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Testing: Water Source Taste Comparison - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Testing: Water Source Taste Comparison

Can you tell the difference between coffee brewed with different types of water? W...
  • Aug 5, 2011
Crew Review: Best Cup Water Filters - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Crew Review: Best Cup Water Filters

If you have an espresso machine that has a water intake hose (such as the Rancilio...
  • Aug 3, 2011
Crew Review: Mavea Water Pitchers - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Crew Review: Mavea Water Pitchers

In our stoic search to find yummy water for your yummy coffee, we looked to the co...
  • Aug 2, 2011
Gear Testing: DeLonghi ESAM 5400 Superautomatic - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Gear Testing: DeLonghi ESAM 5400 Superautomatic

Another superautomatic in DeLonghi's arsenal is this Perfecta model, sans one-touc...
  • Aug 1, 2011
SCG Certified Refurb Specs - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

SCG Certified Refurb Specs

We asked Patrick, who leads our team in dedicated refurbishing of espresso machine...
  • Jul 29, 2011
Crew Review: Bodum Bistro Coffee & Tea Dripper - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Crew Review: Bodum Bistro Coffee & Tea Dripper

As soon as we saw this at SCAA, we could envision it in dorm rooms everywhere! Thi...
  • Jul 27, 2011
Crew Review: Bodum Bean Cold Brew - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Crew Review: Bodum Bean Cold Brew

In our quest for the perfect cold brew mechanism, we tried this press-pot variatio...
  • Jul 26, 2011
New! Handpresso in Red - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

New! Handpresso in Red

The uber-popular Handpresso Wild for ESE pods now comes in a fun and funky cherry ...
  • Jul 25, 2011
Experimenting with Lungos - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Experimenting with Lungos

If making espresso was a children's fairy tale, this experimentation is all about ...
  • Jul 22, 2011
How To: Dialing in a Pressurized Portafilter - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

How To: Dialing in a Pressurized Portafilter

So you've got an espresso machine with a pressurized portafilter -- like a Saeco A...
  • Jul 20, 2011
La Marzocco Linea: How Many Lattes per Hour? - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

La Marzocco Linea: How Many Lattes per Hour?

We locked Gail in a room, alone with only a La Marzocco Linea, Mahlkonig K30 Vario...
  • Jul 19, 2011
SCG's Latte Art Extravaganza: The Competition - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

SCG's Latte Art Extravaganza: The Competition

After weeks and weeks of tireless practice, Gail, Rob and Allison met up to battle...
  • Jul 18, 2011
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