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About Michael Allen Smith

Michael Allen Smith is both a coffee fanatic and a web developer. In April 1999, he combined these two interests and started the coffee website INeedCoffee.com. His personal blog, which covers a wide range of topics, is Critical MAS.

Buying Your First Home Coffee Roaster

January 11, 2022 by Michael Allen Smith

buying your first home coffee roaster

I started home roasting coffee in June 1998. Since then I’ve used a number of different roasters and methods. I’ll be the first to confess that I haven’t kept up on all the different machines available to home coffee roasters. What I have learned are the most important factors to consider when buying your first […]

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How to Make Pour-Over Coffee With the Gabi Drip Master

August 1, 2021 by Michael Allen Smith

Gabi Master Dripper Coffee Tutorial

When I first received the Gabi Drip Master coffee brewer (aka the Master A), I had no idea how to make coffee with it. I’ve used many other pour-over coffee brewers, but this one was unique. Whereas other pour-over coffee brewers task you with controlling the water flow over the beans, the Gabi Drip Master […]

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A Clever Way To Make Iced Coffee

July 5, 2021 by Michael Allen Smith

clever iced coffee

We have several tutorials on INeedCoffee that walk through the steps on how to make cold brew coffee. But until now we haven’t written a guide for making iced coffee. The terms cold brew coffee and iced coffee sometimes become interchanged, but they do have different meanings. And they taste different too. Cold Brew vs Iced […]

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A Month Without Coffee

June 27, 2021 by Michael Allen Smith

This article was originally posted on November 15, 2012. I did it. I went an entire month without coffee. No coffee and no decaf either. I didn’t even consume coffee ice cream. And somehow I survived, although at times I didn’t think I would make it. You see I have had a very strong relationship […]

Filed Under: Coffee and Health

How to Make Iced Coffee With the Gabi Drip Master

April 26, 2021 by Michael Allen Smith

Make Iced Coffee with the Gabi Drip Master

In my previous article, How to Make Pour-Over Coffee With the Gabi Drip Master, I showed you an innovative coffee dripper that simplified pour-over coffee in a few ways. Besides the cool waterspout which controls the flow of water over the grounds in a slow controlled manner, the top chamber of the Gabi Drip Master was […]

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10 Reasons I Love Cold Brew Coffee

April 3, 2021 by Michael Allen Smith

10 Reasons I love Cold Brew Coffee

The first time I had cold brew coffee, I didn’t like it at all. I used a Toddy with coffee that was ground too fine and I didn’t know I was making a concentrate, so the coffee was much too strong. It would be years before I would try cold brew coffee again. I’m so […]

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