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What is Crema? - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

What is Crema?

We recently wrote about crema -- what it is, what contributes to its formation, et...
  • Jul 16, 2010
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
How to Make 'Cuban Coffee' - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

How to Make 'Cuban Coffee'

We don't know everything there is to know about Cuba or all the ways in which it's...
  • Jul 12, 2010
Recipe: Shake Your Body and/or an Iced Coconut Cream Latte - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Recipe: Shake Your Body and/or an Iced Coconut Cream Latte

For some inexplicable reason, we're craving coconut cream pie this morning -- exac...
  • Jun 23, 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
New! Cirqua AB Formula Water Treatment Capsules - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

New! Cirqua AB Formula Water Treatment Capsules

The SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) recommends 1.15% - 1.35% coffee...
  • Jun 7, 2010
The Jubilant Return of Espresscopes - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

The Jubilant Return of Espresscopes

After a two-month hiatus, the Espresscopes over at Brown Bean are back in action!...
  • Jun 2, 2010
Dude, Where's my Crema? - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Dude, Where's my Crema?

Crema is a little bit of a Holy Grail in the espresso world -- folks are talking a...
  • May 27, 2010
Video Crew Review: Capresso 4-Cup Espresso & Cappuccino Machine - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Video Crew Review: Capresso 4-Cup Espresso & Cappuccino Machine

The Capresso 4 Cup Espresso & Cappuccino machine is steam driven, so many espr...
  • May 15, 2010
Top 50 Coffee Drinking Countries - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Top 50 Coffee Drinking Countries

At the end of April, Bloomberg reported (from Euromonitor) the most avid coffee dr...
  • May 14, 2010
On the Road with Java - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

On the Road with Java

Summer's siren song is courting us, so it's time to start thinking about how to ta...
  • May 13, 2010
Health Watch: Caffeine & Cataracts - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Health Watch: Caffeine & Cataracts

The caffeine contained in your daily dose of java may play a part in keeping your ...
  • May 10, 2010
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