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Crew Review: Nuova Simonelli Grinta Grinder
Check out this stepped grinder that offers more adjustment options than a standard...- Jun 17, 2011

Crew Review: Nuova Simonelli MCI Grinder
One of the newest additions to our grinder line up is this petite stepless & d...- Jun 15, 2011

Crew Review: La Marzocco Linea Commercial Espresso Machine
While we've carried the GS/3 for awhile now, we've decided to expand our La Marzoc...- Jun 14, 2011

Selecting a Heat Exchange Espresso Machine
We asked Gail to give us an updated overview of the heat exchange espresso machine...- Jun 8, 2011
How-To: Mavea Purity C Water Filter Installation
Filtering your water is essential if you plan on plumbing in your espresso machine...- Jun 7, 2011

Experimenting with Able DISK Aeropress Brewing
Coava Coffee recently spun off their equipment biz into the new company Able Brewi...- Jun 6, 2011

Testing: Airscape vs. Friis Storage Containers
We love our Airscape containers so hard! They do a great job of keeping coffee fre...- Jun 3, 2011

Crew Review: Cafelat Group Head Brush
You know we are so focused on cleanliness, baby! In addition to descaling, backflu...- May 25, 2011

Crew Review: Outpresso
Nespresso's proprietary capsules are made out of aluminum, and we have been often ...- May 24, 2011

Velton's Coffee: Three New Single Origins
In our regularly rotated set of roasted-to-order single origins, we've had a few p...- May 23, 2011

Gear Testing: Krups XP5280 & Krups XP1020
Our next round of Krups testing features two espresso machines -- one is a pump dr...- May 18, 2011

Crew Reviews: Nuova Simonelli Musica & Oscar
We've got a couple new kids on the block! Nuova Simonelli, purveyors of world-clas...- May 11, 2011