{"id":3942,"date":"2013-11-04T17:58:07","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T22:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/national.cleanplates.com\/?p=3942"},"modified":"2017-07-06T15:37:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T19:37:04","slug":"this-coffee-is-mold-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanplates.com\/everyday-cooking\/tips\/this-coffee-is-mold-free\/","title":{"rendered":"This Coffee is Mold-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smooth, rich, and hot…mmm, coffee. If you’re a java fan, take heart. Harvard School for Public Health finds that a daily cuppa\u2014as part of a healthy lifestyle\u2014shows no increased risk for illness (exceptions: if coffee gives you jitters, you may be a slow metabolizer who’d be better off cutting back; also, pregnant women should try to steer clear since fetuses are slow caffeine-metabolizers). But recent studies show coffee can be a good guy. It may reduce the risks of type 2 diabetes; Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, certain cancers and even stroke risk\u2014as long as the coffee is toxin-free. The problem: a lot of beans aren’t.<\/p>\n

That’s why we’re excited about Sightglass Coffee<\/a><\/strong>. The San Francisco-based boutique roaster offers pesticide-free, seasonal beans\u2014coffees do change with the seasons, which means the variety you’ve been buying year-round could have sat for months in a warehouse. And Sightglass prides itself in choosing only ripe, top-quality cherries (less expensive roasters often use a mixture of higher- and lower-grade). Even better, Sightglass’ beans are free of mold.<\/p>\n

Say what?<\/em> As it turns out, mold can form at the farm, from “contamination of water, animal interaction with the process of coffee or poor management of storage,” explains Sightglass’ Director of Green Coffee, Gabriel Boscana. That said, when coffee is roasted, any mold is believed to be destroyed. But wouldn’t you prefer beans that start out clean?<\/p>\n

For the best cup:<\/p>\n