The Cafe Equipment Buying Guide: Espresso Machines
Jul 1st 2022 Written by Mike Greene
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
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Video Overview | Victoria Arduino Eagle One Prima
Jul 16th 2021 Written by Reagan Jones
The Eagle One Prima is Victoria Arduino's robust yet efficient one-group espresso machine for home or small commercial settings. Among its many features are two small boilers—a 1.5L boiler for steam and a 140ml boiler for brewing. Despite their size,
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Video Overview | Nuova Simonelli Bottomless Portafilter
Jul 14th 2021 Written by Reagan Jones
This bottomless portafilter from Nuova Simonelli will fit most of the company's espresso machines in addition to those of its sister company, Victoria Arduino, such as the Eagle One Prima. In this video, Steve provides a quick overview and shows this
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Our Favorite Gear for the Year: 2018
Nov 8th 2018 Written by steve.rhinehart
Is it truly November already? In a flash, 2018 has sped along, cycling us through the seasons and now is gently nudging us toward the turn of a new year. Though this year was a little quieter in terms of travel, we still made our way out to the yearl
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The 2018 Global Coffee Expo: That’s All Folks!
May 1st 2018 Written by calebspindler
All good things must come to an end. At least that’s what Chaucer said. And sadly, that is true for the 2018 Specialty Coffee Expo. But melancholy aside, this year’s Expo was definitely a success. We saw a bunch of new products, exchanged numerous bu
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Coffee Expo 2018 - We are coming for you, Seattle!
Apr 15th 2018 Written by calebspindler
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, it’s almost time for some of the world’s most dedicated coffee professionals and enthusiasts to nerd-out over one of life’s greatest gifts at the 2018 Specialty Coffee Expo in Seattle. In this p
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Highlights from HOST Milan 2017
Oct 29th 2017 Written by steve.rhinehart
This past week, we were lucky enough to attend the biannual HOST trade show in Milan. We saw tons of exciting new products and announcement at the show, so here are our selected highlights!
This past week, we were lucky enough to attend the biannual
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Video Overview | Nuova Simonelli Mythos One Clima Pro
Sep 5th 2016 Written by meredithlangley
Developed in partnership with a team of champion baristas, the Nuova Simonelli Mythos One is an all around redesign of what an espresso grinder should be. Its Clima Pro technology keeps its grinding area at a more static temperature, so you can get m
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