Coffee Micro-Roasters





With many varied Micro-Roasters located all around the Puget Sound region there could barely not be a place to satisfy anyone's palate. And it is not just within the Puget Sound area, this mode of satisfying the thousands of coffee lovers across these fine United States has grown exponentially in the past number of years.

Instructions for donations

If you wish to Donate coffee,(beans seemed to be preffered,as they seem keep the best and many service men have grinders or can get them by ordering from home. Homemade treats or letters to a soldier away from home ("label for male or female"), or photos are also appreciated..
Being a Vet I think it would really help many of those overseas, whether it's a warm cup of good tasting coffee or some good tasting home made goodies to go with a good book or a letter from home.

The Bagram USO is a good place for anyone to send stuff to reach all the thousands of service members who go through there when entering and leaving the country. Some may wish to send periodic pacakges to them and since it is the USO, the value of the items and shipping is tax deductable. You can if you wish send packages "Attention Sam Carlson" if you wish for his Unit to distribute the Item(s), But the USO can do the same for all of our soldiers. If you wish for someone specific to recieve it at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, send it to their attention.
If some folks want to send direct to the USO, the Bagram USO address is:

Pat Tillman Memorial USO Bagram Airfield APO AE 09354


Sam will get the other USO site addresses when he get's in country. There isn't much else in the way of USOs in Afghanistan right now.
My address will be starting around mid-April will be:

Samuel D. Carlson
HHC, 3d IBCT, 10th Mtn Div
FOB Shank
APO AE 09364.


Sams Link

History of Roasting Coffee


The Arabs discovered in the late 13th century that applying heat to coffee beans, grinding the beans, and boiling the grounds in water, would release the unique aroma and taste of coffee. Many other methods of preparing coffee were practiced. The berries can be fermented to become a wine, the leaves and flowers can be dried and prepared as a tea, the raw beans can be soaked in water and spices and eaten like candy, or the husks of the dried coffee fruit can be boiled with spices to make qishr, a Yemeni drink.
Despite all this, roasting, grinding, and steeping the beans produces the drink that captivated the world. When the coffee bean is roasted, oils are produced that give coffee its beloved primary tastes. In addition, sugars in the bean caramelize, contributing to color, body, sweetness, complexity, and flavor. The Arabs roasted beans over an open fire, and the Europeans roasted the beans in their ovens. In the 19th century large roasting equipment developed, turning coffee roasting into a commercial operation.

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