Everything you need to know about the differences between cortado and latte coffee. What is a cortado? If you like espresso but miss the creaminess of milk, then a cortado will be an excellent bet for you. The word cortado is Spanish for “cut.” It refers to the fact that…
Even the most casual of coffee fans will have no doubt stumbled upon the Moka Pot at some point. This little coffee contraption is located in virtually every home throughout Italy, and is even commonplace across much of Europe. Though this brewer is usually associated with espresso, it doesn’t really…
Coffee brewing isn’t all french presses, v60s and espresso. There’s a lot of fun to be had with milk-based drinks like lattes and cappuccinos. The good news though is that you don’t need to jump on down to your local coffee shop to get one made specially for you. It…
Even though French Presses are one of the most popular brewing mechanisms found in kitchens across the planet, a lot of people struggle to use them properly. Today I’m walking you through every single brewing variable in order to help you make the very best possible cup of French press…
The great thing about cold brew coffee is that much like other types of brewing methods you can make it at home. You don’t need to pack into a coffee shop and queue to pay for it when instead you can make it at home. Sometimes what puts people off…
The espresso brewing process can be simply defined as a small amount of water extracting coffee under pressure, resulting in the little shot that we’re all familiar with. We can be much more specific than that and define it as finely ground coffee being dosed into the espresso basket before…
If you’re lucky enough to have an espresso machine at home (and I mean a proper one, not a capsule machine) then you’ll no doubt have realised that for such a seemingly small and simple drink, it needs a lot of things to get right in order to create the…
Everyone has their own preferred type of coffee, and I bet you’re no different. The invigorating cup that most of us need to wake up in the morning has many different preparation methods. Most die-hard coffee fanatics swear by their preferred way of making coffee and give no room for…
Anyone who’s been unfortunate enough to drink coffee that’s been lying around all day will know how nasty and bitter coffee can quickly turn. It’s a common incident at offices and workplaces across the planet, with coffee brewed in batch first thing in the morning and still readily available to…
Despite how delicious it is, a lot of people are put off attempting to make it due to its long brewing time and the impression that it’s overly complicated. In the case of the latter, nothing could be further from the truth. Cold brew coffee is easy to prepare and…