Coffee Tao

Check out this great article on the top ten uses for fresh or spent coffee grounds
on HowToDoThings.com. Most of us already know you can use it for compost, but did you know you can use it to deodorize your kitchen drain, or as a dog shampoo? Some of this stuff was new to […]

Making your own coffee-flavored liqueur is actually much easier than it sounds. While your results may not be on the level of proper Kahlua or Bailey’s at first, the beauty of this simple recipe is both in how simple it is to make and how versatile it is to experiment with.
The essential idea behind […]

Occasionally on this blog I post drink ideas such as the Cafe Cubano and the Dufrain. Though I get ideas from all over, I like to experiment on my own from time to time with making new types of drinks. Sometimes they work out, and I’ll continue to share ideas on this blog […]

If you make espresso at home, here’s a tip I ran across courtesy of World Barista Championship runner-up Pete Licata. It’s called the “PT flip”, named for PT’s Coffee Company in Topeka, KS, where Pete works.
Essentially it’s just pulling your shot into a pre-heated shot glass, then pouring (”flipping”) it into another demitasse, causing […]

(This is Part 3 of a 4-part series called “The Four ‘M’s of Perfect Coffee”, in which we’ll talk about the four elements of making great espresso-based drinks at home: Machine, Mill, Mix (blend), and Method.)
The Fourth “M”: Method
So you’ve found an espresso machine with the right features, you’ve got a grinder that can smash […]

(This is Part 3 of a 4-part series called “The Four ‘M’s of Perfect Coffee”, in which we’ll talk about the four elements of making great espresso-based drinks at home: Machine, Mill, Mix (blend), and Method.)
The Third “M”: Mix
The trouble with pinning down a good mix, or espresso blend, is two-fold. The first, clearly, […]

(This is Part 2 of a 4-part series called “The Four ‘M’s of Perfect Coffee”, in which we’ll talk about the four elements of making great espresso-based drinks at home: Machine, Mill, Mix (blend), and Method.)
The Second “M”: Mill
Unlike shopping for an espresso machine, which can require quite a bit of research and forethought, […]

(This is Part 1 of a 4-part series called “The Four ‘M’s of Perfect Coffee”, in which we’ll talk about the four elements of making great espresso-based drinks at home: Machine, Mill, Mix (blend), and Method.)

The First “M”: Machine
If you want to make great espresso at home, you should be aware that a good […]

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 […]

Like the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, this is one holiday tradition you see every year but can’t imagine skipping.
The idea behind the egg nog latte is simple–replace the milk in a regular latte with egg nog–but there are two key variants that might affect how you’ll make your latte. First, whether you’re using real […]