Brewing Coffee

Recently, I received a cool little coffee gadget called the Nanopresso. Without power, this little coffee maker uses a built-in pump to generate enough pressure to make espresso shots. If you are looking for something that makes espresso but are on a budget or you don’t have the counter space for a dedicated machine, read […]

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 […]

The Clever Coffee Dripper has gotten a lot of buzz. The claim is that it offers the best of Drip and French Press, without the drawbacks of either. Clever Coffee Dripper – Insert Coffee Filter At its core it is very similar to a manual Melitta Cone Filter Coffeemaker, with a few nice additions: A […]

There was a time when I used to like the taste of dark roasted coffee, but over the years that roasty bold flavor that I used to enjoy began to taste bitter and ashy. Recently, I decided to revisit my old dark roasted friend to see if we could improve our relationship. I wanted to solve the […]

Between panoramic fjords, the world’s greatest saunas and wild, cold-water salmon, the Nordic region of Europe should definitely be a place that you visit at some point in your life. Barring an actual trip, though, you can still get a taste of the locale by making and drinking the Swede’s unique take on java; egg […]