I received an Eva Solo as a gift a few years back. And then I moved. It got packed away before I had a chance to try it out. Recently, I was chatting with Sebastian at Seattle Coffee Works and he brought up the Eva Solo. Unless I lost it, I was pretty sure I [...]
In February 2009 Starbucks launched their own instant coffee called VIA. At that time you could sign up to have a free sample mailed to you. Even though I home roast coffee, I have always suspected it was possible to make a decent instant coffee. However, I feared Starbucks would fumble the project. But, I [...]
Time for another caffeinated trip down memory lane. Here are two photos showing off all my coffee gear from May 2001. This is sort of like a family photo of a coffee fanatic. A lot of the equipment you see was used for INeedCoffee articles and tutorials. I have no where near this much stuff [...]
When you attend your first coffee or tea tasting, it can seem overwhelming. How do you take notes describing flavors that are difficult at first to detect or that you don’t even have the vocabulary to describe? Something I’ve noticed about all the coffee and tea tastings is that the flavor descriptions communicated to the [...]
I am not a barista and because almost never consume anything but straight espresso, my latte art skills are weak. Today I got some half and half and did my first attempt in months. I wanted a rosetta, I got a feather. Not awful.
Stats:
Espresso: Home roasted blend of [...]
Back in 2004, I wrote two articles on INeedCoffee about the Senseo Coffee brewer. I wasn’t kind and pulled no punches. It is a dreadful coffee maker and I let my readers know. For some people attacking their coffee maker is like attacking their religion or favorite sports team. I got a few nasty emails.
One [...]
Years ago I was sent a Senseo Coffee Maker to review for INeedCoffee. I really didn’t want to do an actual review, but I thought I could create an informative tutorial. The coffee was so horrifically bad, I ended up trashing it. In the article Senseo Coffee Brewing, I even go into how I tried to [...]
