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Taste Test: La Spaziale Brew Boiler Water - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Taste Test: La Spaziale Brew Boiler Water

Since your coffee is over 98% water, it makes sense that the quality of the water ...
  • Jul 14, 2010
Video Crew Review: La Marzocco GS/3 - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Video Crew Review: La Marzocco GS/3

As we wrote last week, Seattle Coffee Gear now carries the La Marzocco GS/3 -- and...
  • Jul 13, 2010
Dialing in the Shot on a Saeco Superauto - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Dialing in the Shot on a Saeco Superauto

One of the primary considerations one must take into account when selecting an esp...
  • Jul 8, 2010
New at SCG: La Marzocco GS/3 - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

New at SCG: La Marzocco GS/3

If you have a pretty penny to spend on your home espresso setup, or you're looking...
  • Jul 6, 2010
Ascaso Duo Series Specs - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Ascaso Duo Series Specs

Recently re-engineered, Ascaso's Duo series is designed to give you a little bit m...
  • Jul 5, 2010
Field Trip: Uesugi USA - Recycling Center - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Field Trip: Uesugi USA - Recycling Center

Where do espresso machines and coffee makers go to die? Not in the landfill, if we...
  • Jun 22, 2010
Which is Better: 2 Hole or 4 Hole Steam Tip? - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Which is Better: 2 Hole or 4 Hole Steam Tip?

We often get asked whether or not a 4 hole steam tip is worth the upgrade on a mac...
  • Jun 17, 2010
Naked Espresso! - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Naked Espresso!

OK -- we're not naked, but the machine is! We have had folks ask us often how a su...
  • Jun 16, 2010
The Lowdown on Espresso Machine Thermostats - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

The Lowdown on Espresso Machine Thermostats

A style of thermostat often used in espresso machines is an analog bi-metal thermo...
  • Jun 15, 2010
How to Steam & Brew with the Pasquini Livia 90 - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

How to Steam & Brew with the Pasquini Livia 90

In a follow-up to the basic specification, pros and cons review we did of the Pasq...
  • Jun 11, 2010
The 'Great' Breville Temperature Experiment - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

The 'Great' Breville Temperature Experiment

First we took brewing to the mat with The 'Great' Breville Brew Experiment, then w...
  • Jun 10, 2010
SCG is a Certified DeLonghi Repair Center - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

SCG is a Certified DeLonghi Repair Center

Adding to the laundry list of manufacturer repair certifications (such as Ascaso, ...
  • Jun 3, 2010
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