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What the Nine Bars of Pressure in an Espresso Shot Actually Do

What the Nine Bars of Pressure in an Espresso S...

If you have spent any time around espresso, you have heard the number nine. Nine bars of pressure, said like a sacred figure, printed on machines and repeated in every...

What the Nine Bars of Pressure in an Espresso S...

If you have spent any time around espresso, you have heard the number nine. Nine bars of pressure, said like a sacred figure, printed on machines and repeated in every...

What "Specialty Grade" and the 80-Point Score Actually Promise You

What "Specialty Grade" and the 80-Point Score A...

The word specialty gets thrown around so casually that it has started to feel like marketing noise. Every cafe, every bag, every gas station pouring something darker than usual seems...

What "Specialty Grade" and the 80-Point Score A...

The word specialty gets thrown around so casually that it has started to feel like marketing noise. Every cafe, every bag, every gas station pouring something darker than usual seems...

What Pre-Infusion Does to a Shot and Why It's Worth the Extra Seconds

What Pre-Infusion Does to a Shot and Why It's W...

Watch a skilled barista pull a shot on a good machine and you might notice something before the espresso ever starts flowing. The pump kicks on gently, the puck gets...

What Pre-Infusion Does to a Shot and Why It's W...

Watch a skilled barista pull a shot on a good machine and you might notice something before the espresso ever starts flowing. The pump kicks on gently, the puck gets...

The Real Reason Your Home Espresso Tastes Flat

The Real Reason Your Home Espresso Tastes Flat

You bought the machine. You bought the beans, the good ones, the bag with the roast date printed on it. You watched the videos. And still, the shot you pull...

The Real Reason Your Home Espresso Tastes Flat

You bought the machine. You bought the beans, the good ones, the bag with the roast date printed on it. You watched the videos. And still, the shot you pull...

Pour-Over, French Press, or Aeropress: Matching the Method to Your Morning

Pour-Over, French Press, or Aeropress: Matching...

You can take one bag of coffee, grind it the same, use the same water, and get three completely different cups depending on how you brew it. That is not...

Pour-Over, French Press, or Aeropress: Matching...

You can take one bag of coffee, grind it the same, use the same water, and get three completely different cups depending on how you brew it. That is not...

How to Dial In a New Bag of Espresso in Three Shots

How to Dial In a New Bag of Espresso in Three S...

Opening a fresh bag of espresso beans should be exciting. Too often it is stressful, because the first shot from a new bag rarely tastes like the last shot from...

How to Dial In a New Bag of Espresso in Three S...

Opening a fresh bag of espresso beans should be exciting. Too often it is stressful, because the first shot from a new bag rarely tastes like the last shot from...