Cold brew is an exciting adventure for the home barista. If you’re making it for the first time, however, it can also be daunting. Even if you’re an expert at making hot coffee, cold brewing creates a unique flavor profile that changes the taste of your beans. Using the wrong beans to make cold brew [...]
Whatever your thoughts are on grocery store coffee, it’s tough to beat its price and convenience. But with an overwhelming number of brands, what coffee do you choose? Should you grab a can based on nostalgia or opt for a whole bean single-origin? Of course taste is subjective, but we rounded up the best [...]
The slow coffee movement has become hip and exciting in the past few years. Leading the pack are single cup brewing systems such as the Hario V60. These drip brewers epitomize the slow coffee movement: hand poured, single cup, artisan coffee brewing. The problem is figuring out which brewer is the best one for your [...]
Looking for a simple, fast way to prepare the perfect cup of coffee? Step away from the Keurig and grab a French press. One of the simplest and most affordable ways of preparing a coffee-shop worthy cup, a French press consists of a carafe with a stainless steel coffee filter screen. For overall quality and [...]
These days you don’t have to fork over a ton of beans to score a great coffee maker. For less than $100, you can find coffee makers that are highly customizable that brew to your temperature and flavor specifications. Many will brew as little as one cup or as many as 14. If you want to [...]
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When you’re on the run with coffee in tow, it’s easy to fear reaching your destination only to find your bag—or the front of your favorite shirt— soaked with coffee. You have the best of intentions: trying to keep some extra cash while simultaneously saving the earth from another styrofoam cup. Fear not, dear reader! [...]
Just because electric coffee grinders get the job done quickly and efficiently, without requiring any elbow grease, doesn’t mean you should instantly write off a hand crank coffee grinder. A hand crank is portable, generally more affordable and still the best way to control the outcome of your coffee brewing experience. Grinding the beans yourself [...]
If you’ve been contemplating life beyond the drip coffee maker or don’t need to brew for a crowd, a French press and Chemex are both viable solutions. Both rely on simplicity to get the job done and are reasonably priced. While both begin with a medium/course grind, the extraction method is what sets the two [...]
One of Keurig’s bestselling budget, single-serve coffee makers, The Keurig K15 brews all K-Cup pod varieties from all K-Cup producers. You can make coffee, tea and hot cocoa at the push of a button with the same quality Keurig you can expect from their higher end coffee makers. If space is important, you want to [...]
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