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Italian espresso conventions, and what survives the trip to the US.

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A bag of specialty coffee beans for pour over Coffee Beans Best Coffee Beans for Pour Over Pour-over rewards light-to-medium roast, single-origin beans, the method’s slower, controlled extraction highlights bright acidity and nuanced flavor notes that get muddied in darker roasts or blends.… July 6, 2026 A stainless steel gooseneck kettle used for pour-over coffee Gear Guides Best Gooseneck Kettle A gooseneck kettle’s thin, curved spout lets you control the speed, direction and thickness of your pour, which is the single biggest lever you have over… August 1, 2026 A cortado in a small clear glass on a saucer Drinks & Brewing What Is a Cortado? The Ratio, the Glass and How to Make One A cortado is a double shot of espresso cut with roughly the same volume of warm, barely textured milk, served in a small glass. The name… August 10, 2026 Two espresso shots pouring from a machine into cups Drinks & Brewing Sour Espresso: Why It Happens and How to Fix It Sour espresso has one cause. The shot is under-extracted, meaning water passed through the coffee too quickly and pulled out the acids without pulling out the… August 10, 2026 A pile of assorted-colour aluminium Nespresso Original coffee capsules Gear Guides Espresso Pods: Formats, Costs and the Ones Worth Buying The single most useful thing to know about espresso pods is that the formats are not interchangeable. Nespresso Original, Nespresso Vertuo and ESE are three different… August 10, 2026 A small cup of espresso on a saucer Gear Guides The Best Espresso Cups: Size, Material and Why It Matters An espresso cup should hold 2 to 3oz, and that is not a stylistic preference. A double shot is about 2oz of liquid. Put it in… August 12, 2026