Author: Austin Barker


  • 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,…

  • The 3 Best Cold Brew Coffee Makers: Takeya, OXO & Hario

    The 3 Best Cold Brew Coffee Makers: Takeya, OXO & Hario

    A good cold brew maker turns a 20-minute chore into a 2-minute one. You add coarse-ground coffee to the filter basket, pour cold water in, screw the lid on, refrigerate overnight, and pour straight from the container into a glass over ice. No double-straining through cheesecloth, no fishing wet grounds out of a Mason jar,…