What’s behind the magic beans laxative effect? If you ever find yourself suddenly running to the bathroom following a lovely cup of coffee – you are not alone. According to a study published in the medical journal Gut, coffee was found to induce a desire to crap in some 29Read More →
The AeroPress is a hand operated plunger system for brewing coffee. The gizmo allows you to rapidly brew up barrister-quality coffee at home with the minimum amount of fuss. Coffee savants have snapped up well over a million units since the product hit the market in 2005. The popularity ofRead More →
While there are certainly more glamorous and high-tech ways of making coffee, the humble French press or cafetière is an under-utilized method that can yield stunning results. Honing your French press skills is well worthwhile as the brewing method has several advantages over others. Firstly, it allows you to makeRead More →
The cappuccino – a shot of espresso topped with a warm frothy milk – is without doubt one of the most iconic drinks of all time. Velvety, rich and satisfying it is a quintessentially Italian cup. Each one carries connotations of sunlit piazzas, style and sophistication. The cappuccino has fallenRead More →
We’ve all been doing it wrong: the trick to a perfect cuppa Joe is to make it with *cold* water. Or at least, that’s what the prevailing trend among java junkies would seem to suggest. Cold brew has been taking the coffee world by storm – but why is itRead More →