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K Kat

Crew Review: Rocket Espresso R58 Dual Boiler

Our long love affair with Rocket Espresso has been taken to a higher level with th...

• May 16, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Breville Infuser BES840XL

While we loved several of the features on Breville's BES830XL, the temperature con...

• May 14, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Hario Clear Water Dripper

If patience is a virtue you've already acquired, Hario's beautiful Clear Water Dri...

• May 11, 2012

K Kat

Brewin' with Brandi: Mocha Smoothie

If you take dark chocolate, coffee ice cubes and milk, throw it into a Vita-Mix an...

• May 10, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Capresso Burr Coffee Grinder #559

In our search for entry level grinders that still get the job done, we tested out ...

• May 8, 2012

K Kat

What is a Thermoblock?

A thermoblock or thermocoil takes water from the reservoir in an espresso machine ...

• May 7, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: La Marzocco Stainless Steel Portafilter

Portafilter cleanliness is one of our favorite subjects around here, but we have n...

• May 4, 2012

K Kat

Brewin' with Brandi: Toasted Marshmallow Latte

We are hearty here in the Pacific Northwest, and if you're not okay with camping i...

• May 3, 2012

K Kat

Field Trip: Zipwhip's Textspresso Machine

Let us introduce you to the hardest working robot in the business: Zipwhip's Textp...

• Apr 30, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Rancilio Bottomless Portafilter

While we have carried a bottomless portafilter for E61 brew heads that also did wo...

• Apr 27, 2012

K Kat

Brew Head Maintenance on the La Marzocco GS/3

You know how we feel about cleanliness, baby! So we asked Gail to give us the lowd...

• Apr 25, 2012

K Kat

Playing with Temperature on the Crossland CC1

Having programmable options on your espresso machine is only fun if you mess aroun...

• Apr 23, 2012