by Steve Davis | Jul 29, 2012 | coffee gadgets, making coffee, slideshow, spirit of espresso
Have you ever travelled to a new suburb or had to stop in a country town and struggled to find a good cafe? Although the spread of good cafes is growing slowly within Australia, there are still large, large shadows on the maps. In my day job, I travel around Australia...
by Steve Davis | Jan 1, 2012 | about baristador, coffee gadgets, making coffee
There is nothing like a burst of coffee making for friends that makes you pine for an automated process. However, I am yet to find an automatic coffee machine that can actually GRIND coffee fine enough for proper, rich espresso, and then deliver the right dose for a...
by Steve Davis | Nov 6, 2011 | drinking coffee, making coffee
Spent a few hours at a friend’s house yesterday and as he took the bag of Baristador Coffee I brought with me he made a comment that stuck in my mind. He said, ‘I am nervous making coffee. I expect there’ll be a blog post tomorrow about the ghastly...
by Steve Davis | Oct 9, 2011 | drinking coffee, making coffee
I have had a gut feeling for a long time that some of my cups provide a better showcase for espresso than others. Now I am going public with my bias. One of the two cups in this photo, right, far outperforms the other in the job of cradling and presenting the richest,...
by Steve Davis | Jun 13, 2011 | drinking coffee, making coffee
Have you ever had a cup of coffee that tasted bitter? Or wondered why your coffee tastes bitter? Chances are that as long as you are buying quality coffee, the bitterness was ‘created’ by your coffee-making technique. A lot of research has gone in to what...
by Steve Davis | May 15, 2011 | drinking coffee, making coffee
There are two common questions I get asked when people start considering making good coffee at home or in the office. The first is: How many cups of coffee do I get from a bag? The second is: How much does it cost to use gourmet quality coffee at home or at work? To...
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