So I've been reading Kenneth Davids book about home roasting and so by extention it made inquire a bit more into his website, coffeereview.com where he had an interesting article about store bought preground coffee this month. He and his...
The tampless temptation I have always been interested in the theory that many support that one can prepare espresso without tamping at all and still produce results just as good as the results you get with any other form of...
My favorite baskets Yes believe it or not once you get obsessed enough over espresso you may go crazy enough to have favorite baskets to place in your portafilter. Not only do I prefer some baskets to others, I prefer...
I got my first job when I was about 4 years old, helping my grandmother's friend Tony Pasteta in his garden. My job was a simple one -- I brought him the coffee his wife Luisa made for him and...
There are a ton of great roasters here on Roaste, and I just want to give a little love to Olympia Coffee Roasters. If you read my past post about the cafe Serrano Social Club, you would know I mentioned...
Coffee snobs hit the main stream. I have recently seen a few videos satirizing coffee and baristas. I have not decided yet if I like the videos or not, but I think the phenomenom of them even existing is interesting. ...
This is a mini review of one of the best books out there on making espresso. It is Scott Rao’s book “The Professional Barista's Handbook: An Expert Guide to Preparing Espresso, Coffee, and Tea” The book is excellent for many...
Now after having just finished reading about the history of coffee by Mark Pendergrast, "Uncommon Grounds" my appettite for more knowledge about the coffee we enjoy on a daily basis. This lead me to reading "Home Coffee Roasting" written by...
To plumb or not to plumb. One dream I have always had is of a plumbed in espresso machine. Most espresso machines that the average user might have at home have a tank that must be filled manually. If you...
I have blogged about my aquisition of the new Nuova Simonelli Musica here: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/sontondaman/Nuova-Simonelli-my-new-toy . It had been great so far up to about one month ago. I had been a great steamer, producing luscious milk and very smooth espresso shots, definitely...
What I am drinking now – Paradise roaster’s Brazilian espresso blend. Interestingly enough I ordered this from Roaste and as I was looking to learn more about it I checked out the Paradise website. While you can order it here...
At our brewing laboratory, often referred to as my kitchen, my small team tries to find unique and exciting ways of making cold brew better. We laugh, we cry, and sometimes we succeed. This latest experiment is a simple change...
The other day (11/14, to be exact), I cleared my morning and headed downtown to check out the grand opening of the new Four Seasons hotel, the main selling point of which for me is the shiny new LAMILL coffee...
Hey guys, just got back from a trip to Chicago and I had something happen there that kinda annoyed me. I went to the Navy Pier and saw a coffee shop there with a sign exclaiming that they used Intelligentsia...
I've owned my espresso machine for a few months now but I didn't try making a mocha until last week. I had some random chocolates hanging out in the kitchen so I decided to try to make a good mocha. I...
False pressure Sometimes when you turn on an espresso machine it heats up, but not to the temperature it is supposed to get to. On a heat exchanger, for example, the steam boiler (the only boiler) may heat up to...
A big prosumer or commercial espresso machine takes between 30 minutes to 90 minutes to reach equilibrium where it is truly ready to go, much longer than just the time it takes to heat up the boiler because the huge...
I have blogged in the past about my great experience with the Ponte Vecchio, a lever espresso machine that I have for almost two years. Before owning the Ponte Vicchio, I was using the Pavoni Euripicolla as my main espresso...
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