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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

Compare: Double Boiler Espresso Shots - Izzo, La Spaziale & Breville

For folks that dig precision, a dual boiler espresso machine with PID temperature ...
  • Feb 27, 2012
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K Kat

SCG's Packing Tips: Espresso Machines under 35 lbs

Who wants to receive a call that their espresso machine sent in for repair now req...
  • Feb 13, 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

How To: Dialing in a Coffee Grinder

A little bit of the ol' science behind the magic! Dialing in a grinder is one of t...
  • Jan 27, 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

Milk Steaming Tips

One of the wiliest dragons to slay in the home espresso universe is milk steaming ...
  • Jan 3, 2012
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K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler v. Nuova Simonelli Oscar

Yet another comparison match! Watch Gail walk us through the features on the Brevi...
  • Dec 28, 2011
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K Kat

New! Non-Pressurized & Bottomless Portafilters for Saeco & Starbucks Machines

The most popular mod/upgrade to Saeco and Starbucks semi-automatic machines is the...
  • Dec 23, 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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K Kat

Compare: Breville Barista Express vs. Rancilio Silvia

After a couple of requests for this comparison model, Gail breaks it down for us: ...
  • Nov 9, 2011
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K Kat

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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