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Latest Guides
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Moka Pot History: The 1933 Bialetti Story
Quick Answer Alfonso Bialetti, an aluminum workshop owner in Crusinallo, northern Italy, launched the Moka Express in 1933 . That single date…
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Ottoman Coffee: Bans, Coffeehouses and the Cezve
Quick Answer Ottoman coffee is the finely powdered, unfiltered coffee simmered in a small long-handled pot called a cezve, served grounds and…
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Geisha Coffee: Why One Cup Can Cost $20
Quick Answer Geisha coffee is a low-yielding Ethiopian-origin coffee variety, made famous in Panama, that regularly sells for 10 to 50 times…
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E61 Group Head: The 1961 Design Still Running
Quick Answer The e61 group head is a heavy brass brewing assembly, introduced by Faema in 1961, that keeps espresso brew temperature…
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Fellow Opus 2 Review: One $199.95 Grinder, Every Brew
Quick Answer The Fellow Opus 2 is a $199.95 electric conical burr grinder with 48 mm burrs, a stepless adjustment dial, an…
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Lelit Bianca Review: Flow Control for $2,999.95
Quick answer The Lelit Bianca is a dual boiler, E61 espresso machine with a mechanical flow-control paddle, listed at $2,999.95 on Lelit's…
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