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LA Weekly article on the ristretto...

The Ristretto: The Lame Duck of Coffee This is the title of a recent article in the LA Weekly. It is both an insightful and obtuse piece at the same time. The author points out that there is no real...

temperature pofiling?

There have been alot of talk lately about presure profiling during the brewing process of espresso. In fact, the new bread of pump machines that have been coming out from La Marzocco, Slayer and Synesso and other are incorporating...

Is that New England or a French?

I have been in a bit of coffee reading routine lately and am going back for between two of Kenneth Davids books, "Home Roasting; Romance and Revial" and "Coffee: A Guide to Buying Brewing and Enjoying." Both of these books...

Revisiting the Pavoni Manual Lever

Since my main lever espresso machine the Ponte Vecchio Lusso is waiting to be serviced (piston seal change, pressurestat change) and the my HX the Nuova Simonelli is waiting to be plumbed in. In the mean while, because I can...

Holiday Coffee Tips

True confessions here -- if you check my profile, you'll see that I make it clear right up front: I am not a coffee snob. I appreciate great coffee, I really do. I appreciate great coffee the way I appreciate...

What I am drinking now - Paradise Classico

What I am drinking now - Paradise Classico I had recently ordered a bunch of Paradise blends from Roaste and enjoyed them all, but one of the ones I did not order was Paradise Classico. This has always been a...

Persistence pays off after some bad planning.

Persistence pays off after some bad planning. I ordered some paradise coffee for thanksgiving and really enjoyed it, but somehow with the extra guests and the extra time at home for me I went through far more coffee than I...

The Scace

One more incredibly cool tool that I would love to have, but do not have is a scace portafilter. For measuring the temperature of espresso extraction. It was invented by Greg Scace and is used for setting up espresso machines. ...

Don’t Throw Away Those Golden Coffee Grounds

Are you still throwing your used coffee grounds into the garbage? Please say you’re not. After all, those humble grounds have a multitude of uses, so their value is not diminished after they give the best part of themselves for...

Cooling down a lever.

Cooling down a lever. One of the flaws with a lever machine is that most of them, such as the La Pavoni models and the Elektra models is that they tend to overheat after a few shots. The design is...

Sam Adams Black and Brew Stout Review

It all started with ROASTe's Thanksgiving Day post about coffee in your beer. I'm not a beer lover, but I like a cold one once in a while -- especially if it's not your usual off-the-bottom-shelf brand. I put coffee-infused...

Buy a grinder even a cheap one!

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

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

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...

Used Coffee Grounds or You Wear Your Coffee Well

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...

Olympia Coffee Roasters - Big Truck Espresso

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...

Busy & update on OE Pharos

Coffee snobs hit the main stream.

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. ...

Scott Rao's book, the The Professional Barista's Handbook

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...

Coffee, Caffeine, Mice and Alzheimer’s

Despite the fact that boomers are reaching retirement age, researchers are not fully investigating the possible links between caffeine and Alzheimer’s. At a time when we would expect this to be a major research focus, the funds for such studies...

Book - "Home Coffee Roasting; Romance & Revival" not just for Home Roasters!

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...

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