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In space, no one can smell their espresso
Imagine living for months without being able to smell your espresso. This horror isn’t just imaginary — it’s everyday life for astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). As mentioned previously on this website, ISS astronauts finally got an espresso … Continue reading
Espresso and health: How much is too much?
Sometimes too much of a good thing becomes a bad thing — such is the case with espresso. If you’ve ever used caffeine to stay up late, you know that unhealthy jittery feeling you get after a while. So when … Continue reading
Open source espresso machine company goes bust
A few years ago I reported news of a crowdfunded, open source espresso machine right here on this very blog. While the details weren’t very clear, it sounded promising — a PID controller, a reasonable price, and the design looked … Continue reading
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If you want to make good espresso, you need a good grinder
The Globe and Mail had a particularly good article last week about making espresso at home. Food writer John Sufrin recommends focusing on buying a good grinder for your espresso setup, an important point many folks seem to ignore. After … Continue reading
Q&A site devoted to coffee
StackExchange now has a beta website devoted to asking and answering questions about coffee, espresso and related topics. If you’re not familiar with StackExchange, it’s a crowd-based Q&A site with many different topics. Originally it was for technology, but they’ve … Continue reading