Brew Methods

This cafetiere size guide makes choosing between a 3-cup, 8-cup and 12-cup press easier: ignore the cup count first and look at millilitres. For most two-person households, an 8-cup cafetiere…

If your cafetiere coffee tastes muddy even when the beans are fresh, the mesh filter is usually the first place to look. Cafetiere cleaning mesh filter coffee oils sounds fussy,…

The coffee water ratio guide most people need is simpler than the internet makes it sound: weigh the coffee, weigh the water, then adjust one thing at a time. For…

Chemex brewing rewards patience more than expensive kit. This Chemex brewing guide keeps the method practical: the shape, thick paper filter and slower drawdown give you a clean, sweet cup,…

The best travel coffee maker is the one you will still use when you are tired, under-packed and nowhere near your normal kettle. For most UK travellers, that means an…

It is 7:10 on a wet Tuesday morning, the kettle is still half-full from yesterday, and the small aluminium moka pot on the hob is making that familiar low hiss.…

It’s July, it’s 28 degrees in the kitchen, and your usual espresso ritual feels about as appealing as a hot bath. You want good coffee, just cold. Cold brew isn’t…

You have just come back from a holiday in Istanbul and the coffee there ruined you. Thick, dark, aromatic, served in a tiny cup with a square of Turkish delight…

Chemex vs V60 vs Kalita Wave compared for UK coffee drinkers, including flavour, difficulty, filters, cost and which brewer suits each style.

It’s Sunday morning. The kettle’s just boiled, you’ve spooned some pre-ground coffee into the French press your parents gave you three Christmases ago, poured the water in, waited a bit,…