{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcooking-issues.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fb39b98d1-b39b98d1","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 210: BKON","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ac728e/ac728e59-6e89-417a-8d11-836ca016eb41/efdeb3ec-5b8e-4ed3-b56a-fa86e08703be/1449179915artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/efdeb3ec-5b8e-4ed3-b56a-fa86e08703be\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 210: BKON\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Dave Arnold is joined by the team behind BKON on this weeks episode of Cooking Issues!. Coming from a 3rd generation coffee roasting company, founders Dean and Lou Vastardis have been immersed in the specialty beverage industry since their childhood. In 2007, Dean began to investigate some non-traditional coffee brewing methods inspired by how chefs speed marinate proteins. Ground coffee and hot water eventually found their way into an airtight food storage canister modified with a tire valve and connected to a vacuum pump. After three years of in-house product development the brothers realized they cracked the code on much more than a cup of coffee. This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA\n\n"}