When I first started getting into coffee and taking it a little more seriously I started in the most obvious place I could think of, the back of the pack of the shop-bought ground coffee I had. I got told to add 15g of coffee to a french press with 250ml of water, then to store the coffee in ...

Coffee is such a versatile drink. There are so many ways to brew a cup of mud. I wondered what the most basic, and accessible, method of making java at home could be. Could it be as simple as using a microwave? Turns out you can use a microwave to make your coffee. Whether you are just ...

This morning I made a particularly big pot of coffee. I mean huge. The thing was full. The drip machine couldn’t have made anymore in one go. After we had drank our massive cups of coffee. The stuff leftover in the pot was forgotten. My fault and an absolute waste. It got me thinking though; ...

I remember when I first heard of the term 'coffee blooming' I initially discarded it as something far too technical to be of importance to my coffee brewing routine. As I ordered a pour-over in my local coffee shop I watched in disbelief as the Barista, equipped with his ultra-fancy gooseneck ...

If you love coffee and if you've sampled many cups of java in your life then you've probably come across the infamous, just-not-quite-right cup of joe. Whether it's burnt and bitter or thin and watery, nothing ruins the day quite like a cup of disappointment. The good news is that a lot of ...

I was looking at my drip coffee maker ready to clean it out and use it again, and wondered, can you reuse coffee grounds? I was pretty sure you couldn’t, but I’ll be honest I tried it, I made my pot of coffee and then put in the same amount of water again and ran it through a second time. The ...

Do Coffee Makers Boil Water You might be wondering if water from your coffee maker can be used for other things, can it make tea? Can you make instant noodles or soup? It depends because all of these things require boiling water, and this brings us to the big question. Do coffee makers ...

A year or so ago it was a quiet Sunday and with not an awful lot to do I was watching TV, feet up on the couch, and a craft beer in hand. My usual Sunday stupor was replacing any motivation to do anything particularly productive with the day. I flicked over to the science channel to try and ...

Did you know that getting a coffee on your way to work every day could cost $1000 per year? It’s a crazy amount of money for the sake of a daily frappa-cappa-cuppa-coffee. Especially when instead you could get yourself a coffee maker at home and a thermos and you’ll be making great coffee at ...

It may seem hard to believe that the thick, dark, delicious cup of coffee you’re tucking into is not a man-made invention. The coffee bean actually comes from a species of plant and it experiences a long journey to get from the growing on the plantation to ending up as your morning brew. If ...