Brewing Basics
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Can You Make Coffee Crema With a French Press? (And How?)
When high-pressure espresso machines were first invented in the 1940s, the crema was viewed as an undesirable byproduct of the pressurized extraction process. Achille Gaggia, the creator of the first machine with enough pressure to…
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Is Coffee Jelly Healthy? (Or Is It Bad For You?)
Combining hot coffee, sugar, gelatin, and whipped cream into a sweet dessert is never going to be super healthy, but coffee jelly has some serious health benefits not found in other desserts, and the recipe…
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How To Season A Moka Pot (Step By Step)
Relax if you’ve just bought a new Moka pot and realized your coffee tastes horrible! New mokas often give your coffee a metallic or chemical aftertaste without proper seasoning. Luckily, seasoning a Moka is quick…
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6 Easy Methods To Fix Your Sputtering Moka Pot
A sputtering, bubbling, hissing, or spitting moka pot is more than just an annoyance. Moka pots are full of pressurized steam and hot water, so any sputtering is potentially dangerous. A sputtering moka is caused…