Author: Austin Barker

  • Best Coffee Beans With Chocolate Notes 

    Best Coffee Beans With Chocolate Notes 

    Essential reading for every chocoholic coffee-lover! We reveal the best types and brands of coffee beans with chocolate notes.

  • What happens When You Boil Coffee Beans? 

    What happens When You Boil Coffee Beans? 

    What happens when you boil coffee beans? And is it ok to simply boil coffee beans without grinding them to brew a cup of coffee?

  • Can You Eat Raw Coffee Beans?

    Can You Eat Raw Coffee Beans?

    So you’ve got a handful of raw coffee beans sitting in front of you and you’re wondering: can you actually eat them? Maybe you’re curious, maybe you ran out of your usual snacks, or maybe you just want to understand coffee a little better. Either way, it’s a fair question. Yes, you can eat raw…

  • Cappuccino vs Americano: What’s the Difference?

    Cappuccino vs Americano: What’s the Difference?

    Cappuccinos and Americanos are two of the most common espresso drinks on any US coffee menu. Both start with a shot (or two) of espresso, but after that, they go in very different directions. The main difference between a cappuccino and an Americano is milk. A cappuccino is built from espresso, steamed milk, and milk…

  • How to Tell if Coffee Beans are Fresh?

    How to Tell if Coffee Beans are Fresh?

    The scent and flavor of freshly roasted coffee are divine, but sometimes your coffee stays unbrewed longer than you’d planned and goes a little off. It happens to everyone, but roasted coffee beans are particularly volatile and don’t last too long once exposed to oxygen. If your coffee tastes a little flatter, use these methods…

  • Why is my coffee watery? 5 reasons & fixes

    Why is my coffee watery? 5 reasons & fixes

    Nobody wants a watery coffee, but how do you avoid it? Learn the 5 reasons why your coffee could be too watery.

  • The 6 Best Coffee Percolators for 2026: Electric, Stovetop & Camping

    The 6 Best Coffee Percolators for 2026: Electric, Stovetop & Camping

    Percolator coffee has been making a quiet comeback over the last few years — and once you’ve had a properly brewed cup from a stainless percolator, it’s not hard to see why. Strong, full-bodied, and unmistakable, it’s the kind of coffee your grandparents drank, made the way it was designed to be made. But not…

  • Why are some coffee beans harder to grind?

    Why are some coffee beans harder to grind?

    Even using the same grinder, some coffee beans are much harder to grind than others. Why? It’s all about density and brittleness

  • Types of Coffee Drinks: 26 Coffees Explained

    Types of Coffee Drinks: 26 Coffees Explained

    In this ultimate guide to types of coffee drinks, we take a deep dive into the various coffee drink types and what makes them unique from one another. Read on to discover new and unexpected favorites!

  • Espresso vs Coffee: Caffeine, Flavour, and Which Is Stronger

    Espresso vs Coffee: Caffeine, Flavour, and Which Is Stronger

    An espresso shot is more concentrated than a regular cup of coffee, but a cup of regular coffee usually contains more total caffeine. A single 1 oz espresso shot has about 63 mg of caffeine. An 8 oz cup of drip coffee has about 95 mg. So while espresso is “stronger” by intensity per ounce,…