Sometimes you just don’t need an oversized travel mug. 16-20 ounces is more coffee than a lot of people want at a time which is why small travel mugs are great to have in your cabinet. For all of those people who only drink a little bit of coffee or for those that only brew a small amount… Read More »
The funny thing about coffee makers is that the simpler and cheaper the unit is, usually the longer it will last. Basic drip coffee makers have no moving parts, few electronics, no fancy water pumps. They are just simple machines that largely function due to physics. A heating coil (metal tube) heats water under the hot plate on… Read More »
By far and away the most commonly purchased Moka Pot is the Bialetti Moka Express Pots like those I reviewed a while back and gave away soon thereafter, but there are plenty of other similar moka pots out there made both by Bialetti and many other top brands like Primula, Cuisaid, and others. The Xresso Stove-top moka pot… Read More »
If you are looking to put one of the best super-automatic espresso machines under $1500 in your kitchen then stay away from commercial machines. You will get a lot more for your money if you do! Yes, commercial machines are awesome but they are designed to produce hundreds of shots of espresso every day in a restaurant or… Read More »
If you’re like me you like drinking your fair share of coffee but don’t want to keep that coffee sitting on a hot plate for hours at a time. The best way to keep your coffee hot for a long time is to transfer your freshly brewed coffee from the coffee maker directly into an insulated carafe. The… Read More »
Many coffee drinkers enjoy the actual process of making coffee, rather than rushing through the steps. While Keurig and other K-cup coffee makers are quite the rage today for their convenience, they definitely do take away from of the relaxation and enjoyment that many people associate with their morning brew. And, there is a bit of historic charm… Read More »
The Aeropress is a single cup method brewing coffee manually. It is a brewer with a manual plunger that steeps coffee like a French press before pressing it through a filter into your cup. There are two different methods of using the Aeropress: one is the regular, or standard method, and the other is the inverted method. Let’s… Read More »
The Aeropress is a postable coffee brewer that only brews single cups of strong espresso-like coffee. It usually only takes the coffee a minute or so to brew before you press it through a special filter into your mug. You may be wondering however if pre-ground coffee is acceptable to use in an Aeropress. In this article, we’ll… Read More »
The Aeropress is a piston-style plastic-bodied coffee brewer that brews just a single cup of coffee at a time. It steeps the coffee for a minute or less before forcing it through a special filter directly into your cup. After you make your quick cup of coffee, you may be wondering about what the best way to clean… Read More »
The Aeropress is a coffee brewer that brews just a single cup of coffee at a time. It is a piston-style brewer, which steeps the coffee before forcing it through a special filter directly into your cup. While this is a fairly simple method for brewing coffee, you may be wondering what the best coffee grind for an… Read More »
