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How decaf coffee is really made: methylene chloride, Swiss Water Process, CO2 extraction. Which methods preserve flavour and which to avoid.

Decaf coffee retains 97%+ of its flavour compounds but removes 97%+ of its caffeine. Here's how the four decaffeination methods work, which produces the best flavour, and

For most of coffee's history, decaf was a compromise — thin, flat, a ghost of coffee. Modern decaffeination has changed that. Here's what decaf actually is, and which met