Let’s clear something up right now: siphon coffee looks like a chemistry experiment your barista is doing to show off, but it is not hard, and it is not just for show. That gurgling glass contraption makes one of the …
How to Greek Coffee: The Secrets to Making the Perfect Briki
Let’s settle something right now: Greek coffee is not hard, it is not fussy, and it does not require a single gadget you’d need a manual to operate. It needs a little brass pot, a spoonful of coffee ground to …
Latte Art: Tips and Techniques for Beautiful Coffee Designs
Let’s settle something right now: that gorgeous rosetta on top of your latte is not magic, and it is not reserved for the tattooed barista at the cafe who never smiles at you. It’s milk, espresso, a steady hand, and …
How To Make Cuban Coffee (Café Cubano)
If you’ve ever stood at a Miami ventanita, handed over a dollar, and watched someone pour you a thimble of coffee with a caramel-colored foam on top, you already know: Cuban coffee is not here to be sipped politely. It’s …
How to Hawaiian Coffee: Exploring the Richness of Kona Coffee
Here’s the thing nobody tells you about Hawaiian coffee: it’s the only commercially grown coffee in the United States, and the good stuff costs more per pound than a decent steak. So if you’re going to spend that kind of …
The Influence of Water Quality on Coffee Brewing
Here’s the thing nobody wants to admit: you can buy fancy single-origin beans, drop a paycheck on a burr grinder, and nail your technique to the second—and still pull a flat, dull, vaguely metallic cup. The culprit is usually the …
How to Colombian Coffee: World-Renowned Experience!
Colombian coffee has been on more mugs, in more grocery aisles, and behind more “100% Colombian” labels than just about any single-origin on earth. So here is the thing nobody tells you: buying great Colombian beans is the easy part. …
Coffee and Coughing: Finding the Best Coffee for Dry Cough
Here’s the thing nobody tells you when you’re hacking away into your elbow at 6 a.m.: your morning coffee isn’t necessarily the villain. Caffeine is a mild bronchodilator, which is a fancy way of saying it relaxes the muscles around …