Awesome site for those readers with an interest in science and a passion for coffee. Has everything you could possibly want to know about coffee; history, chemistry, roasting guides, and of course brewing recommendations. One thing though that I disagree with, it states that the best method of coffee brewing is the press, I still believe in the drip method.
Update
The drip method is actually better for your cardiac health, from this site:
Cafestol and kahweol. Odds are you’ve never heard of these two substances, which are found in the oils in ground coffee. And, as long as you drink instant or filtered drip coffee (which most home coffee machines make and most restaurants and coffee houses serve), odds are they’re not raising your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol or your triglycerides.
That’s because filters remove most of the cafestol and kahweol. So does the processing that goes into making instant coffee. Good thing.
Caffeine also teratogenic and birth control properties.
Update II
Coffee also contains neurotoxins.
Posted by scottm at 09:42 AM