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Recipes and technique walkthroughs with exact ratios, grind settings and timings you can copy at the counter.
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New to espresso and pulling sour, gushing shots? This step-by-step beginner's guide walks you through dialing in espresso at home in under 10 shots — grind, dose, yield and taste.
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Cold brew and iced coffee sound the same but taste completely different. Here's how each is made, how much caffeine they actually have, and which one you should be brewing at home.
Read moreThe Moka pot makes rich, espresso-style coffee for less than $40. Here's how to use one properly — grind, heat, timing — plus the mistakes that cause bitter, burnt shots.
Read moreSilky café-quality microfoam is a technique, not a machine. Here's how to steam, froth and pour milk at home — with or without an espresso machine.
Read moreThe AeroPress is the most forgiving brewer ever made — and the most tweakable. Here are five tested AeroPress recipes, from classic to inverted concentrate.
Read moreCold brew is smooth and low-acid; Japanese iced coffee is bright and ready in three minutes. Here's how they differ, and the gear worth buying for each.
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