The Four “M”s of Perfect Coffee

The Worldwide Gourmet has a pretty useful mnemonic for those seeking to get ideal coffee at home: called the “four Ms”, they posit that making great coffee requires a good machine, a good mill, a good mix (blend), and a good method.

I think that’s a nifty way of organizing it, but unfortunately the article itself isn’t too detailed. Ergo, in my next four posts I’ll go through each of the “M”s and make recommendations for each. I apologize in advance for borrowing Worldwide Gourmet’s title, but I think the device deserves a little more of a breakout than they’ve provided. (Honestly, you could easily write a book on these topics, but we’ll try to keep it digestible.)

Starting with my next post, I’ll go into how to shop for a good home espresso machine, how to tell a good grinder from a bad one, the basics of shopping for and blending coffees for home use, and quick tips to improve the shots you pull. This will all be assuming that you’re making espresso and espresso-based drinks at home; if you want tips for regular brewed coffee, check out my post “5 Steps to Better Coffee Right Now“.