ground coffee:

• coffee that is ready to be brewed
• the product after grinding roasted coffee beans
• can be found in a variety of forms as grind size determines how fine or coarse the grounds will be
• do not confuse with coffee grounds

It was not until I had to sit down and read, research, and think about coffee vocabulary that I realized before and after had their own terms–ground coffee (before) and coffee grounds (after). Funny how these connections came about–I love what this coffee blog is providing me!

caffeine:

• an alkaloid (a group of naturally occurring compounds that mostly contain basic nitrogen atoms)
• a stimulant; a stimulant of the central nervous system
  • most often used to combat fatigue, sleepiness, etc.
• a compound found especially in coffee and tea
• a chemical found in coffee and tea

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Caffeine is found in a variety of foods and drinks.

I have heard about caffeine–who hasn’t? I have read about its positive and negative effects.

For me, the caffeine in coffee is partly why I try to drink it early in the day. It’s also why I love drinking it in the morning, it’s my favorite pick-me-up.

There really is nothing like a good cup of coffee to wake me up in the morning . . .