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Aeropress Plunger Cleaning
If your Aeropress plunger is excreting some sticky stuff. Don't worry, it's harmless but you probably still want to know how to clean it off, right?
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Video: Metal Aeropress Filters
Have fun pushing coffee through these metal Aeropress filters.
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Moka Pot Brewing (Stovetop Espresso)
These are some basic instructions that you will, undoubtedly, adapt and refine to suit your purposes...
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Espresso: Choosing the Right Coffee for Espresso
Usually, an espresso blend must be blended for balance, or particular varietal qualities that would be favorable in a drip coffee might overwhelm the espresso extract.
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Espresso: The Grind
It's often said that a good grinder is the most important piece of equipment for making espresso, and I tend to agree.
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Espresso: Almighty Crema
The presence of crema, the foam on your espresso, means you are in the ballpark ...
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Cona Vacuum Brewing Instructions from Sweet Maria's!
Cona brewing is a wonderful visual experience that just happens to result in perfect coffee.
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Chemex Brewing Instructions from Sweet Maria's
The Chemex Coffee Making System was developed by a chemist to achieve one result: brew a perfect cup of coffee every time.
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PINO Digital Kettle Pro
It might seem silly, but I am really excited about this kettle, the PINO Digital Kettle Pro. I need a lot of hot water for cupping and brewing so having a kettle that works as well as this does makes a big difference in my day-to-day life. I have the bad habit of forgetting that I am heating water. On the stove, I will evaporate a full pan of water before I remember I had it on the burner ... which led me to use the Bodum Ibis kettle. It's a fine kettle, but I also forget about it, and then my water is cool and I need to heat it again.
So here is the pretty sleek the Pino Digital Kettle Pro, an electric kettle that will heat water to a temperature that I preset, and hold it there until I am ready for it, or remember it, whichever comes first. It has a 50 oz (~1.5 Liter capacity), and the electric base is separate from the kettle top. It is 1000 watts, a bit lower than some other electric kettles, but will heat a full 1.5 liters from tap temperature to 205 in 9 minutes, and will heat 16 ounces of water in 2 minutes. It is pricey, but this paired with a Clever Coffee Dripper makes a great brewing set-up.