05 Aug 2026Is Arabica Always Better Than Robusta?
No. Grade matters more than species. A well-grown, carefully picked and properly processed robusta beats a defective, strip-picked, badly dried ara...
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Notes on coffee, the objects it is made with, and what we will not sell you.
05 Aug 2026Home Espresso Is a Hobby, Not a Shortcut
The espresso machine is the only purchase in coffee that people justify with a spreadsheet. Nobody builds a business case for a French press. But a...
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05 Aug 2026Does Dark Roast Mean Stronger Coffee?
No. Dark roast tastes stronger and is not stronger, and the caffeine question has a genuinely surprising answer.
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05 Aug 2026Buy the Grinder First
Almost everyone buys the machine first and the grinder later, and almost everyone has it backwards. Not by a little. The grinder is doing more work...
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