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K Kat

Crew Review: Rocket Espresso Machines - V2

Rocket Espresso has souped up their popular machines with a couple of cool new imp...
  • Apr 13, 2012
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K Kat

The Lowdown on Distilled Water

A common inquiry we receive is in regard to the type of water customers should use...
  • Apr 6, 2012
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SCG’s Packing Tips: Espresso Machines over 35 lbs

Earlier this week, our trusty compatriot Tristan showed us his tips on how to pack...
  • Feb 17, 2012
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K Kat

Crew Review: Izzo Alex Duetto II

One of the more popular double boiler espresso machines on the market, the Alex Du...
  • Feb 3, 2012
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K Kat

SCG's Most Popular Coffee Gear - 2011

Not that we're encouraging you to keep up with the Joneses, but if you're in the m...
  • Jan 24, 2012
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K Kat

Crew Review: Rancilio Egro Commercial Superautomatic - Redux!

When Gail first met this sophisticated robot about 18 months ago, they had a brief...
  • Jan 18, 2012
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K Kat

Choose Your Own Adventure: Selecting an Espresso Machine

There are hundreds of espresso machines on the market, who knows where to even sta...
  • Dec 16, 2011
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K Kat

Crew Review: DeLonghi kMix Espresso Machine

While their semi-automatic machines are fairly standard performers in the budget-v...
  • Dec 9, 2011
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K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler vs. Rancilio Silvia

In another of our not-so-infamous grudge matches, we pit Breville's new Dual Boile...
  • Nov 21, 2011
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Compare: Rocket Giotto vs. Nuova Simonelli Musica

We'd be hard pressed to choose between these two models ourselves, and we've had s...
  • Nov 2, 2011
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Experimenting with Ristrettos

You know that since we are part of the goblin class, we love short things, right? ...
  • Oct 28, 2011
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Crew Review: Saeco Syntia Cappuccino

Yet another gauntlet laid down, yet another petite one-touch superautomatic added ...
  • Oct 18, 2011
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