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Ask Gail: Storing Coffee in Humid Weather?
Coffee tastes best when it is fresh. So naturally questions on how to keep your co...- Apr 8, 2015

Ask Gail: How To Make A Latte
You ask. Gail delivers. Simple as that. We here at Seattle Coffee Gear get asked ...- Apr 1, 2015

Ask Gail: Can you Steep Tea in a Kettle?
Tea is a lot like coffee in that it requires a precise control of temperature and ...- Mar 27, 2015

Ask Gail: Espresso Shot Quality
As with everything in life, when you choose one thing you will always have give up...- Mar 20, 2015

Ask Gail: Troubleshooting a Panarello
One morning you are frothing up perfect milk with your panarello and the next all ...- Mar 9, 2015

Ask Gail: Latte Art Using Milk Frothers?
Every once in awhile we like to let our inner Picasso out to play. It's fine, we a...- Mar 6, 2015

Ask Gail: Superautomatic Espresso Machine Care
We all love our superautomatic espresso machines. And why wouldn't we? They make u...- Mar 4, 2015

Ask Gail: Can I Use Oily Beans in a Superautomatic Espresso Machine?
If we had a nickel for every time we heard this question, or a dime for every time...- Feb 26, 2015

Brew Tips: How to Make a Macchiato
Sarah and Dori are back (at the same bat time on the same bat channel) and ready t...- Nov 6, 2014

Brew Tips: How to Make a Cappuccino
It’s that time again! Yep, Dori and Sarah are back to teach you how make another o...- Sep 23, 2014

Brew Tips: How to Make a Latte and a Mocha
Last week we gave you some tips on how to perfectly froth your milk for creating a...- Aug 27, 2014

Brew Tips: How to Froth Milk
Among our most frequently asked questions is “how do you create perfectly frothed ...- Aug 22, 2014