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K Kat

Crew Review: Jura Capresso C5 Superautomatic

The newest superautomatic available in the US by Swiss manufacturer Jura Capresso,...

• Mar 14, 2010

K Kat

Crew Review: Capresso Flat Burr Grinders

Released this year, Capresso has a couple of more inexpensive burr grinder options...

• Mar 13, 2010

K Kat

Field Trip: Hario USA - Hand Grinders

Edwin Martinez of Hario USA showed us two different models of hand coffee grinders...

• Mar 9, 2010

K Kat

Field Trip: Hario USA - Coffee Processing Experiment @ Finca Vista Hermosa

Edwin Martinez is not only the US representative of the Hario products, he's also ...

• Mar 5, 2010

K Kat

Field Trip: Hario USA - Edwin Demos a Halogen Bar

As magical as it is tasty, commercial grade halogen bars are configurable to brew ...

• Feb 27, 2010

K Kat

Field Trip: Hario USA - Edwin Demonstrates Pour Over Technique

In the next installment of our field trip to the Hario USA HQ in Bellingham, WA, E...

• Feb 24, 2010

K Kat

Field Trip: Hario USA - Edwin Compares Pour Overs

The pour over technique can produce an excellent, single-cup of coffee at home wit...

• Feb 23, 2010

K Kat

Crew Review: Saeco Talea Giro Plus

Recently, Saeco re-worked their Talea Giro superautomatic and released the 'Plus' ...

• Feb 20, 2010

K Kat

Crew Review: Saeco Via Venezia

With a little more sass than the Aroma -- like a steam wand with more range of mot...

• Feb 19, 2010

K Kat

Portable Espresso Tweak(er)s

Two great options for taking your joe on the road, the Handpresso and the MyPressi...

• Feb 15, 2010

K Kat

Crew Review: La Pavoni Stradivari 16

One of the first demonstration videos we did was Gail using how to pull a shot on ...

• Feb 14, 2010

K Kat

Crew Review: Breville Barista Express

In the vein of the old Profi Estro machines that had a grinder built into the mach...

• Feb 9, 2010