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Crew Review: Dreamfarm Teafu - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Dreamfarm Teafu

Gail tests out this unique, compressible tea infuser by Dreamfarm and brews us up ...
  • Apr 6, 2011
Playing with the La Marzocco GS/3 - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Playing with the La Marzocco GS/3

We've been having a ton of good, clean (we swear!) fun with the La Marzocco GS/3 l...
  • Apr 4, 2011
Crew Review: The Best Little Coffee Maker - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: The Best Little Coffee Maker

Our committed crew of product researchers have found a new coffee maker for us to ...
  • Apr 1, 2011
Testing: Coffee Ground Attrition & Water Content in Frothed Milk - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Testing: Coffee Ground Attrition & Water Content in Frothed Milk

We had a few viewer requests lately around the weight of things, so we produced tw...
  • Mar 30, 2011
Crew Review: Baratza Maestro Plus Redesign - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Baratza Maestro Plus Redesign

Baratza recently reworked their Maestro Plus grinder, tweaking a few of its design...
  • Mar 25, 2011
Recipe: Orange Espresso Chocolate Pudding - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Recipe: Orange Espresso Chocolate Pudding

Zesty orange and a caffeine kick turn rich chocolate pudding into a sophisticated ...
  • Mar 24, 2011
Crew Review: Jura Impressa Z7 - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Jura Impressa Z7

Jura's newest high end one-touch cappuccino superautomatic espresso machine, the Z...
  • Mar 23, 2011
Testing: Weighing Beans vs. Weighing Grounds - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Testing: Weighing Beans vs. Weighing Grounds

If you're going to get all pseudo-scientific around your espresso extraction, shou...
  • Mar 22, 2011
Crew Review: Espro Coffee Press - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Espro Coffee Press

One of our favorite coffee prep methods is press pot / French press and so we were...
  • Mar 18, 2011
Crew Review: Saeco Talea Touch Plus - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Saeco Talea Touch Plus

Saeco's newest addition to their popular Talea superautomatic line -- the Touch Pl...
  • Mar 16, 2011
Crew Reviews: DeLonghi EC155 & BAR32 - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Reviews: DeLonghi EC155 & BAR32

For the budget-conscious still looking to make a lovely latte at home, these lower...
  • Mar 11, 2011
Recipe: Espresso Chocolate Bark - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Recipe: Espresso Chocolate Bark

A new spin on an old sugary stand-by, Espresso Chocolate Bark takes your grandma's...
  • Mar 10, 2011
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