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A lot of people cling to the traditional view that an espresso roast needs to be a blend. We have nothing against blends for espresso use per se, there are many exquisite blends, other than to say roasters have at…

Almost nothing to go wrong. Low on features. The Olympia Cremina is good for only one thing; the finest espresso in the world, in your home. A boiler, a pressure stat, an over-pressure valve, a sight glass for the boiler…

by orphanespresso on Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:18 am I do not think that I have ever read such a concise bit of insight on pulls with a La Pavoni EVER!!!! but allow a few observations on preinfusion…..we were just…

If space is at a premium in your kitchen as it is in ours, and you are often short of time when preparing your coffee, your might want to acquire one of these; a kettle with a built in water…

Brazilian yellow bourbon from the Rainha estate. As a classic, timeless espresso they don’t come much better than this. Nothing fashionable or trendy here.

… you’re probably still drinking Starbucks. Come on in, and discover just how good black coffee can taste.

Not much at all, a negligible amount, nothing to quibble amount. Easier to convey with a picture, so lets use one, no two; We use coffee ground to espresso fineness on a Mini Mazzer as we find changing the grind…

We’ve now spent quite a fews days looking into this issue, and the deeper we look the less convinced we are with the quality of the machines on the market. We’ve looked at the DeLonghi ICM60 (GBP49.99) in detail, and…

The selection isn’t anything to write home about, and all the models in store are also sold on the John Lewis website, so unless you have the kind of problem I’m trying to solve (does the KF4 Swissgold filter fit…