Coffee Roasting

During the pandemic, the entire espresso machine industry saw a massive surge in machine sales, as people moved in droves to get their espresso, latte, and cappuccino fix in the home. We saw a nice uptick in visitors during the pandemic, researching and learning more about the science and art of espresso and how to

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There are a few times where I really wish Hario, the Japanese Glass Maker and Coffee Maker, never made the Hario V60 coffee brewing system. Don’t get me wrong. The V60 brewer is fantastic and helped usher in the current 15+ year wave of manual pour over coffee, to the point now where literally everyone

In the course of running CoffeeGeek, we found out that a few celebrities here and there were actually fans of the website and on a very personal note, this made me quite proud of what we’d done with the community and the information we published and shared. Probably the most famous person ever to read

Long before Barista Magazine, long before YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, long before websites like Sprudge, long before anything else online, CoffeeGeek pioneered covering and showcasing barista championships. The first such event we covered was a “Barista Jam” in February of 2003 (that article’s feature will come later this month), and we reported and documented the first

As we continue to highlight and re-publish articles from the past twenty years on CoffeeGeek, one of our earliest columnists and contributors was Aaron De Lazzer, who was a trainer and coffee roaster in Vancouver, first for JJ Bean, and then for Ethical Bean Coffee (where today is he is the Director of Coffee) De

This is the third of a three part series of blog posts delving into the people and companies that were either heavily involved with CoffeeGeek, its foundation and its community, or were major influencers of CoffeeGeek, it’s community, and me personally. The first part focused on the two owners of Baratza; without them, this site

This is a three part series of blog posts delving into the people and companies that where either heavily involved with CoffeeGeek and its community, or heavily influenced by CoffeeGeek and it’s community. The first part, which focused on the two owners of Baratza and how they were a big part in CoffeeGeek’s early foundation

I still can’t believe it. I can’t believe that this website, which has been a core part of my being for so long, is 20 years old this year, this month. But there it is: CoffeeGeek is officially 20 years old as of this writing. Twenty years is a lifetime and then some on the

I’m so excited and to be honest, I can’t believe it. It’s been twenty years, as of February 3, 2022, that CoffeeGeek has been online! We launched as a private beta on December 12, 2001, but officially launched (with very early community oriented features) 20 years ago today! That’s centuries in Internet time, and we

Timer Mode Yep, this kettle has a timer mode, and it’s pretty easy to get into, and has a nice start feature. After the O-Kettle reaches its set temperature, you press and hold the control dial for 3 seconds; the display will then show a 3… 2… 1… countdown, and start a digital timer. The

It’s no secret that lever espresso machines are a particular passion at CoffeeGeek. We write about them all the time (check out our look at the Flair Espresso machine, the Cafelat Robot, and going way back, our look at the Elektra Micro Casa a Leva in 2002!). We also follow the lever market closely and

CG: The Argos is unique in that it can be converted rather easily from a direct lever system to a spring lever system; was that the design goal from the start? Ainsworth: No. Somewhere throughout the initial concept sketches and ideation I recognized that this could be possible. While it took some design iteration to

This is more of an appreciation post than a review or information post on a product. But here’s what set me off: I’m currently working on two Acaia product reviews: the Acaia Pearl 2021 model and the Acaia Pearl S model, and I realised that I had an unpublished review written up for the Acaia

Happy new year everyone! I’m pleased to be the first on this website to tell you, this is now officially the 20th year that CoffeeGeek has been online! I’m just one of dozens, if not hundreds of writers who have written for this website in the past two decades, and I’m pleased as can be

The Kruve Sifter system, a Kickstarter success story, is one of those ultimate, must have tools for the serious home coffee nerd. It’s designed to properly sift and sort the ground coffee your grinder puts out, giving you a sweet spot for the perfect pour over, drip, or espresso brews.  This is the starter set,

This is possibly the best deal on this entire Under $30 list. For just $30, you get a cordless, 1litre, 1000 watt kettle with a pour over spout. We tested this kettle at CoffeeGeek in January 2020, and it works quite well, heating up that 1l of water in about 4.5 minutes. The construction and

Know Your Grinder’s Limitations and Work With Them Not everyone has a Versalab M4 grinder to pull shots with. Not everyone has an Mahlkonig EK43. And not everyone has a Compak K10 Conic to make espresso with. What do these grinders have in common? They allow for stepless, infinite grind adjustments. Many people are working

Some time ago, I got a message from a fellow via my Instagram Account, asking me if I’d be interested in taking a look at a project he’d been working on since July, 2018, and was about to see to fruition. That fellow is Ben Durack, from Scotland, and his project is a porcelain, handle less drinking cup

Small Batch Brewing I don’t recommend using the 1-4 cup brew cycle mode on this machine, even if you want to brew less than 600ml of coffee with the Taotronics 12 Cup Coffee Maker. If you do have a need to do small batch brewing in this machine, I have a hack for you to

Imagine sitting in your local coffee shop enjoying your favorite java juice of choice. There’s some acoustic Indy folk music playing in the background, and it’s the ideal atmosphere for working. Suddenly the sound of a screaming steam wand cuts through the air. You’ve just entered into the coffee shop version of a horror movie.

Nitro coffee. The name suggests a high octane rocket fuel-like drink that will propel you into space! Sounds out of this world, right? But what is it really, and why would you drink this effervescent beverage of the future? Come aboard the educational Java Ship Express for a tour into the wonderful world of nitro coffee. Preparing for Launch

Have you ever locked lips with your coffee mug, happily anticipating the chocolaty caress of roasted arabica, only to be greeted with an acrid, mouth puckering brew from hell? Bitter coffee. That’s one ticked off mug. If your java is too bitter, there can be more than one culprit – from the incorrect grind to the

Those of us who have worked as Baristas know this phrase all too well. It can be as short as: “Grande Latte, Extra Hot”; a bit more precise with: “Can I have my milk extra hot please”; or even a detailed explanation like “I have a long drive to where I’m going, so I need

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Conclusion, For Now One of the great joys of my job here at CoffeeGeek is that I get to discover and use exceptional products. For years and years, I was used to the idea that, if I wanted a quality hand grinder, I had to go with something from Orphan Espresso and their huge and

Kyle Anderson, the co founder (along with Kyra Kennedy) of Baratza LLC, has recently joined a very coffee-focused venture capitalist group WAVE Investments as a full partner and part of the company’s investment committee. This is a big deal because WAVE is a privately owned investment company with a razor focus on supporting scalable businesses

It was announced today that Aeropress Inc., the company that manufactures the wildly popular Aeropress coffee brewer and Aeropress Go travel brewer, announced major capital investment by a Victoria, BC, Canada investment firm, Tiny Capital, Ltd.  The Aeropress, announced and introduced to the world in CoffeeGeek’s forums back in 2005, and rolled out as a