May 23
Coffee and crowdfunding aren’t new bedfellows, but an Italian project to rethink the espresso machine, La Fenice, may be the most ambitious we’ve seen so far. The chrome and wood … Continue reading
Apr 21
How the Aeropress Was Born
Posted in: Today's Chili
If you’ve ever used an Aeropress, you’ll know that they’re a wonderful example of good design: simple, easy to use, nice-looking—oh, and they make killer coffee, too. This is how the device came to be.
Apr 16
My sister is a witch. Or, more precisely, a Wiccan astrologer and tarot reader. Growing up as a kid who worshipped Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking, I found it hard to square her worldview with my own.
Apr 08
Caffeine may be the fuel many of us rely on to get us motivated in the morning, but coffee as a social lubricant – thanks to a machine that refuses … Continue reading
Mar 28
Making great coffee hinges on many different factors, but one of the most important—and underrated—is the grinder. The Lido 2 is a hand-cranked workhorse that was designed by two coffee obsessives, who engineered it to the highest standards of brewing perfection.
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Mar 24
Picture this: you’re on your way to work with your briefcase in one hand and a cup of coffee on the other. Suddenly, the skies go dark and it starts raining cats and dogs. You reach for your umbrella and then you realize you have to get rid of something because you aren’t exactly born with three hands. Sadly, it’s the coffee that ultimately has to go…
Solving this problem are Andrew Tan, Mike Elam, Jordan Schlipf and their Morella.
It’s essentially a cup holder that attaches to the handle of your umbrella. It’s got a gimbal mechanism to ensure that your cups always stay level and don’t spill. That way, you can carry your drink (and even an extra one!) while holding your umbrella with one hand and whatever else you need to carry in the other.
The cool part about it is that you can use it with umbrellas that are in use (as in the picture) or closed, so you can just stick your umbrella into the ground and transform it into a drink stand.
Morella is currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where a minimum pledge of £10 (~$16 USD) will get you both a single cup and a double cup Morella.
Remember: With Morella, you’ll be able to do more-ella with your umbrella! (Was it that bad? Sorry, I couldn’t resist!)
[via LikeCool]
Mar 18
The United States of Coffee Chains
Posted in: Today's Chili
Big shocker here: according to Flowing Data’s map of U.S. coffee chains, Starbucks dominates across the entire U.S., and Dunkin Donuts has a massive foothold on the East Coast. Apparently that stereotype about Boston residents loving their DD is true.
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Feb 26
Coffee connoisseurs adore the AeroPress for its fast brewing and extraction times and the limitless opportunities for experimentation it provides.
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Feb 21
You wake up, tired and groggy, and you can think of only one thing: coffee. But in reality, first thing in the morning isn’t the best time to hit hit the caffeine—and it’s science that says so.
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Feb 19
Say what you will about Keurig-style pod coffee machines, but they are a godsend for lazy people. And now Nespresso—purveyor of pod-based espresso—is selling a machine called the VertuoLine that makes you a full cup o’ joe.
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