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New Jersey update…
A couple weeks ago I wrote an update about what we have going on in Vermont. This week it’s New Jersey’s turn. The good news is that there seems to be a lot going on down here, too! First of … Continue reading
The right way to store your coffee beans…
We often get approached by our clients asking us if there is a proper way to store their coffee beans. The short answer is YES there is… Before we get to the storage part, though, I would be remiss if … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Info / Education
Tagged air, AirScape, beans, black river roasters, carbon dioxide, co2, coffee, coffee storage, degassing, fair trade, gas, heat, light, moisture, new jersey, o2, organic, oxygen, storage, vermont
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Vermont Update…
It’s been a while since we’ve updated the list of places that you can get your Black River Roasters on at. Over the past couple months we’ve started serving our coffee at a bunch of new places! I’ll write about … Continue reading
Genetically Modified Organisms in Food
More and more people are reading food labels before they buy products to be conscious of what they are actually consuming and to avoid certain things such as trans-fat, sugar, aspartame, and MSG. However, one thing that you will not … Continue reading
The Price of Excellence, Part II
If any of you read my resurrected post on Jamaican coffee from a few weeks ago, you know that I didn’t quite finish it. To read the first part, click here. Without further ado here’s part II. Why is Jamaican … Continue reading
The Price of Excellence, Part 1
On any given day, I field all kinds of questions about coffee. If they are technical questions about roasting, making an espresso blend or the specific qualities of any particular bean, I try to refer the person asking to our … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Info / Education, General
Tagged artisan, coffee, coffee roasting, fair trade, Jamaica, Jamaican, Mavis Bank, Moy Hall, new jersey, NJ, organic, roaster, vermont, Wallenford
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Getting to know the Jura ENA-9 One Touch Machine…
The Jura Ena-9 is one of the coolest coffee brewers of all time. It’s the newest of the Jura line and has all the bells and whistles of the more expensive machines, but in a compact size and for a … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Info / Education, General
Tagged artisan, Black River Roaters, capresso, coffee, ENA 9, fair trade, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, jura, k-cup, Keuric, new jersey, organic, rain forest alliance, sustainable, vermont
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Fair Trade 101
Over the course of any given month, Chris and I and our employees have a lot of opportunities to meet directly with the people purchasing our coffee. We do demos @ supermarkets, we set up at farmer’s markets on the … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Info / Education
Tagged certified, fair trade, fair trade coffee, gourmet coffee, new jersey, organic, transfair, vermont
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Who we are: Chris Merton – Partner…
Okay now we’ve gotten to the fun part of the “meet our team” posts: Chris Merton. Chris is my business partner @ Black River Roasters. He doesn’t want me to write this post, but I’m writing it anyways. Enjoy. Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Company, General
Tagged artisan, bruce springstein, coffee, fair trade, gourmet coffee, new jersey, ny rangers, organic, partner, peck school, vermont, who we are
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Who we are: Joe Consentino – Roast Master
I realized the other day that some of you know some of us here @ Black River Roasters, some of you have met us at events, and some have been long time web clients from back in the Fresh … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan coffee, coffee, fair trade, gourmet coffee, master roaster, organic, roaster, vermont
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