pages of interviews he had with the specialty coffee roasters, but found them to be informative (and occasionally quite entertaining).
The book desperately needs a second edition. This book was written as a general introduction to specialty coffee, and it probably still fits that niche. Specialty coffee has become even more popular than it was 15 years ago, though, and I believe coffee fans/addicts now know more about their beans and an expanded discussion would be merited. The Internet is an incredible resource for the coffee drinker and needs to be discussed in detail. And you can't ignore the 800-pound gorilla; I may buy my coffee from my local roaster, but Starbucks dominates the market and defines specialty coffee.
All-in-all, I enjoyed this book and it gave me some fresh perspective on my favorite non-alcoholic beverage.
 Great for the novice or expert July 29, 2006
W. Angle (Pocatello, ID USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about that wonderful bean.
This is a good solid book on Coffee August 26, 2003
Quinbould (Snowmass Village, CO United States)
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
I'm a coffee freak. I roast my own espresso and grind it with great care and pump it through a two group computer controlled professional Italian espresso machine. My wife thinks I'm obsessive about it. With that in mind, Perfect Cup provides a lot of excellent information that most people probably don't know, about how to make a great cup of coffee. It also talks about the characteristics of different kinds of coffee. If A&P 8:00 is your cup of tea...coffee, you might not give a damn, but if you really are curious...interested, passionate about coffee, you will probably enjoy reading this book.
Very helpful book August 3, 2002
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I highly recommend this book. I bought it as someone just getting into enjoying the coffee experience. I wanted a book that would help me learn more about brewing coffee, tasting, and what to expect from beans grown in the different areas of the world. It gave me the info. I was looking for. I also really enjoyed the section in which several coffee roasters across the US were interviewed about their roasting philosophies and what to them helped create that elusive perfect cup of coffee.
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