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Coffee beans spilling out of a coffee cup onto a surface - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Crew Review: Saeco Talea Giro Plus

Recently, Saeco re-worked their Talea Giro superautomatic and released the 'Plus' ...
  • Feb 20, 2010
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K Kat

Crew Review: Saeco Via Venezia

With a little more sass than the Aroma -- like a steam wand with more range of mot...
  • Feb 19, 2010
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K Kat

Portable Espresso Tweak(er)s

Two great options for taking your joe on the road, the Handpresso and the MyPressi...
  • Feb 15, 2010
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K Kat

Crew Review: La Pavoni Stradivari 16

One of the first demonstration videos we did was Gail using how to pull a shot on ...
  • Feb 14, 2010
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K Kat

Crew Review: Breville Barista Express

In the vein of the old Profi Estro machines that had a grinder built into the mach...
  • Feb 9, 2010
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K Kat

Crew Review: Ascaso i-Steel Grinder

If you're looking for a stepless burr grinder with a small footprint and all metal...
  • Jan 20, 2010
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K Kat

The 'Great' Breville Steaming Experiment

Round two of our experimentation with the Breville machines covers steaming. We li...
  • Jan 19, 2010
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K Kat

The 'Great' Breville Brew Experiment

The Brevilles are a recent addition to our suite of products here at Seattle Coffe...
  • Jan 18, 2010
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K Kat

New! The Professional Barista's Handbook

When we started to poke around for a good general information book on espresso pre...
  • Jan 6, 2010
A scattered collection of whole roasted coffee beans photographed up close - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Ask the Experts: Can I use Lemon Juice to Descale my Machine?

DIY lovers are all into the idea of using lemon juice or vinegar to descale their ...
  • Dec 10, 2009
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K Kat

Brew Tip: Superautomatic Bi-Pass Doser Dosages

Several models of superautomatic espresso machines feature a bi-pass doser which a...
  • Dec 7, 2009
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K Kat

Cosmological Coffee

It certainly seems that sometimes there is more at play with your espresso extract...
  • Dec 4, 2009
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