Coffee: Beans, taste & gear

Better coffee at home, without the café price or a counter full of gadgets. Five things at a time — the changes that actually show up in the cup.

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Flat illustration: tell when coffee beans have gone rancidCoffee5 things that help tell when coffee beans have gone rancidThat oily sheen on a dark roast isn't the problem — the problem is what the oil turns into weeks later: dull, patchy, and smelling of wet cardboard or old crayons instead of coffee. Here's how to actually tell "gone off" from "just faded" using your nose, eyes, and ears, and what to do once you know which one you're holding.6 Sept 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: with coffee cupping at homeCoffee5 things that help with coffee cupping at home3 Sept 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: weigh up a vacuum-sealed coffee canisterCoffee5 things that help weigh up a vacuum-sealed coffee canister1 Sept 2026 · 6 min readFlat illustration: single-dose hopper grinders without wasteCoffee5 things that help single-dose hopper grinders without waste29 Aug 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: with making instant coffee taste decentCoffee5 things that help with making instant coffee taste decent21 Aug 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: a light roast that's too acidic or sharpCoffee5 things that help a light roast that's too acidic or sharp17 Aug 2026 · 8 min readFlat illustration: reheat leftover coffee without bitternessCoffee5 things that help reheat leftover coffee without bitterness11 Jul 2026 · 9 min readFlat illustration: find your personal caffeine cutoff timeCoffee5 things that help find your personal caffeine cutoff time11 Jul 2026 · 8 min readFlat illustration: with coffee acid on an empty stomachCoffee5 things that help with coffee acid on an empty stomach10 Jul 2026 · 9 min readFlat illustration: coffee jitters without quitting caffeineCoffee5 things that help coffee jitters without quitting caffeine10 Jul 2026 · 9 min readFlat illustration: decaf coffee that's flat and cardboard-yCoffee5 things that help decaf coffee that's flat and cardboard-y10 Jul 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: clean rancid oil off coffee grinder burrsCoffee5 things that help clean rancid oil off coffee grinder burrs6 Jul 2026 · 8 min readFlat illustration: remineralise distilled or RO coffee waterCoffee5 things that help remineralise distilled or RO coffee water6 Jul 2026 · 9 min readFlat illustration: when coffee tastes tinny or metallicCoffee5 things that help when coffee tastes tinny or metallic4 Jul 2026 · 8 min readFlat illustration: with grounds flying from grinder staticCoffee5 things that help with grounds flying from grinder static4 Jul 2026 · 8 min readFlat illustration: you dial in a new bag of coffee beansCoffee5 things that help you dial in a new bag of coffee beans23 Jun 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: make better coffee in a hard-water areaCoffee5 things that help make better coffee in a hard-water area22 Jun 2026 · 7 min readFlat illustration: your home coffee taste like the café'sCoffee5 things that help your home coffee taste like the café's21 Jun 2026 · 6 min readFlat illustration: with sour coffeeCoffee5 things that help with sour coffee21 Jun 2026 · 3 min readFlat illustration: you choose coffee beansCoffee5 things that help you choose coffee beans18 Jun 2026 · 3 min readFlat illustration: you keep coffee beans freshCoffee5 things that help you keep coffee beans fresh18 Jun 2026 · 3 min readFlat illustration: with bitter coffeeCoffee5 things that help with bitter coffee18 Jun 2026 · 3 min readFlat illustration: your home coffee taste betterCoffee5 things that help your home coffee taste better18 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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