REVIEW – I love coffee! I take it black. I like cappuccinos, espressos, macchiatos, cold brew, and pretty much every other way you can get it. But, like everything else these days, coffee can get expensive especially if you go to the local coffee bar often to get your fix. So when the Wirsh 20 …
Wirsh 20 Bar Home Barista Plus Espresso Machine review – So easy even I can do it Read More
REVIEW – I love tea. It’s iced tea at night and hot tea every morning. Iced tea is easy because it’s – cold. But I like to drink hot tea when it’s hot (surprise!) so I am constantly going up the stairs to warm my big mug in the microwave… While this lets me get …
REVIEW – Summer is almost here, and that means it’s time for more cold coffee drinks. I’m looking to perfect my skills by creating iced versions of drinks like lattes, mochas, and macchiatos. I have a few recipes that I want to try, and they all require shots of espresso. It’s time to find out …
Casabrews 5700 Pro Espresso Machine review – a capable creator of cold coffee drinks Read More
REVIEW – Most of us drink coffee from a good old electric drip coffee maker. But if you are into specialty coffee and enjoy the ritual of the brew as much as the taste (and caffeine!), then a gooseneck kettle is necessary. True coffee aficionados prepare coffee not with a drip coffee maker, but with …
Maestri House Electric Gooseneck Kettle review – hot water, with a few extras Read More
REVIEW – When I reviewed the AeroPress and AeroPress Go coffee makers back in 2019, I was impressed with both products. But in the back of my mind, there was one feature that I thought would have made both products just a bit better: a reusable filter. AeroPress must have finally read my mind, because …
AeroPress Stainless Steel Reusable Coffee Filter review – Simple, reusable, and durable Read More
REVIEW – I’ve dabbled with several espresso/coffee machines and a couple of options for milk frothing, including steam wants on some of our machines or standalone devices. We’ve most recently been using an aging milk frother/heater in our house the last few years, but it often burns the milk a bit and has been inconsistent …
Maestri House Milk Frother review – consistently great foam for your coffee Read More
REVIEW – Are you looking for the best hand coffee grinder? Perhaps the best coffee scale and timer? The Wacaco Exagrind and Wacaco Exagram may have you covered. These compact, effective, and well-built pieces lead the way not only in home coffee brewing, but also in the emerging movement known as “trail coffee.” or the …
REVIEW – Some people don’t like flavored coffees. Hikers Brew makes flavored and unflavored coffees. I don’t like flavored coffee. But – Hikers Brew flavors are good. I surprised myself that I would revisit the Hikers Brew flavors. After one cup for science, I could have stopped, but I had seconds and thirds of most …
Hikers Brew coffee review – A buzz that’s no bother to bees or bears Read More
NEWS – We love our coffee around here. When a brewing gadget comes up for review I’m certain multiple reviewers lobby to be tapped to review the device. Some coffee lovers aren’t aware, and some may not care, that coffee can raise cholesterol. But one solution is as simple as a paper filter. Paper filters …
Breaking old news – Paper filters lower the cholesterol raising compounds in coffee Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – The one thing that has stopped me from buying a Keurig is the cost of the pods. While they are convenient, they are ridiculously expensive compared to grinding my own coffee and using a drip coffee maker. What if I could have my cake and eat it, too? That’s what the Podmkr, …
NEWS – We’ve reviewed quite a few coffee brewers over the years, but this is the first hot beverage multi-tool that I’ve seen. The JoGo coffee brewing straw is a super portable food-grade stainless steel straw that has a built-in mesh filter at the end. Grab a mug, put a scoop of your favorite ground …
This straw is the multi-tool of on-the-go hot beverage enjoyment Read More
REVIEW – I’m a big coffee fan, but not so much a fancy coffee fan. I like an occasional flavored java or a shot of flavored creamer here and there, but mostly I just like my coffee black with a touch of sweetener. However, when my daughter came home from college to work this spring, …
REVIEW – I love coffee. I love coffee made from freshly ground coffee beans even more. While I’m here at home, which has been nearly all the time during COVID, I have an automatic coffee grinder. When I’m on the road–we’re heading out of town this weekend for an anniversary getaway–I find myself without. One …
REVIEW – Our kids are in college now, but one day they’ll graduate—or so we hope—and they’ll head out on their own. They’ll get a job, get a car, and get an apartment. As a parent, I’m always trying to look ahead and help my kids to figure out what they’ll need to kit out …
REVIEW – My life revolves around the three C’s; Coffee, Computers, and Cameras. I drink a lot of coffee throughout the day, from 6 am to 5 pm, there’s coffee. Even though I have found the perfect coffee, I’ll never turn down the chance to try out new coffee. What is it? Yes Plz is …