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Crew Review: Ascaso i-Steel Grinder - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Ascaso i-Steel Grinder

If you're looking for a stepless burr grinder with a small footprint and all metal...
  • Jan 20, 2010
The 'Great' Breville Steaming Experiment - Seattle Coffee Gear
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The 'Great' Breville Steaming Experiment

Round two of our experimentation with the Breville machines covers steaming. We li...
  • Jan 19, 2010
The 'Great' Breville Brew Experiment - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

The 'Great' Breville Brew Experiment

The Brevilles are a recent addition to our suite of products here at Seattle Coffe...
  • Jan 18, 2010
New! The Professional Barista's Handbook - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

New! The Professional Barista's Handbook

When we started to poke around for a good general information book on espresso pre...
  • Jan 6, 2010
Ask the Experts: Can I use Lemon Juice to Descale my Machine? - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Ask the Experts: Can I use Lemon Juice to Descale my Machine?

DIY lovers are all into the idea of using lemon juice or vinegar to descale their ...
  • Dec 10, 2009
Brew Tip: Superautomatic Bi-Pass Doser Dosages - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Brew Tip: Superautomatic Bi-Pass Doser Dosages

Several models of superautomatic espresso machines feature a bi-pass doser which a...
  • Dec 7, 2009
Cosmological Coffee - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Cosmological Coffee

It certainly seems that sometimes there is more at play with your espresso extract...
  • Dec 4, 2009
Crew Review: Saeco Nina Bar - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Saeco Nina Bar

What started out as pretty darn good in theory didn't end up very nice in practice...
  • Dec 1, 2009
Ask the Experts: How do I Keep my Grinder Chute Clean? - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Ask the Experts: How do I Keep my Grinder Chute Clean?

One of the most popular questions we receive on a regular basis is around keeping ...
  • Nov 30, 2009
Tech Tip: Cleaning the Rancilio Rocky Grinder - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Tech Tip: Cleaning the Rancilio Rocky Grinder

Extend the life of your grinder and minimize re-calibration and changing grinder f...
  • Nov 28, 2009
Crew Review: Mazzer Burr Grinders - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Crew Review: Mazzer Burr Grinders

If you're looking to seriously upgrade your espresso setup, you might want to inve...
  • Nov 25, 2009
Ask the Experts: What's a PID? - Seattle Coffee Gear
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Ask the Experts: What's a PID?

Single and double boiler espresso machines can have greater temperature control if...
  • Nov 18, 2009
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