Make Delicious Coffee at Home
Over the summer, Megan and I took a little trip to the upper peninsula (“UP”) of Michigan. We spent a lot of time in Marquette, and we both really enjoyed Velodrome Coffee. They had a number of Clever Coffee Drippers for sale, and I told Megan about how I’d been thinking about trying one for …
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Here’s a sneak peek of our lineup of top mugs that keep coffee hot! If you know me, you know I love a pipin’ hot cup of coffee. None of this lukewarm crap that technically “passes” as coffee. When I finally resigned to the fact that I am a daily coffee drinker, I immediately needed …
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First things first, the name of this contraption on its Amazon listing is impressively long: “OXO Brew Pour Over Coffee Maker with 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 to “coffee maker.”) In …
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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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GLASS COFFEE MUGS, Y’ALL. 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, …
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If you’re going to go through the trouble of making coffee at home rather than in a coffee shop, you should definitely be making it with fresh-ground coffee. We love and use our Baratza Encore grinder to do that most of the time, and we’d love to tell you why. So without further ado, let’s get to …
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