Instant coffee quality ranges from bitter powder to smooth concentrates with real origin character. Here are 5 things that determine the quality of any instant coffee: base coffee quality, processing method, roast level, packaging, and ratio.
I recently had occasion to visit my old stomping grounds. Coffee grounds were involved.Columbia recently opened a shiny new building, a futuristic affair whose silvery, futuristic aspect I suppose testifies to the forward-looking scientific studies regularly undertaken behind it.On the...
On the ground floor of NYC's Ace Hotel at 29th in between Broadway & 5th is a small, standing-room only coffee bar. It goes by the name of Stumptown. The knock on Stumptown has long been that it's a great espresso...
I have been a supporter of Bonavita since discovering last year the company was finally introducing the Melitta Aroma to the North American market. Melitta dropped the ball IMHO by not bringing it over long ago. I do own one...
Bonavita has done coffee home-brewers a great service by introducing two (cost-)effective devices: an autodrip, and an electric kettle for hand-drip. Their electric gooseneck kettle is, to my knowledge, the only one on the market. Hario presented an electric Buono...
For some reason a minute ago I started daydreaming about coffee in space. Sadly, we don’t seem to be near the time when it will be possible for middle-class wannabe explorers/adventure seekers like myself to buy a ticket to visit...
I am getting to that point in probably a few days that I will be picking up another bag of coffee either on here or through various local means of getting some nice fresh roasted coffee. However, one of the...
As you probably noticed, this week I have Kalita on the brain. Despite the fact that it will be a few months until I get my hands on the Wave Style Set I won, I’m already checking out recipes and...
I'm still playing with recipes for a culinary coffee cookbook and this one is my latest attempt. It's not perfect, but my taste testers tell me that this coffee pastry was "the bomb". The dessert is a simple one --...
We see enough of these “coffee is healthy for you” articles lately, but why not pile on and post one more? Lord knows we had to suffer through enough bad science reports telling us how bad they thought coffee was...
about two months ago I wrote a little blog about the issue that I was getting with my shots off of the Nuova Simonelli Musica; the shot taste mightly fine but at the end, there was a lot of grit...
I agree with one of our bloggers here that the various brewing guides available online are worth checking out, but I forgot to mention in my comment under his post that I found Intelligentsia’s guide for the Eva Solo Café...
The processing method used on a coffee determines its flavor profile before the roaster ever touches it. Here is how washed, natural, and honey processing work, what each one does to the cup, and how to read processing information on a coffee bag.
One of the interesting things about writing a blog here on this site it has made it incredibly obvious to me that coffee has long since gone from beverage to hobby for me. I assume this is the case for...
So this last month has been crazy busy and while I've enjoyed plenty of coffee I haven't had much of a chance to write about it. It's been over a month since my last post. I finished off the...
The venerable LA Times has done it again -- they've printed the mother of all deceptive coffee health headlines. And it's not the first time. Back in 2008, when the Annals of Internal Medicine published a similar study by Esther...
The obvious answer to that question is, never.However, what I really mean by that is when do you stop drinking coffee during the day. This is all pretty much up to yourself and how you body handles caffeine. It seems...
French press is one of the simplest and most forgiving brew methods. No paper filters, no complicated technique. Here is the complete guide to getting the best cup from your French press every time.
I posted week or two ago that my wife had been experimenting with doing manual pour over with the Hario V60, and that she liked it. This was a huge step for someone that before this while really enjoying the...
The 7 most common coffee brewing methods compared by flavor, difficulty, equipment needed, and brew time. Pour over, AeroPress, French press, drip, cold brew, espresso, and instant , which one fits your routine.
The plastic tamper that came with your espresso machine is not good enough. Here is what size, weight, and base shape actually matter when choosing an espresso tamper and what to spend.
