If you’ve ever fallen down the coffee internet rabbit hole, you know how overwhelming it can get. There are a lot of coffee blogs out there, and not all of them are worth your time. I’ve spent years reading blogs, watching YouTube videos, testing gear, and figuring things out the slow way. Usually, with a…
I still remember the first time I tried Nespresso at a friend’s place. She had this tiny machine tucked into the corner of the kitchen and a small plastic canister filled with pods in three different colors. No labels. No explanations. Just colors. I always reached for the darkest brown one. In my head, darker…
I still remember when I first got into coffee, I always leaned toward long cups. I like to sip, pause, and come back to it. Espresso disappeared too fast. Back then, I didn’t even own a proper machine. I used a moka pot, brewed it strong, added hot water, and confidently called it an Americano….
Moka pots were one of the first ways I ever started brewing coffee at home. Back then, I didn’t care about design or materials. I had something close to the classic Bialetti model. It made good coffee, was easy to use, and simple to clean. That was enough. Over time, especially while working on Coffee…
Are you stuck trying to figure out which espresso tamper makes sense for you? Once you start looking, it turns into a rabbit hole: flat base, convex, spring-loaded, automatic and things feel more complicated than they should. Questions pile up quickly. Will this fit my portafilter? Do I really need a spring-loaded tamper? And since…
If you’re even slightly serious about making better coffee at home, a scale is one of those upgrades that just makes everything easier. Coffee beans aren’t all the same density. So a “scoop” can be 12g one day and 18g the next. That tiny difference is enough to make your cup taste weak, bitter, or…
I’ve made cold brew at home exactly twice. The first time, I had coffee grounds in places I didn’t know coffee grounds could reach. The second time, I gave up halfway through straining it because my arm hurt and I still had a full day of work ahead of me. Cold brew is supposed to…
Have you ever noticed how one cup of coffee tastes like smooth chocolate, and the next one hits you with bright citrus and flowers… even when you brewed them the exact same way? That’s not in your head. It’s geography. Catchy fact: Coffee is grown in around 80 countries. But just a handful of them…
At first, I thought coffee roasting was strictly a “leave it to the pros” thing. You walk into a roastery, see those huge machines spinning, smell that deep toasted aroma, and it feels expensive and way too technical to do at home. Then one day, I watched someone roast beans in their kitchen with a…
Are you tired of ruining a perfect roast because you didn’t cool your coffee beans fast enough? When I first started roasting coffee beans at home, I had no idea that cooling them down quickly was just as important as the roasting process itself. I was so excited about my new hobby that I didn’t…