Coffee Gifts for the Espresso Expert Shopping for an espresso expert this season? It can be quite a challenge! Thankfully, we’ve put together the ultimate gift guide, featuring the best gifts for discerning, espresso-obsessed home baristas. Whethe …

A guide to choosing the right espresso machine for your café, restaurant, or any other business offering espresso service. The espresso machine is the linchpin for most modern cafes, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that choosing one for a retail space …

With the Steam, Slayer moved from its renowned emphasis on tuning espresso, and set its focus on excelling at milk and high-volume production. This innovative commercial machine is loaded with time-saving, product improving features to make the best …

When coffee professionals from all over gather each year for the annual Specialty Coffee Expo, you know it's going to be a whirlwind of a weekend. Sample bags of beans are doled out to prospective clients, business cards are shoved deftly into new ha …

When it comes to giving your espresso machine a long and happy life on your bar, preventative maintenance is crucial. Regularly replacing worn out group head gaskets is an important part of that maintenance, since the gasket creates a tight seal for …

Slayer’s Teflon Dispersion Screen is a simple upgrade that will change the way you pull your shots. The screen's hole pattern and Teflon coating promote an even flow of water across the surface of your coffee puck, for a more even extraction to keep …

Hand-built in Seattle, WA, Slayer machines are known worldwide for their signature style, excellent build quality, and of course, their unique and rewarding approach to espresso brewing. The single group machine packs the Slayer pedigree and patented …

Just what is it that makes a Slayer shot so unique? It has a good deal to do with the physics of how water extracts coffee. In this video, we explore the concepts of pressure and flow, and what goes into making an exceptional shot of espresso. Few …