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Posts tagged “espresso”

How to Make Milk Foam (Without a Frother or a Machine!)

We love a bit of creamy foam topping our morning coffee, but haven't really wanted to invest the funds or the counterspace in an actual milk steamer. Here's how we get around it with just a jar and ...

DIY Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte (Just Like Starbucks!)

Many fans of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte eagerly wait for it to show up on menus again in the Fall. It made its annual re-appearance last week. However, for those of us on a budget, those little ...

Coffee Talk: Café au Lait, Cappuccino, Latté, Machiatto
What's the Difference?

Whether we're headed across campus for class or into the office for work, chances are that most of us have a travel mug of something caffeinated in our hands. Chances are even better that your beverag...

Shake It Up: Caffè Shakerato

Italian beverages have captured our hearts this summer. Yesterday, Faith wrote about her discovery of BibiCaffè, a fizzy espresso soda. Here in my kitchen, I have been shaking up another refres...

BibiCaffè: Sweet and Fizzy Italian Espresso

I am not a big fan of sweet sodas or sweet coffee, so I was recently surprised to find myself drinking something that combines the two in one very sweet, very fizzy espresso drink. But I have to admit...

Word of Mouth: Affogato

affogato: n. An Italian, coffee-based dessert consisting of vanilla gelato (or ice cream) topped with a shot of espresso. Affogato means "drowned" in Italian. This is a really quick summer dessert (...

Good Question: Help Me Replace My Espresso Machine!

Here's a question from Melodie, and we need your help on this one. I’m hoping the AT crowd can give me some recommendations for a home espresso machine. For years we’ve been using these two lit...

Good Question: Can I Adapt European Appliances for American Electrical Outlets?

I live in Rome, Italy, and today I saw a sweet, sweet deal on an Illy FrancisFrancis X1 espresso machine. It is red. It is sexy. And even with the terrible exchange rate, it is still costs less than h...

Video: The Handpresso in Action
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

The International Home and Housewares Show has been a great opportunity to meet inventors and innovators in person. We were excited to meet the team behind a strange yet fascinating product we fea...

Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting Supplies: Online

In the world of intense coffee passion and - dare we say it - geekery, Sweet Maria's looms large. If you have ever even considered roasting coffee yourself, then you've almost certainly checked out ...

Design Friday: Espresso Machines from Room69

We don't speak German, unfortunately, so we can't give you the full scoop on these gorgeous espresso machine prototypes from Pierre Ittner and Room 69. Pictured above is his Café Macchina - R...

Good Question: How's the Illy Espresso Delivery Program?

Here's a good question from Mary on coffee home delivery. She asks: Since it's coffee week, I thought I'd ask about the Illy coffee home delivery program. I've tasted Illy espresso in restaurants a...

Good Question: Can I Replace Espresso Powder With Espresso?

All of the (wonderful) coffee coverage this week has reminded me of a question that's been at the back of my mind. I run across a number of baking recipes that call for espresso powder, and I've yet t...

Krups Grinder and Irish Coffee: Best Coffee Posts

We don't save our coffee coverage for Coffee Week - we like to talk about our favorite beverage quite a lot. Here are some of our best posts on coffee. • Survey: How Do You Make Your Coffee? ...

Good Product: Coffee Grinder Brush

We've given you tips on how to clean a coffee grinder, but another really useful tool specifically for this purpose is the coffee grinder brush. ...

Tip: How to Clean a Coffee Grinder

I use my coffee and spice grinders a lot, and I find that they are almost impossible to keep clean. When you're grinding just one thing, like coffee, this is not too big a deal. An occasional swipe wi...