Smart Opinions to Help You Make Delicious Home Brew Coffee
You went to a fussy coffee shop last week and diverged from your usual pourover order for something a little fancier—the Chemex coffee maker. Those extra two dollars didn’t go to waste, though. As soon as you smelled the freshly brewed cup of coffee, you were hooked. And since you know the ROI of homebrewing …
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When we first got our Baratza Encore (and to this day) my biggest complaint is that we get little ground-bean flecks scattered about. The reason? Static cling. Coffee grinder static is such an annoying hassle of big flecks of coffee dust. Coffee Grinder Static Cling: What’s Happening? The root cause of the little-flecks-everywhere coffee static …
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An honest & in-depth Bonavita gooseneck kettle review My favorite brewing method for coffee at home—hands down—is a pour over. It’s a fun morning (and afternoon… and evening…) ritual to relax a bit and create a moment for myself. I daresay it’s peaceful. It’s like self-care, but with less face lotion and more caffeine. Let’s …
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We all love our favorite coffee shop in town and have a soft spot for that amazing local roaster. But sometimes it’s nice to wake up in the morning and brew a high quality cup of coffee while at home, still sleepy-eyed. But, how can you make your home brew coffee go from “fine” to …
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Coffee, I was once surprised to learn, is not a bean in any proper sense. Wikipedia tells us the beverage is “a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species.” Today, we’ll cover why the fact the coffee fruit is dried onto or wet-processed off the coffee bean …
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Here are our favorite coffee lover gifts for 2019! We all have *that* friend—the one who sticks their nose up at Keurig or only drinks Starbucks when traveling abroad (okay, at least this is true for my friends out there—I’m basically just describing myself). But, truth be told, it’s more than just me. A lot …
I have a bit of an obsession. It’s with double-walled glass. Especially double-walled glass cups for coffee. I love the way it looks. I find it attractive, uncluttered, functional, and just really cool (literally). I am almost as excited about it as I am about YouTube, civic tech, board games, WordPress, and podcasts. (I’m a …
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Ever since it become a staple in my day to day routine, taking good care of my AeroPress coffee maker has been of chief importance to me. And by chief importance, I mean—something I should probably do sometime. Luckily, David is the kind of guy that keeps things in good working order, so it was …
First thing first, the name of this contraption on its Amazon listing is impressively long: “OXO Good Grips Single Serve Pour Over Coffee Dripper with Auto-Drip Water Tank.” The box mine came in called it the “OXO Good Grips Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank 12oz.” (Note the hyphen on pour-over, and the the switch …
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There are a ton of reasons to make coffee at home. One of the least important ones is the cost of a cup of coffee. That is, we all know that coffee at coffee shop or cafe is more expensive, but that’s not the only thing we care about. Flavor, effort, comfort, etc are all …
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