You and your machine make great espresso; let's keep it that way. Taking care of your espresso equipment will ensure that it lives a long life and always does what it should. Here's your chore list. You’re a shot pulling phenom, a milk steaming sens …

Everything you need to know about keeping up your pour over gear, reusable filters, or auto brewer.It isn’t glamorous, and it certainly isn’t anyone’s favorite step in the coffee process, but taking care of your gear is absolutely a requirement for …

A guide through regular and preventative maintenance for your Hottop home roaster.Keeping your coffee gear ship-shape should always be a priority, but perhaps no piece of equipment is more important to maintain well than a roasting machine. Your roa …

How to brew with your Kalita wave, December Dripper, Gino, Bloom and more, using an explanation of extraction, strength, and the variables you can use to make better coffee.I’ve been a disciple of the flat bottomed brewer for years now, waxing poetic …

Getting started with your Baratza grinder. Includes, unboxing, set-up, and operation of Virtuoso, Encore, Sette, Forte, and Vario grinders.Getting new gear is always exciting, but a new grinder can be an absolute gamechanger. Few things, if anything …

How to brew with your french press, using an explanation of extraction, strength, and the variables you can use to make better coffee.There aren’t many purer representations of the wonders of full-immersion coffee brewing than the french press. Resu …

How to brew with your Chemex, using an explanation of extraction, strength, and the variables you can use to make better coffee.When it comes to pour over coffee there isn’t a brewer that has stood the test of time quite like the Chemex. Its Bauhaus …

A dive into the science of coffee brewing, looking at coffee extraction, the impact of brew strength, and how you can influence those to produce delicious coffee time and time again.Making good coffee consistently seems easy enough—good roasted coffe …