Aisling O'Connor

Aisling is an Irish food and drinks writer and journalist fueled by coffee and herbal tea. She followed up her journalism degree with nutrition studies. Find Aisling on LinkedIn.

Choosing A Coffee Pot With Grinder – Our Top picks

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Choosing a Coffee Pot with Grinder

Choosing a good coffee pot with a coffee grinder can make your cup of brewed coffee a breeze to make. A combination coffee machine gets your single cup of coffee ready with a simple press of a button, which is perfect for any coffee lover. Machine brewing and grindingcoffee saves you the hassle and the counter space as well as offering freshly ground coffee for each cup. IT also saves you the trouble of using a manual coffee grinder to achieve the taste of ground coffee at home. This coffee maker is convenient and well worth the money for a fresh coffee mug in the mornings. Here are our 2021 top picks.

Baratza Virtuoso Vs Encore: What’s The Difference?

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Baratza Virtuoso VS Encore

Going to your local coffee place can get expensive if you are visiting every day. Finding a good burr grinder can save you some money and make you into an awesome barista. Baratza offers you a way to do this. Their Encore and Virtuoso grinders are both good products that have both their pros and cons. Choosing the best one for you will get you on the road to brewing your best coffee beverages.
Baratza is the word in Arabic and Swahili that means “a place where locals gather to drink coffee.” Baratza LLC was started in 1999. Its founders, Kyle Anderson and Kyra Kennedy had a plan to offer coffee lovers a simple way to get the professionally brewed taste of grounds. Their products use 40mm conical burrs to grind a coffee bean into tiny particles, so you have a smooth consistency and great flavor.

Americano vs Latte: Which Espresso-Based Wake-Up Call Is Best?

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Americano vs Latte Which Espresso-Based Wake-Up Call is Best

If you’ve been heading to your local coffee shop for many years and getting the same coffee, whether it’s a black coffee, cold brew, or drip coffee and you’re ready to shake things up, both the Americano and the latte might be on your radar. Each are an espresso based drink that any coffee lover will love, whether it’s made at home or in-store by a barista. What do you need to know about Americano vs latte and how do you know which one you are going to enjoy more?

The simplest way to describe the difference between these two brewed coffee beverages is that the Americano is just about as basic as they come when it comes to espresso. It’s at least two shots of espresso mixed with water. Lattes, on the other hand, are more complex and feature espresso and hot milk or cream. You’ve probably already heard different takes on the latte, like a mocha latte, café latte, to name a few. Much of the drink is crema or frothed milk and it can be flavored in an endless number of ways.

When it comes to taste, most people would describe a latte as very mild. You can definitely taste the espresso in the drink – or at least you should be able to when it’s made properly and not overloaded with sweetener – but because of the high cream content, the brewed coffee taste is very mild.

How To Clean A Stainless Steel Coffee Pot: 5 Easy Methods

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How to Clean Stainless Steel Coffee Pot with 6 Easy Methods

One of the keys to making great coffee is using clean tools. Not only does it make sense when it comes to cleanliness in general, as it would for all food and beverages, it actually affects the taste of the final product. Knowing how to clean your stainless steel pot is an essential part of making a great tasting cup of coffee if this is your coffee-making tool of choice.

One of your primary concerns when you are cleaning a stainless steel coffee pot is to make sure you get it clean without degrading the material of the pot. Coffee residue and even hot water can eventually stain a pot overtime.

You want your pot to last as long as possible and not break down, while still getting rid of that stubborn coffee stain. Sometimes, a gentle scrub with your dish brush just won’t do, and that coffee residue won’t come off with soapy water.

Cleaning your stainless steel pot can be done with a simple descaling solution, but it’s still important to know what you are doing before you dive in. Using the wrong cleaning tools could result in you ruining your pot completely.

6 Great Jameson Cold Brew Recipes: Drink Them Today

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Jameson Cold Brew Recipes

Many of us joke that an early drink happens because “it’s 5’oclock somewhere” or we get to enjoy a particular acceptable drink before noon to go with breakfast or brunch. Mimosa’s or Bloody Mary’s are both popular early day drinks — but now there is another tasty option to take your espresso bar to the next level.
Jameson has released a new cold brew whiskey that’s a prefect pairing for any espresso based drink.
Jameson Cold brew is a delicious blend of their whisky and cold brewed coffee.

How To Make Whipped Coffee With 3 Ingredients

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How to Make Whipped Coffee

Whipped coffee (Dalgona coffee) doesn’t just sound good – it IS good. It is one of the hotter drink trends to hit modern espresso bar menus. Whipped coffee is not based on a complicated recipe, and it can even be made at home without spending a cent! You don’t have to hit your favorite cafe every day to get this great coffee beverage if you know how to make it yourself.
Whipped coffee goes by various names depending on the menu. The traditional name is Dalgona, but it also goes by Whipped Coffee, Magic Coffee with Whipped Cream, Cloud Coffee or a Coffee Mousse.

What Is Liberica Coffee?

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The Rarest Coffee Bean Variety

Some coffee drinkers are fine with any type of coffee brew in the morning so long as the cup is hot and filled with caffeine. For others, good flavor and aroma are essential to every cup of coffee. This latter group are coffee bean connoisseurs. Just taking extra care in brewing coffee isn’t always enough to make a truly excellent cup or espresso shot. They look for special coffee bean blends for particular tastes and aromas. Rare beans offer an exciting new world of flavor.
Liberica coffee is one type of bean that can’t be found on just be on any coffee shop shelf.

How to Make the Perfect Doppio Espresso in 5 Easy Steps

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How to Make the Perfect Doppio Espresso

For most coffee lovers, the only thing better than a good espresso shot is two of them — a doppio. Learning to make the perfect Doppio espresso allows us to make so much more than your average coffee shop brew.
A Doppio espresso is a fairly standard choice when ordering espresso at a cafe. The choice is usually solo (one-shot) or doppio, which offers two. Learning how to brew the perfect cup of espresso yourself means that you’ll be able to enjoy that perfect cafe pour without leaving home or spending a premium. It will also give you the ability to expand your recipe book to include cappuccino and latte macchiato.

Freshly Ground Coffee: 7 Reasons Why It is Better than Pre-Ground Coffee

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Freshly Grounded Coffee 7 Reasons Why It is Better than Pre-Ground Coffee

There are two types of people in the world: those who will drink any coffee and be perfectly happy to get a shot of caffeine and those who are particular about having fresh coffee and care about everything from the brewing method, to the temperature of the hot water, to the coffee grounds.Any passionate coffee drinker knows that freshly grounded coffee is the best there is and they have specific reasons why they believe fresh is better than pre-ground. We share seven of these reasons here.

First, it’s important to understand what is meant by “freshly grounded coffee.”

When you purchase coffee, you can either buy whole roasted coffee beans, or buy pre ground coffee that is ready to brew. Some stores will put your beans in their professional coffee grinder and grind the coffee bean for you to take home. This makes them fresher ground, but to really get truly freshly ground beans, you’ll want to do the work at home. This means you need to invest in a bean grinder.

How To Make An Americano: Recipe Tips And Hacks

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How to Make Americano (Recipe Tips and Hacks)

A cafe Americano, or just Americano coffee, is a simple espresso based drink that can be served hot or cold. A basic Americano is nothing more than water and espresso, but many people choose to add steamed milk, cream, or flavoring. Depending on the combination of extra ingredients, you might create a different beverage, but learning how to make Americano is a great start to enjoying a powerful, pure espresso beverage. After a lot of practice, you can eventually make the perfect Americano to suit your taste buds.

Although you might think all espresso beverages have their roots in Italy, that’s not true for an Americano. Americanos, so far, are popular only in North America. As a matter of fact, if you order an Americano in Europe, you’re likely to get a shot or more of espresso and you’ll need to add your own water to get the final product you want. Diluted espresso just isn’t what a European coffee drinker craves.