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Internals of a Heat Exchanger
A heat exchange boiler is not a traditional double boiler, as it doesn't maintain ...- Jun 28, 2010

Steam Test: Non-Fat vs. 2% vs. Whole Milks
Silky milky! We tested out non-dairy milks to see how well they produced microfoam...- Jun 25, 2010

Steam Test: Non-Dairy Milks
Maybe the moo juice just doesn't agree with you or perhaps you've got philosophica...- Jun 24, 2010

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

Video Crew Review: Hario Pour Over a la Gail
We spent an afternoon up at Hario USA (now Roustabout Products) earlier this year ...- Jun 21, 2010

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!
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
A style of thermostat often used in espresso machines is an analog bi-metal thermo...- Jun 15, 2010

Video Crew Review: New Capresso CoffeeTEAM TS
Capresso re-worked their grind-n-brew drip coffee maker, the CoffeeTEAM, in 2010 w...- Jun 14, 2010

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
First we took brewing to the mat with The 'Great' Breville Brew Experiment, then w...- Jun 10, 2010

Technivorm & Temperature
You may recall a post we wrote last year that measured the temperature in a Techni...- Jun 9, 2010