My Favorite Coffee Site- Sweet Maria’s!

Coffee is a passion of mine. I set out a few years ago to discover what kind of coffee I really loved, and why.  I found a small roaster who would give me advice, let me taste and I slowly started learning what I liked; Sumatran, Ethiopian, Costa Rican, some South American coffee.  Then this year I embarked on how.  How to make Espresso, Turkish, Cuban.  Equipment, filters, ..  I eliminated some I didn’t enjoy at all; paper filters, drip coffee machines.  I had a brief love affair with a Cemex.  Very clean cup, not enough body. Cooled too quickly, I had to get it into a carafe FAST, but still didn’t stay at that magical 150 degrees exactly I love so much.  I tried the French Press; fuller body, but I hated the sediment.  Plus the cooling down too quick was still a problem in spite of the tea cozy I made for it. Sigh.

Then I came across the Sweet Maria’s site. At first I was looking for info on a Stove Top Espresso Maker (actually a Moka pot).  Then I started reading about how to make it, the science of it.  Which led to a 4 month immersion in all things coffee. I discovered a lot of things.  I LOVE single cup coffee.  Coffee roasted within 2 days of grinding it myself made all the difference in the world.  Green coffee, even organic, costs half the price of roasted coffee.  And you can roast it yourself, easily, in a air popcorn popper. 

So, I buy green beans from Sweet Maria’s. I roast my own beans, twice a week.  I make Turkish coffee every morning from freshly ground beans.  I love a double espresso in the mid to late afternoon.  I love making it when friends or my kids come over.  I love single cup Cuban coffee.  I use a hemp filter, or a Swiss Gold filter, sometimes both. 

Check out Sweet Maria’s for everything coffee…and a coffee education if you want.

Sweet Maria’s would like to be your information source and green coffee supplier for your home coffee roasting adventures. Home roasting is easy! It only takes 5 to 15 minutes and your reward is the freshest coffee around. It requires no fancy equipment and green coffee from Sweet Maria’s is half the price of good roasted coffee from a retailer. We have a huge selection of green coffees, each carefully cupped and rated for quality.

We are more than just another on-line shopping cart, we are a virtual coffee university. Simply put, we really like what we do …

Sweet Maria’s