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Cup Brewing System Single Flavia

Coffee and tea are popular drinks that almost everyone enjoys. You can find these drinks at home, offices, hotel lobbies, etc. Traditionally, preparing coffee and tea requires special skills. For example, if you want to make a cup of mochaccino, must have the exact recipe.

The problem with this approach is that not everyone has the skills and time to make a special drink that way. And that is just a drink. Other beverages such as gourmet coffee, cappuccino, latte and so on. Furthermore, it is convenient to manually create these especially if you drink a lot of people.

To overcome these challenges, Flavia has come up with simple and practical solutions. Brewers are solutions to challenges. Brewers are special machines that are programmed to mix and create specialty drinks. Note that has a brewery does not work the same so a regular coffee machine. If you are using a coffee machine, which still rely on their ability to brew their own. But if you are using a brewery, can rely on the computer to produce the beverage of your choice.

So what exactly is a system for brewing single cup?

The coffee machine "knows" how to prepare the coffee of your choice. All you have to do is to fill the coffee maker with coffee or tea powder right. No need for cleaning between drinks.

No cleaning is necessary because the process is so simple. Begin by placing a cup on the coffee machine. Choose your options. The machine prompts you to enter the Filterpacks accordingly. Once the Filterpacks have been inserted, the process starts and you get your drink in minutes! In other words, the process involves brewing the package directly into the cup. That's why there is no cleaning is required between the beverages.

The main benefit for the use of the Flavia single cup preparation is that can be consistent. No human being can make 30 cups of coffee and coffee flavor are exactly the same each time. Only one machine can do that. So you not have to worry about inconsistencies taste. Coffee is turn right every time. No matter if you make only a cup or cups 30, the quality is consistent.

There are different models to choose from. You can choose a brewery that makes coffee 1-5 people, 5-30 people, or more than 30 people. It depends on your own needs. For example, if you need a brewery for a family of five, then the smaller model will have no problem. But if you need a brewery in your workplace, then you need at least one brewery medium size.

All models can be used to make different drinks, and the process of brewing is similar – the package into the cup. The main difference is the size of the water tank. Obviously, the model can make as many drinks are the largest water tank. The water tank is removable for charging.

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Flavia Fusion drinks stations give you the freedom to brew more than 30 gourmet hot or iced drinks, one delicious cup at a time. The Ultimate Single Cup Coffee And Single Cup Coffee Maker

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The Crackheads2® / Jitterbeans™ vending program is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the rapidly expanding energy candy market with a unique product, little competition, no franchising fees, and a HUGE potential for return on your investment in a short period of time, regardless of the economic conditions.

Potential profits: Each machine holds approximately. Ten (10 lbs.) of product, which equates to approximately 3,000 beans. You get approximately 430 turns per empty at $0.50 cents per vend which equals approximately $215.00 gross. Your net profit is approximately $0.35 cents per vend which equals approximately a $150.00 dollar net. This is on one empty per an individual machine. So for example 30 machines on one empty would equal approximately $6,450.00 dollar gross$/4,500.00 dollar net. It is no secret that coffee and chocolate is some of the most consumed foods in the world. You will also notice that the vending industry has had many candy products come and go over the past few decades, but they all lack the functional benefit that our products offer to you and your customers. This functional benefit of energy combined with a high quality gourmet food gives this product the power to be a money maker for years to come. (866) 430-6767

Caffeine is one of the most consumed substances in the world, with over 400 millions cups of coffee per day served up in the United States alone. Also, the energy drink market has exploded in recent years to a multi-billion dollar market, and it is expected to double in the next few years! With the popularity of coffee and energy drinks, why do we need them in liquid form? By eliminating the liquid and improving the quality of the ingredients, consumers are able to purchase our products just about anywhere, at anytime with just some spare change from their pocket. There are so many potential problems with liquid, to name a few: you can spill hot coffee on yourself burning yourself, ruin equipment, and not to mention the issue of trying to clean up sticky energy drinks.

With the need for innovation and to provide consumers the coffee and chocolate in a convenient easy to purchase form, Crackheads2® / Jitterbeans™ were created! We worked tirelessly and diligently to engineer a delicious super food product for consumers that provided the energy they needed that tastes great, and without excessive sugars, hydrogenated oils, or high fructose corn syrups in most food products these days!

Crackheads2® / Jitterbeans™ is the first gourmet functional confection of its kind.

Crackheads2® / Jitterbeans™ is made of delicately roasted espresso beans covered in a gourmet 60% cocoa dark chocolate, covered with a thin candy shell, and finally a large portion of potent caffeine is added. This provides the perfect reason for consumers to purchase from these vending machines for their morning, afternoon, and evening energy fix! With each $0.50 cent vend from one of our machines you will receive the equivalent caffeine from approximately 1.5 cups of coffee! When compared with traditional coffee shops like Starbucks™ that is a huge savings. With our machines the customer is paying just $0.33 cents per cup of coffee, no mess, no fuss. No matter what the economic climate, people drink coffee and eat chocolate. The candy industry historically has done well regardless of the economic conditions. Where else can they get a convenient chocolate cup of coffee for $0.33 cents per cup and doesn’t have the burden of being a liquid?

We are VERY excited about this opportunity and for the potential consumer markets that it brings together. Candy isn’t just for kids. Students, professionals, workers of all walks of life, teachers, doctors, lawyers, salespersons, anyone and everyone that could use a boost of energy from time to time will benefit from this product. With a nice profit margin made per empty on each Crackheads2®/Jitterbeans™ machine, the huge market, lack of competition, and no franchising fees, this is an excellent opportunity for businesses and consumers to benefit from this exciting, innovating, and lucrative program.

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Coffee maker question…?

I was cleaning out my coffee maker and in the black tube that the water comes up through I found a filter with bead-like insides covered in a soft sort of muslin like material. It’s a bit moldy and I wanted to know if I just wash it or buy it new. If I do have to buy it, what is it called so I know what to get!

It sounds like some kind of inline filter. Go to the manufacturer’s website and look up your model. There should be a parts diagram that will tell you what it is and how to replace it.

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How I can make coffee taste better?

I already buy and grind my own beans. I keep a week's worth in a hermetic (With a break) out of containers, and freeze the rest in the same type of container. I guess I need advice on how to prepare, what to use to brew … filter, vs French press coffee thanks etc I know, I misspelled coffee .. now, i do not write badly wrong? gone, gone, gone, gone no se … I asked him how he could do better tasting coffee, not what brand to buy …. thanks for the effort, but THUMBS DOWN FOR YOU!

Congratulations on buying and grinding your own beans. Since the storage and freezing I am assuming you are buying fresh roasted (within 14 days of roasting) of beans. You is well on his way to the coffee flavors. I would say the next step is (to take my hand grasshopper) to try a tasting party. I'm sure have some coffee from other geek friends that would love to attend. On the Coffee Geek website for a beginner's guide to tasting. This party will get more in tune with the underlying coffee tones, the notes, the essence, call it what you want. Now that you have the taste of the mind, try different ways of preparation coffee. Remember, the biggest difference in the taste of coffee is as fresh, the level of roast grain origination and ground. Yes, the grinder is more important the coffeemaker. Get a GREAT grinder and then experiment with seven different ways to make coffee (see terroircoffee.com a great guide.) You can even make coffee With an old milk jug and refrigerator. Mmmmmmmmmm Once you have everything you do … As for ways to cook sweet Marys coffee beans itself. You have not lived until the smell of the coffee house the next day after roasting some beans. Sooo much better than the candles

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Lenovo CEO Yang: to re-find the kind of hunger

Lenovo CEO Yang: to re-find the kind of hunger

He refused to admit he had a moment of self-doubt, much less whether the talks had tried to leave the association. He said the CEO responsibilities over the past year, Lenovo also have Dell Latitude D610 Battery a hunger. “In the past year, so much I was liberated, rather I was released.” Yang said, “we’ve found that hunger, the kind of desperate attempt to fight the feeling, that feeling of doing the master. “

At first, Yang to be alone in a small closet for a while. He did not come out, even if heard outside of the people are talking about him. When he stepped on-time performance out of an appointment when the first thing is to pick one from the coffee table eating cookies. He then talk to the guests shake hands, and jokingly complained that, just dozed off, on again more than a dozen e-mails. Opportunity to demonstrate to us talking about the music he used to receive e-mail Phone.

Than in April 2009, the Yang is more relaxed this time, more at ease. Some say that a year ago at this point, he vaguely as an “recovered from it.”

That time, Lenovo Group in deep trouble. As of December 31, 2008 and ending on the third quarter, Lenovo Group net loss of 97 million U.S. dollars, the most important Chinese market has emerged for the first time negative growth. The face of enormous pressure loss, Yang usher in another of his career turning point – the former CEO Amelio resigned as chairman, founder Liu comeback, the former chairman Yang was appointed CEO. In early 2009, and even unconfirmed reports that Yang could be replaced once in a razor edge.

Lenovo followed quickly began a new strategic adjustment, focusing on implementation of association within is known as the “two fist” strategy, that is, defending a fist, hold major clients in China and overseas, two core businesses; another fist attack, open up emerging markets and consumer business, with an offense.

One year later, on April 19, Lenovo Group in the nest at the edge of the National Convention Centre, the “New Strategic and Lenovo Mobile Internet conference.” Both covered with black and blue mirror scene layout, appearance or the way the leader, which looks more like a science fiction movie premiere, not a product launch. The first appearance Yang, Liu final stage. Intermediate, several association executives appeared as an actress, demonstrate new products, smart phones Music Phone, Smart The Skylight and portable notebooks and other mobile Internet devices Ideapad U1 various functions. In short, the film’s protagonist is the square inch between the handheld electronic products – it marks the most talked about China, this international company committed to re-evaluate consumer demand, mobile COMPAQ Presario V3000 Battery Internet terminals in order to achieve industrial upgrading.

“Last year at this time, Lenovo is the moment of life and death. Over the past year, Lenovo has passed the most dangerous moment. We are happy to Phone and iPhone to Last Stand.” Liu announced.

Personal crisis and corporate crisis appears to be the emergence of both Music Phone for the signal part of the lift.

“In the past year, so much I was liberated, rather I was released.” Yang said, “we’ve found that hunger, the kind of desperate attempt to fight the feeling, that feeling of doing the master. “

Had to “step into the same river twice”

Yang is now with the two mobile phones simultaneously. One to answer the phone, the other is used to send and receive e-mail Phone music. In the iPhone, BlackBerry, he has finally had an associate their products can confidently rely on. Every morning, first thing he got up close with mobile phone messages. “You see, I received more than 100 messages a day, more than half are in English.” He opened the screen with a finger touch.

Not the fans, he is director. Back in April 2007, saw consumer business not to promote, Yang set up the consumer products group, and personally as president. During the 2008 Olympic Games, the Olympic TOP sponsor, Lenovo was a custom for the Beijing Olympic Games can provide a large number of mobile Internet services-BEACON, that is the predecessor of Music Phone.

But soon, BEACON was denied by Yang himself. “At the time positioning with the position today is different, then e-mail-based positioning, goals or BlackBerry. Do come out after I took this thing to communicate with the operator, the result did not get their favor, we do not look promising. China e-mail applications is far behind the West, especially the government leaders do not take the lead in time, so this is not the largest market – however at that time, I think the consumer might be a great market. “

But the development of consumer products and business is when Yang had served as chairman of repressed desire. Foreign CEO at the time still to cut costs, losses as a top priority for the company consider the use of Yang’s words, not for the association’s long-term to the layout, input, “You know, a number of long-term business is sure to lose money at an early stage of ah! “so-called chairman of the board, management strategies for control culture, but Yang heart of” strategy “can not go through the CEO of the implementation of the landing. Mobile phone business, becoming a victim of the two contradictions.

January 2008, due to losses, Lenovo mobile phone business in all of its rights to give 100 Dell Inspiron 8600 Battery million U.S. dollars to sell private equity funds led by Hony Capital. Yang will not sell, “but insisted CEO Amelio to sell, he considered his performance.” Compromise a result, Yang Liu discussed with, if we sell let “Lenovo line” bought. “We think mobile phone with the PC sooner or later will be a fusion, sooner or later will come in handy, so we are holding the sale to Lenovo’s. I do not give Amelio pressure and burden on business, but we still retained the buy back possibilities. “Hongyi Deng PE from the perspective, of course, hope to move the reorganized association listed separately, but any CEO Yang, the” elder brother “Lenovo needs, so less than two years on, he had twice Price sold to Lenovo. Lenovo then twice into the same river.

In Yang’s program, now Lenovo’s PC shipments each year about 15 million units, mobile phones from 7 million to 8 million. With the introduction of new smart phones, he expected after 3-5 years, mobile phone sales will exceed PC.

Yang does not acknowledge that this is Lenovo’s strategy on the “swing.” He called “Exploration.” “Enterprises should be allowed to do that exploration. And now it does not do late. It’s like I do back in 2012 CEO Can? Seems to be, but if there is no financial crisis, PC business, the problem will not be so well The exposed, they will not replace the CEO has. “

In the April 19 release of the final, holding Liu Ma, Charles Zhang and Yang’s hands, the very clear words. “Today is life or death to cheer on friends. Mobile Internet is a non-playing is not the war. Difficult to enter the world’s leading companies like Apple, has considerable potential. But the association can not not play. This As the PC market in 1994, the Chinese nation without its own brand, the industry will be swallowed. “

April 2010, again as CEO in a year later, Yang said he had the strategic vision for the change to landing jobs.

Not tired, because have not been met

2009 full year, a certain part of Yang energy is tied up in the product development, production and sales. Meanwhile, back to return from the front line of Yang, the first task of the company’s organizational structure and team carried out a large-scale adjusted to conform to the new strategy. He will be the maturity of the group according to market the business group is divided into mature markets and emerging markets group, product by product attributes are divided into groups and Idea Think Products Group.

“When I first took office staff was one of us, I want to focus on four areas, one strategy, a business model is set up, and the third is innovation, to see the results of innovation, the last one is the business culture to rationalize. strategic focus is on what, in the past is unclear, we have only one financial goal, the turnover of their development to see how many do. be said to be very good last year, emerging market is the market I want to share, I can allow him to have some losses, but SONY VGP-BPS9 battery this loss is not unlimited. mature market he is to turn around, because they lose too strong for the previous year, is to focus on profitability has always been to make money. I do not take into account the growth in mature markets. Therefore, the strategic intent of each block is clear. “

Now, Yang month “at least get a circle around the earth, faster time to transfer twice.” A week each month to two weeks, all the executives are focused on a place to work. Every “Big Moon”, offices in Beijing or the United States Raleigh, North Carolina, every “ozuki” is a market in other countries. Over the past 12 months, Yang and his executive team visited India, Brazil, Turkey, Poland, Australia, Japan, 6 countries. Their work includes meeting to discuss, see clients, see the big deal in business, see the bottom of vendors – in short, Yang primary transaction model is set up more places on earth to be promoting.

This placed enormous pressure on the pace of work. Yang would sometimes sleep, other times there will not know where we wake up the confusion. This year in March, he and his team met in Vienna, Austria. “I’m in the hotel room, conference room and spent a full three days, staying at home. Time Where children do not know.”

Over the years, association leadership “in the compromise of promoting the” wisdom of the Chinese style, “Shui big bend” of Qian Kun Da Nuo, simply become Lenovo can not be brought down through the years a core competency. Repeatedly and tossing the middle of this, the rigid nature of Yang in terms of character or ability to have great flexibility in a cultivation. From 1989 to 2010, Yang had his first job in the on-going for 20 years. Professional to bring all the excitement that, achievements, pressure and stimulation were done in the same company. To present this stage, it is very difficult in the end is more necessary Yang Lenovo, Lenovo still need Yang. He must understand that if this is just the beginning of a job, now it is and has been linked to his physical life, a life-long mission.

So he refused to admit he had a moment of self-doubt, much less whether the talks had tried to leave the association – including the turn in 2008,2009 Lenovo’s future once he becomes ambiguous moment. He inherits the associations were consistent cautious temperament, and roles.

But he had to admit that when he has stood for many years when the spot has been the fate of too many peers reversed, the ups and mutation – to do investment Gerstner, Kelly to politics, Levin retired Jobs almost no dead. Only a very occasional moment, he will think of them and the fate of the story, and something a little emotion. Sometimes, he would discuss the association’s founder Liu topic -

“Now Liuzong also often said that some large foreign enterprises, especially the West, SONY VGP-BPS8 battery in fact they are not masters. They are just a professional manager, Kelly HP, what with the nature of us? What source you ? nothing less than the CEO for two years to do it, this may be towards a career springboard for the next, nothing. really good company the last walk, it must be the owner, be able to enterprise-headed people, In this case, he would be willing to invest. “

“My fate is Lenovo.” He said, “In the future may be easier to do things, but now not to think about.”

Lenovo’s Yang is not only a reference, to some extent, he was one of China’s IT industry reference. He recruits the era of China’s IT companies of the original period; he immediately assumed the job proposition: international – not just his own career watershed, Lenovo business new G point, it is the Chinese IT companies will have to wade a Road.

He has not tired, it is because he has not been met. He needs to prove himself – he led Lenovo not only off the hook, “also need to surprise the world, especially in technology and innovation.” When he talked about it, he’s a good strong bones gushing out of the high and loud tone tone up suddenly, sweeping away two minutes ago on personal issues like outright. “We will not be willing to make the world ranks the fourth PC!”

If there are emboldened with the PC Lenovo oldest words against Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo had acquired products and model then go against Apple this company? Obviously a happy Phone is not enough, with “In China” is not enough convincing. Yang received on the day of our interview, as Lenovo has acquired foreign media smart phone maker Palm’s most likely candidate.

Yang refused to talk about their business on the Internet terminal rivals Jobs, but he admitted that he was the first time trial of the Apple iPad, Apple store, he was back again to read more than twice the.

Yang, of course never be another Steve Jobs. He will not be another Liu. Yang has his own an unfinished road. To this end, he never thought before in the press about his personal preferences and transfers relaxation methods, such as you might think of golf, poker, music, and he said he’s FUJITSU FPCBP80 Battery healing magic and spirit of the ultimate victory is – “never believe that tomorrow will be better. “

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Creating a “red” kitchen?

My husband and I are in the process of buying a big fixer upper in a great neighborhood. I have all red small appliances in my kitchen (stand mixer, microwave, coffee maker) right now and I want to incorporate them into my new kitchen without overdoing the red. I want the kitchen to keep it’s vintage charm (built in 1897) without being too loud. What neutral paint/cabinet colors would look good with red appliances on the counters? How about large appliances? Thanks!

I would choose a toffee finish for the cabinets, a shade of golden paint (like “anjou pear” by Sherwin Williams, and stainless steel appliances.

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Here is a kitchen makeover that was on HGTV with a similar color palette to what I am suggesting:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_design_kitchen/article/0,1793,HGTV_3375_5560541_02,00.html

And here are a couple using red accents:

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Soap Nuts Natural Laundry Detergent – How to Use Soap Nuts Properly for Best Results

Washing Machines and Typical Laundry Detergents Being Used:
It’s time to unravel many mysteries about how to use soap nuts (aka: soapnuts, soap berries, wash nuts, etc.) in your particular washing machine. The first thing we must note is that no washing machine of any kind on the market at this time addresses the use of soap nuts in either their design or owner’s manuals. (At least that I could find.) Only Electrolux to my knowledge has a soap nuts washer on their drawing board. Soap nuts (saponin) based detergents are being developed to be used in similar fashion to the typical commercial detergents (supposedly natural or not). That is the path of least resistance in selling the average consumer.

For the traditional method of raw soap nuts in a wash bag, I suspect it will be many years before they are addressed in an owner’s manual. Let us not forget that there are relationships built between the hardware manufacturers and the detergent producers, which are quite similar to the relationships between computer and software companies. They need each other. Given that the fruits of the soap berry tree are not likely to be embraced by the makers of Tide, Gain, Clorox, Cheer and most of the products on store shelves anytime soon, the users of soap nuts are going to be left to information such as this for guidance.

Soap Nuts and Saponin – Simply a Better, Greener Approach:
Soap nuts are – by wide margin – a superior solution to many problematic issues facing our individual lives, homes and world, but they will likely remain relatively esoteric and somewhat obscure for some time to come. Why? There are two very simple – yet major – reasons:

1) The money. The revenues generated by Tide alone dwarf the sales revenues generated from all the raw soap berries in the world. We soap nuts users will remain a minority for some time. Thank goodness for the Internet. It is a grassroots movement that has led you to here – not major corporate advertising dollars. If it were not for the Internet, you would probably never have learned of the mile-long list of benefits of soap nuts and saponin, nor would you be reading this article.

(It’s interesting to note that the founding father of introducing soap nuts in the US was an elderly gentleman by the name of Edward Moulie. As reported in 1921 by the Scientific American, “These nuts are altogether extraordinary.” If there was an Internet in 1921, it is altogether possible that most of us would be using soap nuts today.)

2) Consumer resistance to change. We have been essentially taught how to think in regards to cleaning. Untold billions have been spent on generations of consumers in order to accomplish this. Thinking outside the box is very, very difficult for consumers. Most of us already are well aware that change is one of the most difficult things we can do. Couple that with changing something as basic and fundamental as how we do our laundry and house cleaning, change will be difficult in the extreme. To change, we have to do things differently than our mothers taught us, and their mothers taught them. What we must realize is who taught them? To make this crystal clear, our mothers were actually never taught at all – they were sold and then told what to do. Such is the true power of major marketing.

Knowledge is the Door. Thinking is the Key:
Use of soap nuts date back to antiquity, but modern manufacturers know little to nothing about them. Hence, don’t expect to find a machine with a soap nuts compartment for quite some time. So, where does that leave us? The answer is very simple: Use of our plain and simple common sense. All that is required is a basic, fundamental understanding of how both your washine machine and soap nuts work. Armed with that knowledge, you will find all the answers you will ever need.

During a recent trip to look at new washers and dryers, I must admit that they appear to be quite complex, but appearances are just that. The fundamentals are the same as that 20-year-old Maytag. There are simply more bells and whistles, and they do look a bit intimidating (cool designers). Sure there are some extra features and cycles available, and some of them can be very useful. Just keep in mind that we must simply think a little differently, and make adjustments as needed to accommodate proper use of soap nuts. Experimentation is always helpful. No matter how well anything is spelled out, we are all different and we do things a bit differently. Finding our own best way is a function of such experimentation.

The Different Ways to Use Soap Nuts:
Soap nuts are available in liquid and powder forms in addition to their raw form (right off the tree). The liquids and powders can be made at home or specific formulations can be purchased from a handful of developers. That certainly makes usage much more similar and therefore much simpler. However, note that the manufacturer of your machine has written instructions based upon typical “store bought” detergents and additives (be them chemical or natural or somewhere between) – but certainly not considering soap nuts. For example: the fabric softener compartment. It is simply not needed at all anymore. (That is going to make many companies very unhappy.) Some other compartment will prove to be useful. (More on that later.)

Soap Nut Liquids and Powders:
Let’s address these first, given that they are the most similar to what we are all accustomed to using. The variables here (aside from amounts to use) are primarily the concentration of the liquid, and/or the fineness and potency of the powder. If you are making your own liquid then the potency of saponin in the liquid will vary depending upon how you make it. You will simply have to experiment. Be certain to strain your own liquid extremely well, to avoid clogging anything (a coffee filter straining would be a good idea).

If you are using powder poured directly in with your laundry, you want it to be as fine as you can possibly get it (dust like is preferred). You may not get an adequate release of saponin for a laundry load from a course grind and a short wash cycle. In this scenario it is best to use a fine powder, or put it in a wash bag or similar carrier for multiple loads, but be sure to pre-soak it first. This will allow the course ground soap nuts time to become well saturated. Approximately a half-ounce of very, very fine, quality soap nut powder (added directly in with your laundry) will obviously wash only one load. The powder will be flushed out during the rinse and then out the drain. A course grind in a tightly tied wash bag will be fine for multiple loads. If you are adding salts, water softeners or any other cleaning boosters, that’s totally fine (part of the fun during experimentation, too). Since ground soap nuts do not entirely dissolve as commercial detergents do, it is not recommended to use compartments at all. Depending on how your machine functions, the powder may not receive a sufficient water supply, plus it could cause clogging.

If you are using a highly concentrated soap nuts liquid, dilute it to the amount of solution your machine is designed to use (typically this is a couple ounces of liquid). Don’t rack your brain trying to be exact. Hence, if the soap nut concentrate suggests one teaspoon per load, simply mix the one teaspoon with water until you’ve reached the desired amount of solution you intend to use. If you are planning to do many loads feel free to make up enough solution in advance. High quality concentrates may be diluted without loss of shelf life.

Most soap nut liquids are much like any other detergent as far as the suggested amount per load, however there are concentrated soap nut extracts that are literally “off-the chart”. This is only common sense again: A soap nut formulator is by nature following a “greener path”. It is only logical for such companies to strive to minimize the carbon footprint of their formulas. That is the truly green thing to do.

(As an aside, I feel that such companies should be commended for walking their talk. That truly green path is certainly not the simple and easy one with the least resistance. Many obstacles are typically found. Innovation is the antithesis of “going with the flow.”)

No machine is designed to use such highly concentrated detergents, hence if you are using the detergent compartment(s), simply dilute it as described above. Very, very simple, right? With front loaders you will usually use the compartments. With top loaders you can just pour the concentrated extract directly into the water basin as it fills so prior dilution is not required.

Isn’t this easy? Plain old common sense again, right? There is no rocket science here. Good results are what we are striving for. It may take a couple loads to dial in the best results, but you will soon just “know” what to do. If you have a pre-wash and a main wash cycle, simply use as your owner’s manual suggests.

Traditional Soap Nut Usage:
Finally, let’s get to the age-old, traditional use of soap nuts. That is using raw soap nuts in a wash bag. It is extremely simple, but the most difficult method to wrap your brain around. With traditional usage, forget about your machine’s compartments entirely. Simply toss the bag right in with your laundry. Period. It doesn’t matter whether your machine is standard, HE, front-loading, top-loading or whatever. All we want to achieve is to get the wash bag to be washed right along with the rest of your laundry. Note: the traditional method of usage is the most economical method as long as it is used properly. (Much more on that in another article.)

Important Fundamentals:
Certain things are necessary to understand how to use soap nuts traditionally and to achieve best results. First some basic points:
1) The raw soap nuts must become saturated with water. The hard dried fruit will become somewhat soft when it is releasing saponin at the rate we desire.
2) Heat is simply a catalyst that can be used effectively to facilitate the release of saponin faster.
3) Water flow in and around the soap nuts, plus agitation are key to effective and ongoing release of saponin throughout the wash cycles.
4) Cold water will reduce the degree to which saponin is released.

Front-loaders are actually better as far as agitation goes because tumbling agitates the nuts better than the typical top-loading agitator. Warm and hot water produce better results, but steps can be taken to do cold-water washes equally as effectively. Again heat is simply a catalyst that helps soap nuts begin releasing saponin faster. As temperature decreases so does the rate at which saponin is released. This is why there is no need to remove during the commonly cold rinse cycle. Note that saponin is not like common detergents. A little in the rinse cycle does not have a negative effect. The most typical method for cold water washes with soap nuts used traditionally is simply to concoct a soap nut “tea”. That’s right, just like a cup of hot tea. If you are using a top-loader just pour the tea and bag right into the basin. If you are using a front-loader, toss the bag in with your laundry and pour the tea into the liquid detergent compartment(s). This should work just fine, and it only takes a couple extra minutes to make the tea.

Please see other articles for more information and details. There is more that we learn about soap nuts and saponin every single day. The list of benefits that the soapberry offers us and our environment gets longer all the time.

About the Author

Founder of NaturOli, a respected formulator of natural skin care products, soaps, detergents, and cleansers, plus distributor of soap nuts. Corporate mission: Setting New and Higher Standards Today.

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Hello! I would like to buy some coffee for my aunt, but she does not have a conventional coffee machine. (She has a Keurig machine – I do not know what kind though) I wondered if it would be possible to buy coffee beans for her? I've never heard of the machine he has, but supposedly has its own filter. -> Here is a picture: http://www.lowellvending.com/images/Keurig-b50_detail_intro.jpg Is it like teaching pods where S You can buy an empty pod filter and fill with coffee of your choice or is unique to the coffee filter full of it has made to the specific type of machine of coffee have? Please let me know!

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