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How Grind Size Affects the Taste of Your Coffee
How Grind Size Affects the Taste of Your Coffee
You pour the hot water. You wait. You take a sip — and something is off. Too bitter. Too sour. Too thin. You used the same beans as last week,... Read more...
From Cherry to Cup: How Coffee Gets Its Flavor
From Cherry to Cup: How Coffee Gets Its Flavor
Pick up a coffee cherry and hold it in your palm.   It's small — about the size of a grape. Deep red, slightly firm, with a thin skin over... Read more...
What the World Barista Championship Has to Do With Your Morning Coffee
What the World Barista Championship Has to Do With Your Morning Coffee
Every year, baristas from dozens of countries compete on a stage with a 15-minute clock, a panel of calibrated judges, and coffee they have spent months selecting and preparing.  ... Read more...
The Drip Bag Is a Pour-Over. It Just Doesn't Need You to Do Anything.
The Drip Bag Is a Pour-Over. It Just Doesn't Need You to Do Anything.
There is a misconception worth clearing up before we go any further.   A drip bag is not an alternative to pour-over coffee. It is pour-over coffee. The filter, the... Read more...
Specialty Coffee Isn't a Marketing Word. Here's What It Actually Means.
Specialty Coffee Isn't a Marketing Word. Here's What It Actually Means.
Walk into any coffee shop today and you will see "specialty coffee" on the signage. It is on bags at the grocery store. It is in Instagram bios. It has... Read more...
Why We Started with Specialty Coffee
Why We Started with Specialty Coffee
Most people's relationship with coffee starts with convenience. A pod. A can. A drip machine loaded with whatever was on sale. And for a long time, that's fine — coffee... Read more...