To the uninitiated, the new-to-coffee person, seeing a barista use a scale to brew coffee is like watching your best friend’s dad get out a yardstick to measure the distance between his golf ball and the first hole at Pappy’s Putt-Putt for Kids. It s …

Many know espresso as a cranial kickstart. For some, it’s a daily delicacy, the elixir of life itself. To others, though, it’s a mystery. If you spell espresso with an “x,” you can’t tell a frapp from a capp, or when I say “demi,” you think “Moore, …

The basics of how to brew coffee at home. How to choose your coffee beans, use good water, and find the right recipe.Before I got my first job as a barista I marveled at what seemed like alchemy going on behind the counter. The clinking of coffee be …

If you're interested in checking out alternatives to the Aergrind, we hope you'll take a look at these newly listed hand grinders from Timemore, which are currently in stock and ready to ship! To learn more about how each grinder compares to the Kn …

Capable of pumping out 14 gallons of water per hour, or 400 gallons per day, OptiPure's BWS350 offers a whole new world for water treatment. It packs a four part system: pre-filtration, reverse osmosis (RO), mineral addition, and precision blending, …

Have you ever wondered how the barista gets those lovely delicate layers of designs to show up on top of your favorite drink? The secret is all in the milk! In this video guide, we will cover step by step how to pour latte art, starting with steaming …

The Marco SP9 opens up new menu offerings for your business as you may offer more coffees and batch sizes with the consistency you would expect of a properly trained barista. In this video, Steve walks through each step of the SP9 installation proces …

Bellman's stand-alone stovetop steamer is a powerful way to make real cafe-quality drinks right in your own home. But if you've never steamed milk before, it can be quite a surprise to find that it's not quite as simple as turning on the wand full bl …