Brewing

When I’m making a pot of espresso I sometimes have a cup of brewed black coffee left over. Will it keep its caffeine if I put it in the fridge for later? Brewed black coffee will keep its caffeine and flavor for up to five days if stored in a sealed glass container in the […]

My wife and I love those lazy Sunday mornings, reading magazines at the kitchen table while sipping an espresso. So what type of coffee is best to make the optimal espresso? Espresso is best made with tamped, finely ground dark-roasted Arabica or Robusta coffee beans. The dark roasting process releases more oils from the beans,

I love, love, love milky coffee, so I guess that kind of already answers your question… Yes, you can brew coffee using milk instead of water, but only using certain methods because milk starts to burn at 180 °F. Coffee is best made with milk using a French press, or pour-over coffee maker, or by

I was going to say we’ve all done it – but perhaps that’s wrong. Although I certainly have. Being too cryptic?! I mean making coffee with ground coffee like it’s instant. Wait? What! If you don’t have instant coffee or a French press to hand, you can make weak, grainy, and oily coffee using grounds,

Brewing coffee can be frustrating if your coffee filters keep breaking. So why does this happen? Coffee filters can break if you’ve got the wrong-sized ones for your machine, haven’t fitted them correctly, or have allowed them to get wet causing the grounds to burst out. To make paper filters stronger you can fold them

I’m mainly a coffee drinker but sometimes enjoy a chai latte. As a middle-aged man watching his weight, I also watch my calories too. So if I switch from black coffee to chai latte how many calories will it have, and is it more than coffee? The average 100-gram cup of chai latte has 200

I’ve always tamped the coffee grounds before brewing, so it now comes as second nature. But why do we need to do this? Coffee grounds need to be pressed or tamped so they are packed tightly together, meaning the water has to work harder to percolate through, which improves the flavor and strength of the

I must admit to loving a cup of high quality instant coffee now and then. But can you drink it when it’s out of date? You can drink out-of-date instant coffee granules for up to two years after their expiry date, provided they’ve been stored in an airtight container and do not smell musty or