• How To Choose The Best Coffee Machine For Any Budget

    How To Choose The Best Coffee Machine For Any Budget

    Which is the best coffee machine is a really good question, but it really depends on what you mean when you say “best coffee machine”. If I can encourage you to re-frame the question slightly to make it a bit more specific, you should find […]

  • Best Filter Coffee Machines

    Best Filter Coffee Machines

    Filter coffee machines are often overlooked in the UK, when it comes to coffee machines as a whole, they often don’t get a look-in behind pod machines and bean to cup coffee machines, but filter coffee machines are a great, inexpensive and simple way to […]

  • How to Store Coffee Beans

    How to Store Coffee Beans

    One of the most common questions I’m asked is how to store coffee beans once opened, or what’s the best place to store coffee beans, can I store coffee in the fridge or the freezer, and so on, so coffee bean storage does actually make […]

  • Best Delonghi Coffee Machines

    Best Delonghi Coffee Machines

    Delonghi coffee machines are one of the most popular brands of coffee machines in the UK, worldwide in fact, which is probably no surprise given DeLonghi are the biggest coffee machine manufacturer in the world! They began in Italy as a small family business in […]

  • Best Ground Coffee For 2024

    Best Ground Coffee For 2024

    Customer: Excuse me, this coffee tastes like mud! Barista: Well, it was ground a minute ago… I’m here all week! ;-). I know, that was terrible, but it’s probably the best ground coffee joke you’ll hear, today at least.  Now I’ve broken the ice with […]

  • Are Bean to Cup Coffee Machines Better Than Pod Coffee Machines?

    Are Bean to Cup Coffee Machines Better Than Pod Coffee Machines?

    If you’re trying to decide between going for a bean to cup coffee machine & a pod machine, and you’re wondering which is best, the only answer really is “it depends”.  What it really depends on is you, as we’re all different. It comes down […]

  • The Best Coffee Machine With Milk Frother

    The Best Coffee Machine With Milk Frother

    If you love milky coffees, or “milkies” as I call them, such as cappuccino, flat white, latte, and so on – the milk texture is very important, and not all coffee machines with milk frothers are made equally, where milk texture is concerned. Not all […]

  • Coffee and The Outdoors

    Coffee and The Outdoors

    This is a Guest Post about Coffee and the outdoors Written by Alex from  www.TheOutdoorAscent.com. Coffee, who doesn’t love a good cup of coffee? Coffee is so versatile and can be enjoyed and made in so many different ways. Cafetiere, Aeropress, Moka Pot, Pourover, Coffee […]

  • Are Hand Grinders Better Than Electric?

    Are Hand Grinders Better Than Electric?

    If you’re thinking of buying a coffee grinder, you may be trying to decide whether to go for a manual hand grinder or a powered electric grinder, which may be leading you to ask the age old question: Are hand grinders better than electric grinders? […]

  • Is a Blade or Burr Coffee Grinder Better?

    Is a Blade or Burr Coffee Grinder Better?

    If you’re on the market for a coffee grinder, you’ll have no doubt noticed that the cheapest options when it comes to electric coffee grinders, are blade grinders, burr grinders tend to cost more, if you’re talking about an electric burr grinder, that is.  So […]

  • Gaggia Anima Bean to Cup Coffee Machine Review

    Gaggia Anima Bean to Cup Coffee Machine Review

    A couple of months back I went up to Gaggia Direct in Elland near Halifax, to check out the Gaggia classic 2019. I met with Raj Beadle, the boss (and formally managing director of Gaggia in the UK before Gaggia became part of Philips) and […]

  • Are bean to cup coffee machines better than Nespresso?

    Are bean to cup coffee machines better than Nespresso?

    If you’re thinking about buying a new coffee machine, you may be stuck between buying a bean to cup coffee machine and a Nespresso machine. It’s a simple question, are bean to cup coffee machines better than Nespresso, and the answer is: it depends.  As […]

  • ‘Bean’ There, Drunk That: A Caffeinated World Itinerary

    ‘Bean’ There, Drunk That: A Caffeinated World Itinerary

    This is a guest post by Cruise Club UK If you’re serious about both your coffee and your travel, then you’d have been there… flung into an accidental coffee cold turkey because you chose a holiday destination without a decent cup of the brown stuff. Thinking […]

  • Caffeine In Instant Coffee? The Great Caffeine Conspiracy.

    Caffeine In Instant Coffee? The Great Caffeine Conspiracy.

    I was wondering, as you may be, about the amount of caffeine in instant coffee. I was researching another post about coffee being good for you or not when I stumbled upon what appeared to be a conspiracy involving the big coffee brands! This involves […]

  • Waitrose Coffee No Longer Free Because of “Chavs”

    Waitrose Coffee No Longer Free Because of “Chavs”

    I’ve been aware for quite a while that if you have a Waitrose card, you can get free Waitrose coffee while you’re in there, Americano, Espresso, Cappuccino & Latte. I got a Waitrose card for this very reason and then discovered that you can also […]

  • Your Coffee Cup is Full of Crap! Literally! Fecal Matter Found in Dirty Coffee Cups

    Your Coffee Cup is Full of Crap! Literally! Fecal Matter Found in Dirty Coffee Cups

    Do you have your own coffee or tea cup that you use in the office rather than using a mug or cup that other people use? If so, does it stay on your desk all day, or do you wash it well after each use? […]

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