Coffee

For the weird coffee people — the ones who weigh their beans, own more than one grinder, and have opinions about water. Here you'll find the YouTube videos I keep sending to friends, my reviews of coffees I've brewed, and the gear I actually use.

Black coffee has no carbs, which makes it one of the easier things to keep in a diabetic routine. Going down the rabbit hole is optional, but encouraged.

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One Of These Coffee Robots Just Beat Keurig

Daddy Got Coffee

Three automatic pour-over machines head to head: the xBloom Studio, Cosori Juni and Breville Spiral Luxe. The Breville wins on convenience.

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Automatic Pour-Over Machines: Are the Coffee Robots Worth It?

The Breville Spiral Luxe, xBloom Studio, Cosori Juni and friends promise pour-over at the push of a button. They're good, but a $100 manual setup and five minutes of practice get you most of the way there.

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Breville — Precision Brewer Thermal

Breville · Drip brewer

My go-to when I need to make a big batch. A 60oz drip brewer with real control over bloom, flow rate and temperature, and it's been easy to use and dependable for years.

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Breville — Spiral Luxe Auto Pour Over

Breville · Automatic pour-over

A grind-and-brew automatic pour-over with 40mm flat burrs and a moving spout. The least programmable of the bunch, but the most consistent and hardest to mess up.

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Cosori — Juni

Cosori · Automatic pour-over

The budget automatic pour-over: a touch panel, three pour patterns over a rotating basket, and a full 1.5L thermal carafe. Bring your own grinder.

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Fellow — Aiden Precision Coffee Maker

Fellow · Precision brewer

Not a moving-spout robot, but a programmable brewer that does single cups or a 10-cup batch, with control over bloom, pulses and temperature.

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