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Going Analog: Temperature Surfing and Pressure Profiling a Gaggia Classic
No PID needed. Master your single boiler espresso machine for richer, sweeter espresso by controlling temperature and manipulating pressure.
Water Filters Saved My Espresso Machine
Want a lowkey way to not only bring your coffee to the next level, but also give your espresso machine some happiness? Get a water filter!
Five Tips for Better Home Coffee
It doesn't take much - or cost much, to really improve your coffee at home; here's five common sense ways to improve it.
Bean to Cup Machines: Nespresso Killers!
It's time for all Coffee Geeks to become fans of super automatics. Not for ourselves, but for the sake and benefit of capsule coffee users.
A Personal Journey with Plant-Based Milk in Coffee
Plant based milk alternatives have been getting a lot of attention, and Michael Elias talks about their choice for what's best: oat milk.
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Gaggia Classic

Going Analog: Temperature Surfing and Pressure Profiling a Gaggia Classic

No PID needed. Master your single boiler espresso machine for richer, sweeter espresso by controlling temperature and manipulating pressure.
A water filter with a pour over brewing method pictured in front of it.

Water Filters Saved My Espresso Machine

Want a lowkey way to not only bring your coffee to the next level, but also give your espresso machine some happiness? Get a water filter!

Five Tips for Better Home Coffee

It doesn't take much - or cost much, to really improve your coffee at home; here's five common sense ways to improve it.
Delonghi Magnifica Start Espresso Machine

Bean to Cup Machines: Nespresso Killers!

It's time for all Coffee Geeks to become fans of super automatics. Not for ourselves, but for the sake and benefit of capsule coffee users.
CG - Lelit Mara X White Espresso Machine
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MHW-3Bomber Yu Cyclone WDT Tool

A quick look at the new WDT automated tool from MHW-3Bomber, the Yu Series Cyclone. Is it worth the money?
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Maybe the Italians Were On To Something: Espresso Doses

We dive into how lower espresso doses can have pleasant results in your home coffee adventures, including less caffeine.

A No-Tool Pressure Profile Hack for Some Espresso Machines

A no-tools way to get pressure profiling on an espresso machine, if it supports water flow through the grouphead and wand at the same time.

The Argument for a Dirty Cup

Natia Simmons argues that sometimes a "clean cup" of coffee isn't the best cup of coffee.
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