The Reading Room

Christmas is probably long due but I still haven’t got one present for myself. So I went ahead and indulged myself with something that I had my eye on for a very very long time. Though very likely, I would...

So I am on the search for a good decaf coffee due to my wife being pregnant, and while I know it's been said through the roasting process of coffee that very little if any chemicals remain from the decaffination...

Flavored coffee is regular roasted coffee with flavor compounds added to the beans after roasting. The 5 most popular flavors , vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, cinnamon, and chocolate , each pair with different roast levels and brewing methods. This guide covers how flavored coffee is made, how to buy quality versions, and how to brew them correctly.

Sumatra coffee is processed differently from every other origin in the world. Wet-hulled processing , called Giling Basah , produces the earthy, full-bodied, low-acid flavor that makes Sumatra unlike any African or Latin American coffee. This guide covers where it grows, how it is processed, and what the cup tastes like.

Well, I have become quite interest in decaf recently due to the knowledge of my wife become pregnant. While we are both uncertain of any ill effects that caffeine may or may not have on the impact of a growing...

Day one of brewing with the Hario for my wife.   I blogged the other day about the gift of a Hario V60 as a gift that I admired and had a good cup of coffee from.  Today it was...

The wrong espresso cup kills crema, drops temperature, and changes how the shot tastes. Here is exactly what size, material, and shape to look for — and why each one matters more than you think.

The Versalab grinder -  a few quick impressions after a morning of use.   The Versalab M3 grinder is one I have always wanted to play with and one of the few really high end grinder lines that I had...

With the proliferation of scantily clad barista-babes manning drive-thru coffee stands, many might answer false to the above question. After all, if it works for bars and lounges, surely the concept should help to sell coffee. However, Teresa Gubbins wrote...

 Most bad coffee at home comes from 5 fixable mistakes: stale beans, wrong grind size, wrong water temperature, wrong coffee-to-water ratio, and a dirty brewer. Each one degrades your cup in a specific way. Fix all 5 and the same coffee tastes significantly better without buying anything new.

I like my friends! I blogged a while back about friends who brought me home roasted coffee, micro roasted coffee, lent me a Mypressi twist, and let me play with a Cremina.  Etc. Today a friend dropped by and brought...

Coffee in general is a pretty subjective, mainly because it's food so some people are going to like different flavors than others. There are some types of flavors in coffee that are generally liked by all people who drink like...

  I have been blogging in the past about using the La Pavoni Lever espresso machine to prepare espresso as well as milk drinks. However, I never really make a video or describe my approach to using this machine. Despite...

 Learning how to brew AeroPress coffee takes under 2 minutes. This step-by-step guide covers ratio, grind, water temp, and the standard method.

Bringing in the new year coffee style.  I am thrilled that with the new year only a few hours away I was still pulling shots of espresso!  I normally quit drinking coffee at about 3 pm and my wife quits...

If you think a coffee bean has an easy go of it, you might want to watch a fun fast-paced video on the production of some Kenyan beans. Produced by a Norwegian roaster with Charles Mingus jazz fusion music in...

I have reported here in the past about my trouble with plumbing in the Nuova Simonelli (yes, I have the plumb-in version): http://coffeekind.com/reading-room/blog/another-machine-problem-nuova-si.... Like I have said, what I did was just dropping the Musica's hose into a water container....

I have written a few posts about the different espresso baskets that I have gotten to use with my espresso machine. While I can go on and on about talking about the differences these baskets can and cannot cause I...

WIth close to 10,000 product reviews, ROASTe.com is the world's largest source for coffee reviews. These reviews allow customers to compare coffees from various origins, roasters, and brands in ways that were not available previously. The reviews are written by...

Since moving to my new place, I have had much less space for coffee stuff because our new condo is a small one and we also have much more other non-coffee stuff.  I really have to convince my wife really...