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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - Page updated at 02:11 PM

From field to cup

A coffee bean goes through a complex sequence of harvesting, processing and roasting before it reaches your cup. Here is an overview of the "washed" wet-milled method of processing arabica beans, the type used to make gourmet coffee.

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