What size coffee cup should I get? How much espresso should I order? These questions can seem overwhelming at times, especially if you don’t know where to start. Coffee is a beverage that has become very popular around the globe. There are many types of coffees out there, ranging from regular coffee to specialty drinks…
Whether about to confront the morning rush hour or ready to embark on a long hike, a good travel mug is a worthwhile investment. These can be large enough to be used as a water bottle or be small enough for your favourite coffee shop takeaway. Not only should it be leakproof, but it should…
Any coffee lover will understand the importance of properly frothed milk in your morning coffee. Making coffee at home can feel like a real downgrade from your favourite local coffee shop. There’s nothing more disappointing than a watery latte or a cappuccino that is severely lacking in froth. You may think the only way to…
Coffee scales are a must-have for any coffee connoisseur or for anybody who wants to take their coffee drinking beyond pouring a few tablespoons of coffee into a cafetiere. With the rise of specialty coffee around the world, thousands of home baristas and people learning to appreciate the quality of specialty coffee have emerged. Before…
If you want to use scientific terms for your coffee, an espresso cup, or Demitasse, it is a mug with smaller coffee servings. The French word for ‘half-cup’ is Demitasse, which explains their size. Serving an espresso shot in a cup that is suitably sized helps boost flavour, maintain heat, and looks a little fancier…
The best coffee scales will give you an accurate reading to 0.1 of a gram and will ensure you get a delicious cup of coffee. If you don’t use the correct amount of coffee it can ruin the flavour and turn a great cup of coffee into a bad one. It is surprising how…
Coffee tampers are a critical part in the process of achieving a great cup of coffee. Getting the best coffee tamper within your budget will significantly change the flavour of your coffee and compressing your coffee grinds with a good tamper makes all the difference. Tamping coffee is the action of compressing ground coffee…
SEE AMAZON PRICE This cheap coffee tamper over delivers when it comes to the price you pay measured against the benefit you get. The plastic featherweight ones are ok to get you going but they don’t give you a fully compressed bed of coffee and a lot of the time you will end up with…
SEE AMAZON PRICE Having taken the step to buy your own coffee machine which promises to provide you with a cappuccino to rival the best you can get in the local high street coffee shop, you have realised that whatever you have in the cupboard just isn’t up to the task of frothing your milk.…
