Espresso is a brew method that's all too often left to the barista. It can be a tricky skill to master and requires you to have expensive equipment to hand. Despite this, the rewards you get from being able to make shots of espresso at home are many. From saving money on drinks in the long ...

If you’re new to the world of coffee, first things first, I’d like to welcome you warmly. Coffee is an intense beverage but it’s one that many people around the world enjoy on a daily basis. Once you get to know your way around this famous bean you’ll discover the complex and subtle flavors that ...

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 ...

In the world of mainstream coffee, there seems to be a strange obsession with dark roast coffee. Possibly because Starbucks made the decision to dark roast all their coffee to make it taste more similar across the board? Hard to say, but while dark roasting gives you a heavy intense ...

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 ...

We’ve all been there. You arrive home with all of your grocery shopping. While unpacking the bags; you find the lovely fresh coffee you can’t wait to brew up. You read that little bit of text on the bag, “whole beans”, and your heart sinks. You don’t have a grinder and usually buy pre-ground coffee ...