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Overview: Rotary vs. Vibratory Pumps - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Overview: Rotary vs. Vibratory Pumps

In The Great Espresso Machine Wars of 2011, the bloodiest battle was that between ...
  • Sep 24, 2012
Back to the Roots: Putting coffee grounds to work - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Back to the Roots: Putting coffee grounds to work

What do you do with your coffee grounds? Compost them, toss them in the garbage, ...
  • Sep 21, 2012
Health Watch: Coffee May Contribute to a Longer Life - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Health Watch: Coffee May Contribute to a Longer Life

And a happier one, too! If you need more scientific data to support your java love...
  • May 22, 2012
Health Watch: Java not to Blame for Sleepless Babies - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Health Watch: Java not to Blame for Sleepless Babies

Coffee was what kept me up during those late nights of studying in college; for ex...
  • May 2, 2012
Compare: Chemex Filters vs. Hario 02 Filters - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Compare: Chemex Filters vs. Hario 02 Filters

Our first time out, Allison used a Hario 02 paper filter for her brew test with th...
  • Feb 1, 2012
Experimenting with Cold Brew Coffee - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Experimenting with Cold Brew Coffee

Do you really need a fancy, specially-designed gadget to brew up a batch of cold c...
  • Jan 23, 2012
SCG's Great Stovetop Experiments - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

SCG's Great Stovetop Experiments

There is nothing quite like taking a random suggestion and putting it to the test!...
  • Dec 2, 2011
Testing Freezer-Stored Coffee Beans - Redux - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Testing Freezer-Stored Coffee Beans - Redux

Awhile ago, we stored some beans in their original roaster bags in the freezer, th...
  • May 17, 2011
Testing Freezer-Stored Coffee Beans - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Testing Freezer-Stored Coffee Beans

One of the most frequent questions that we're asked is regarding how to best store...
  • Jan 25, 2011
Airscape Storage - 2 Month Test - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Airscape Storage - 2 Month Test

How do freshly roasted beans hold up in the Airscape after two months? We put a ba...
  • Jan 18, 2011
Airscape Freshness Testing - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Airscape Freshness Testing

What's the best way to store beans? We're often asked this question and we are per...
  • Nov 22, 2010
Crema Stability Testing - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Crema Stability Testing

Unless the roaster is using some type of preservative measure (such as the nitroge...
  • Oct 14, 2010
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