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Coffee Gift Basket: A Unique Gift Idea

August 15, 2009 – 12:18 pm

For a coffee lover, give a coffee gift basket. A coffee gift basket is the one gift that will truly be appreciated by the coffee lover in your life and one you can be sure will really be used. You can make your coffee gift basket stand out even more by adding your personal touch to its packaging.

Many gifts end up just on the display shelf or inside the closet, unused. But this will certainly not happen if you give a coffee gift basket, and if you make sure that what you put in it will be to your recipient’s preference — the kind of coffee, as well as the accompanying condiments you combine it with.

Consider also the character of the person that you are giving the gift to, besides the fact that he is a coffee lover. For instance, if he is one to whom the ethics of giving due returns to the coffee producers is important, then giving fair trade coffee would make him appreciate your coffee gift basket even more.

If you want your coffee gift to be really reflective of good business ethics and of social and environmental values, you can use coffee and other products that are organically grown, and processed through methods that do not use environmentally harmful chemicals. Doing so would speak more of both your own values and your respect for the recipient’s values.

Taking pains to find a good selection of gourmet coffees to put in your coffee gift basket will make it really special for your friend. It will not only tell your friend how much effort you took in order to give him a special gift; it will also allow your friend to try different types of coffee and make every breakfast an exciting experience.

In combination with the coffee selection, you can also put in a few other items in the coffee gift basket that are good to pair with coffee to add to the value of the gift — either to make its preparation easier, or make drinking it more enjoyable. Examples of items you can put in a coffee gift basket include: a coffee grinder or brewer, a box of biscuits or gourmet cookies, a coffee mug, or a book about coffee that would make coffee drinking both a learning as well as a savory experience for your friend.

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Keurig Coffee Maker – The Varieties

July 25, 2009 – 4:33 am

Keurig makes a variety of high quality coffee makers that have been designed for the home as well as for the office. They have an attractive appearance and provide a great cup of coffee for you to enjoy.

The Keurig coffee maker Elite B40 sells for a little under a hundred dollars and comes with two different brew sizes. It features an automatic off function and includes a 48 ounce water reservoir that is easily removed. The Platinum B70 costs a little less than two hundred dollars and brews coffee in four different sizes. It features a programmable LCD and a water reservoir that can hold cup to sixty ounces of water and is easy to remove. The model also features the quiet brew technology. The Keurig coffee maker B100 sells for about two hundred and fifty dollars and has been designed for use in the home as well as in the office and is provided with a sixty four ounce water reservoir.

The Keurig coffee maker B60 Special Edition gourmet single cup home brewing system, sells for about two hundred dollars and can be found at lower prices on the internet and stores. This model can make a great cup of gourmet coffee as well a tea and cocoa. It utilizes K-cups to brew the coffee and is provided with a water reservoir that has the capacity to hold 48 ounces of water. It features a programmable LCD display which contains a clock and an on and off timer. The drip tray is removable and the model is provided with eighteen k-cup packets containing various types of coffee.

One Touch Technology

This Keurig coffee maker model has the ability to make a quality cup of coffee in about a minute. It features a patented one touch technology which offers very precise brewing and you don’t have to spend time cleaning up a mess that occurs with other types of coffee makers. All you have to do is open up the lid and place the K-cup into the machine and then decide which size cup of coffee you want. This Keurig coffee maker features three different brewing sizes. The machine has a standard temperature for the brewing process, however the coffee maker has been designed to allow you to adjust the temperature.

Coffee Makers for the Office

The Keurig machines also come in models that have been designed for office use. The B140 Keurig Brewing System was designed for offices that have less than fifteen employees and it features three different brewing sizes. The Keurig coffee maker model B200 is a great choice for offices that have thirty employees or less. Keurig makes some quality coffee makers for the home as well as the office.

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