Tag: coffee

Starbucks You Complete Me
By August 8, 2012 3 Comments Read More →

Starbucks You Complete Me

It’s rare that I find someone who shares my worldview as a gun-carrying gay rights activist. I can usually find folks who agree with one issue but not the other, and depending on how myopic they are we usually part ways right then and there. It is somewhat popular in Minnesota, my current state of [...]

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One Bag of Trash Per Week Challenge
By August 6, 2012 3 Comments Read More →

One Bag of Trash Per Week Challenge

We have been concentrating on reducing our household waste for the last two months. There wasn’t a particular event that sparked our desire to be more “green,” although a conversation with my friend BigDubb about one-use plastic bags was definitely a big part of developing our household challenge: throw away only one bag of trash [...]

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Thermos Saves the Day – TWICE.

Thermos Saves the Day – TWICE.

Insulated container manufacturer Thermos scored two big victories to me yesterday. My friend BigDubb recently bought — like last Friday — a Sipp insulated travel mug from Thermos. On the first day of use, the button used to open and shut the lid broke, and BigDubb was unable to drink his beverage. It also kept [...]

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Zevro WM300 Indispensable SmartSpace Wall Mount Triple Dry-Food Dispenser Review
By April 26, 2012 2 Comments Read More →

Zevro WM300 Indispensable SmartSpace Wall Mount Triple Dry-Food Dispenser Review

We were envious of the wall-mounted cereal dispenser featured on Big Bang Theory. We found it, and the Zevro WM300 is a fun way to save space in your kitchen.

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How to clean your Krups GVX coffee grinder

How to clean your Krups GVX coffee grinder

My review of the Krups GVX grinder is one of my more popular Gibberish articles about coffee, and it’s the top ranked video review on YouTube. The coffee grinder is an inexpensive flat burr grinder and can be found at Costco for about $30 before tax. However, the grinder has some design issues that may [...]

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Death by Caffeine
By March 13, 2012 1 Comments Read More →

Death by Caffeine

In the past I’ve posted about fighting hordes of children, how well you’d survive in the zombie apocalypse, and taking on the elderly. Today we’re going to talk about something a little less probable: how much caffeine you’d have to consume to kill you. Death By Caffeine allows you calculate how much drip coffee, espresso, [...]

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Coffee Joulies(tm) Beverage Cooling Beans Review
By January 19, 2012 8 Comments Read More →

Coffee Joulies(tm) Beverage Cooling Beans Review

Coffee Joulies are supposed to cool your coffee so you can drink it faster — and then keep it at that temperature. Unfortunately it’s not really better than just a plain ceramic mug, and may actually make the drink too cool if you like your beverages on the warmer side.

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The Best and Worst Gibberish Gadgets of 2011
By January 3, 2012 0 Comments Read More →

The Best and Worst Gibberish Gadgets of 2011

I wrote 67 reviews this year. The reviews were mostly based on gadgets, but I did a number of book and music reviews this year. I also reviewed a few services, including Amazon’s cloud-based MP3 service, and the Amazon Kindle Lending Library. I know I am a few days late, but I wanted to mention [...]

Bunn NHBX-B Problem Update and How to Clean The Rocker Switch
By December 2, 2011 2 Comments Read More →

Bunn NHBX-B Problem Update and How to Clean The Rocker Switch

My Bunn NHBX-B coffee maker has been giving me problems for awhile. As I wrote about early last month, hot water poured out regardless if the lid was in the proper position or not. Bunn’s customer service was responsive, and they attempted to help over email. They told me to remove the lid and make [...]

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Problem With Bunn NHBX-B Coffee Maker
By November 9, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

Problem With Bunn NHBX-B Coffee Maker

I’ve owned my Bunn NHBX-B drip coffee maker for about eighteen months. The NHBX makes great coffee, but filling it with water is a bit weird. You have to swivel the lid back to pour water into the first reservoir. When you swivel the lid forward, it releases the water in the primary, heated chamber. [...]

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