espresso machine Articles

K Kat

Crew Review: Rancilio Bottomless Portafilter

While we have carried a bottomless portafilter for E61 brew heads that also did wo...

• Apr 27, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Rocket Espresso Machines - V2

Rocket Espresso has souped up their popular machines with a couple of cool new imp...

• Apr 13, 2012

K Kat

The Lowdown on Distilled Water

A common inquiry we receive is in regard to the type of water customers should use...

• Apr 6, 2012

K Kat

SCG Tech Tips: Espresso Machine Maintenance & Care

So you've finally pulled together the courage to add up how much you've been spend...

• Feb 22, 2012

K Kat

SCG’s Packing Tips: Espresso Machines over 35 lbs

Earlier this week, our trusty compatriot Tristan showed us his tips on how to pack...

• Feb 17, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Izzo Alex Duetto II

One of the more popular double boiler espresso machines on the market, the Alex Du...

• Feb 3, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Rancilio Egro Commercial Superautomatic - Redux!

When Gail first met this sophisticated robot about 18 months ago, they had a brief...

• Jan 18, 2012

K Kat

Choose Your Own Adventure: Selecting an Espresso Machine

There are hundreds of espresso machines on the market, who knows where to even sta...

• Dec 16, 2011

K Kat

Crew Review: DeLonghi kMix Espresso Machine

While their semi-automatic machines are fairly standard performers in the budget-v...

• Dec 9, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler vs. Rancilio Silvia

In another of our not-so-infamous grudge matches, we pit Breville's new Dual Boile...

• Nov 21, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Rocket Giotto vs. Nuova Simonelli Musica

We'd be hard pressed to choose between these two models ourselves, and we've had s...

• Nov 2, 2011

K Kat

Experimenting with Ristrettos

You know that since we are part of the goblin class, we love short things, right? ...

• Oct 28, 2011