Other home roasting articles on INeedCoffee focus on roasting with electrical roasters, such as the West Bend Poppery or the iRoast 2. You can easily start roasting at home with one of these roasters. But there are other, older methods of home roasting. This article explores using a stovetop popcorn popper, which enables you to […]
Perfect Iced Coffee in 2 Minutes with The Coldwave Beverage Chiller
This might be the easiest coffee brewing tutorial ever. Recently, I had an opportunity to make iced coffee using the Coldwave. It is a game changer if you love iced coffee, but are tired of weighing out ice cubes each time you brew. Coldwave Beverage Chiller (Amazon USA) Iced Coffee vs Cold Brew Coffee A […]
The Osaka Cold Brew Dripper Tutorial
Some fancy coffee shops have these large beautiful coffee brewers that make coffee one drop at a time. A top chamber holds very cold water sometimes mixed with ice. That water is set to slowly release onto coffee grounds drop by drop. Maybe one drop every 1-3 seconds. The coffee passes through the coffee grounds and into a container holding […]
Espresso Tamping Visual Tutorial
If you wish to consistently make great espresso, you will need to have an excellent tamp. This visual tutorial will serve as an initial guide to get you started. Follow the steps below and practice. With practice, your espresso shots will get better and better. Excellent form and consistency is your goal. Let’s get started. You […]
Minos Moka Pot Espresso Maker Review and Tutorial
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to make stovetop espresso with the Minos Moka Pot Espresso Maker. The Minos is a beautiful coffee maker. The Minos is made from a heavy stainless steel with a Mirror finish and not polished aluminium, which Bialetti uses. The brewer ships with three different colored handles (yellow, light blue, red) […]
The 5 Best Coffee Websites
It has been 20 years since I published my first coffee website. Before INeedCoffee launched in April 1999, I had a website that reviewed the coffee shops in Tampa Bay. I left that area in 1998 and that website went away. Since then I’ve seen numerous coffee websites start and quit. Today I don’t follow […]