Mahlkönig X54 Allround Coffee Grinder - A Unicorn?
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Mahlkönig X54 Allround Coffee Grinder - A Unicorn?

I can’t confirm whether or not unicorns exist, but I can confidently say I’ve never seen one. I’ve never seen a home coffee grinder that can capably grind for espresso brewing and coarse filter brewing, but the new Mahlkönig X54 Allround grinder is as close to a unicorn as I’ll ever see.

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Fellow Carter - The True Everywhere Mug
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Fellow Carter - The True Everywhere Mug

The Carter Everywhere Mug is the latest edition to Fellow’s impressive line of coffee products and upon first glance you can see that it fits right in. Stunning design paired with progressive technology to solve common coffee problems is just about everything I look for in my brewing equipment and it seems to be Fellow’s M.O. as well.

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Ratio Six Coffee Maker
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Ratio Six Coffee Maker

The future definitely holds more automation in coffee, and if I’m being honest I’m not sure how I feel about that, but I think Ratio has done a brilliant job of creating a machine that eases some inconveniences of making specialty coffee at home while maintaining the dignity of the product it produces.

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Is Fellow ODE The Best Home Coffee Grinder?
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Is Fellow ODE The Best Home Coffee Grinder?

Fellow Products have been the leader of the pack in home brewing innovation for the last few years. From their successful Duo Steeper Kickstarter campaign to another crowdfunded success in the EKG+ kettle, Fellow is looking to their believers once more with a claim to the best home coffee grinder ever.

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Flair Signature PRO - The best manual espresso maker
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Flair Signature PRO - The best manual espresso maker

Have you ever made something with your own two hands? Maybe a bookshelf for your partner, a piece of art for a client, or a meal for your family. There’s a certain feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment that can’t quite be reproduced by any other means. Brewing coffee by hand gives me that feeling, but pulling espresso by hand is the zenith.

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Pakt Coffee Kit: The Best Travel Solution?
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Pakt Coffee Kit: The Best Travel Solution?

I travel a lot for work and I do my very best to take specialty coffee with me wherever I go. I’ve tried to brew it every possible way; from my hotel bathroom to the base of a waterfall, using a takeout cup lid in an attempt to regulate water flow to smuggling butane into unnamed countries to power up my camping kettle…

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Fellow Atmos
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Fellow Atmos

How can you slow down the natural oxidation process to ensure that you can drink your entire bag of coffee before it goes stale? Well some will suggest that you freeze it, others will tell you to put it an airtight container, but if your like most common coffee drinkers you’ll likely just leave it in the bag you bought it in…

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Ameuus Aeropress Filters
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Ameuus Aeropress Filters

What’s the problem with those standard paper filters? They do a great job of filtering out sediment and sludge from the final cup, but they don’t allow precious coffee oils through. In addition they aren’t…

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Specialty instant coffee?
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Specialty instant coffee?

Spoiler alert: instant coffee doesn’t suck. Well, most of it does. But there are a few companies and roasters working hard to innovate in the instant coffee space to insure that you can brew a great cup no matter how you do it…

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It's American Press
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It's American Press

As the American Press is a relatively new brewer to the scene without a lot of brew guides online, I was surprised at the success of my first attempt. The whole brew kind of felt like a shot in the dark, but I was thoroughly impressed…

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El Cadejo Collection | Pilot Coffe Roasters
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El Cadejo Collection | Pilot Coffe Roasters

There are various methods of processing coffee beans at origin that result in a drastically different sensory experience once it gets to your cup. Certain varieties of coffee favour certain methods of processing, but some farmers are beginning to experiment…

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ROK Espresso Maker
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ROK Espresso Maker

I think that the ROK Espresso Maker is a great entry point to home espresso making, and as far as manual machines go I’m not sure if it can be rivalled. The price point is virtually unbeatable, and the results are truly impressive…

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ROK Grinder
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ROK Grinder

There’s a lot of grinders on the market, but there’s a new player on the block - the ROK Grinder. A manual mill boasting steel burrs and ergonomic design, this grinder is giving its competition a run for their money…

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