If you are looking for one of the best super automatic espresso machines under $1500 to put in your kitchen then stay away from commercial machines – yes, they are awesome but they are designed to produce hundreds of shots of espresso every day. For the every day home user you don’t need anything designed to do that… Read More »
Post Originally Published Sept 2013 – Most Recent Update Dec 2018 Looking for the best drip coffee makers for your home? You’ve come to the right place. On Top Off My Coffee I pride myself in identifying the best stuff for the money and I’ve gone through painstaking detail to categorize this extremely wide product line to be… Read More »
The coffee grinder is the workhorse of any home brewing station and coffee house. You can have the best coffee in the world but if you have a bad grinder then your cup of coffee will be severely lacking. If you want to make the best coffee possible then you need to spend a bit on a good… Read More »
I’ve been talking about this grinder for the better part of a year here on this site. I’ve been having all my coffee beans ground in the store every time I buy them for too long so I finally broker down and bought the Ceramic Slim Hario that I’m mentioned time and time again here on the blog.… Read More »
I wanted to do a small followup post here to my post from earlier the summer of 2013: The Best Travel Mug To Keep Coffee Hot. Originally in that post I pretty much said that the Thermos Stainless King travel mug was the best travel coffee mug for keeping coffee hot all day long. What I didn’t provide… Read More »
To continue with my series on making french press coffee we need to address an all too common (and basic) question – how much coffee grind should go into a french press coffee maker? For a novice coffee snob the answer to this can be surprisingly complex. A simple gander at common threads around the web reveals just… Read More »
As you surely know not all coffee grinders are worth their weight and not all of them deserve to grind your coffee. The best coffee grinders use burrs to actually grind your coffee beans into usable grounds. The cheap blade grinders simply shred beans apart leaving many irregularly shaped bits including larger grind as well as powder. Even… Read More »
My last post regarding Kona coffee and espresso failed to cover on key aspect of Kona coffee that’s very important. First of all I mentioned my first foray into Kona coffee a few months back was actually a Kona coffee blend that I bought on sale at my local Safeway. I mentioned the fact that this coffee was… Read More »
Is coffee healthy to drink? There’s a lot of data to suggest it is healthy for most people although medical researchers are always testing and learning new things about coffee, caffeine, and related drinks such as teas. Here on Top Off My Coffee I’ve blogged a bit on the health implications of coffee. I’ve answered some related questions… Read More »
Want to buy a coffee maker? You’re going to have to make some big decisions. What exactly is the reason why some coffee makers are listed for $50 versus $100 or even $200. In some cases the $50 coffee pots look just as fancy as the $200 pots – what’s the difference and how do you tell what’s… Read More »