French press, AeroPress, pour over, Chemex, espresso, or drip? Each brewing method produces a different cup. Here is how to choose the right one for your taste, schedule, and setup.
Fair trade coffee costs more. Here is exactly what that extra dollar pays for, whether it affects taste, and how to decide if the premium is worth it for you.
Direct trade coffee means buying straight from farmers with no outside certification. Here is how it works, how it compares to fair trade, and how to spot a real relationship.
In the coffee community, there is never a shortage of variety or of risk-takers who like to break free from their typical routine every once in a while. Are you looking for a new coffee drink to test out this...
Every year, there seems to be more new and exciting trends emerging in the coffee world. From latte art to the flat white, there is always something different that follows in the coming year. Here are some of the trends...
Sundays are meant to be enjoyed. Grind your beans, brew your coffee and sit back with great music. "Toots and the Maytals were already reggae stars — they coined the word on 1968's "Do the Reggay". They were rumored to be Chris Blackwell's choice...
Most small-batch coffee roasters start as a home hobby. Here is the real path from stovetop roasting to commercial equipment, licensing, and opening a roastery.
A coffee roastmaster reads beans by sight, sound, and smell. Here is the sensory training behind the job, how it compares to automated profiles, and why it matters to your cup.
The Hario V60, Chemex, and Kalita Wave are the three most popular pour over coffee makers. Each produces a different cup. Here is how they compare on flavor, skill level, volume, and price so you pick the right one.
Some green coffee is genuinely hard to roast coffee well. Here is how bean density, altitude, and moisture content make certain origins more technically demanding.
Sundays are meant to be enjoyed. Grind your beans, brew your coffee and sit back with great music. For the follow-up to "Hold On, I'm Comin'," writer-producers Hayes and Porter decided to tinker with their formula: Porter asked singer Sam Moore...
Learn how to use a Chemex pour-over brewer with this step-by-step guide. Covers ratios, grind size, water temperature, pouring technique, and troubleshooting.
We still love our espressos tampered to perfection and milk frothed with love, but artisan chocolate and the people making it are now the superheros in the food world. We will always love the Mast Brothers and their burley red...
Sundays are meant to be enjoyed. Grind your beans, brew your coffee and sit back with great music. In 1975, Bowie traded his glammed-out Ziggy Stardust persona for an exploration of what he called "plastic soul." Yet this R&B homage is one of his...
Katsuyuki Tanaka, barista and owner of Bear Pond Espresso in Setagaya, Tokyo gives an inside look on his classic style of espresso. Subscribe to our mailing list
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A coffee grinder is the single biggest upgrade you can make to your home brew setup. Here are 4 questions to answer before you buy, plus what to look for in burr vs blade grinders.
The coffee roasting process turns raw green beans into the cup you brew. This guide covers the roasting stages, the three roast levels, first crack, small batch drum roasting, and how freshness shapes flavor.
Coffee goes stale fast. Four enemies destroy flavor after roasting: air, light, heat, and moisture. Here is how to store coffee beans correctly and how long they actually last.
The way a coffee cherry is processed after harvest shapes everything you taste in the cup. Learn how washed, natural, and honey processing work and what flavor each produces.
