Using the right tamper for your basket brings results
Using the right tamper for your basket brings results This week I took delivery of a new 53mm tamper, to be used with my mypressi TWISTTM A common gripe amongst domestic coffee machine owners is that the plastic tamper provided in the box is not fit for purpose, and sadly the mypressi ships with one [...]
Kopi Luwak not crap at all
We’ve all heard of Kopi Luwak coffee. It is as (in)famous as Jamaican Blue Mountain but still regarded by some as a novelty. I had tried the high street version in the past and was less than impressed, but now understand the reasons why this was the case. Like anything in life, you get out [...]
A night at Grindsmith
I’ve just got back home from Manchester where I had the pleasure of spending a few hours last night with Ben and Neil from Grindsmith, a new Syphon Coffee Bar and Art Gallery at 6 Hilton St, in the Northern Quarter (check out the review on Beanhunter) I took along the refractometer and the recently [...]
Review: mypressi TWIST™
A first look review of the mypressi TWIST™ Since it’s launch towards the back end of 2009, followed closely afterwards by a barrage of awards and endorsements, including the SCAA Best New Product 2009/2010 *1, I have wanted to get my hands on the mypressi TWIST™. This desire was also partly fuelled due to my [...]
