Have you ever made something with your own two hands? Maybe a bookshelf for your partner, a piece of art for a client, or a meal for your family. There’s a certain feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment that can’t quite be reproduced by any other means. Brewing coffee by hand gives me that feeling, but pulling espresso by hand is the zenith.
I remember the first time I saw a Bellman Stovetop Steamer. It was on a shelf behind a café bar amongst all sorts of vintage coffee brewing equipment. As soon as I laid eyes on it, my inner barista screamed, “Of course!” It just makes sense: put some water in a steel canister, heat it up, add a steam wand and voila! That seemed too simple, though. “Surely it’s too good to be true,” I thought... until I got my hands on one.
I ordered the Espro travel press because I wanted a quick, quality brew option for those mornings that I’m running late for class. I was excited and hopeful that this would fulfill those needs, but honestly also pretty skeptical as I figured it might turn out to be one of those “too good to be true” cases.
by Julien 'Le Coffee Geek' LabelleJanuary 31, 20193 min read
Je suis toujours à la recherche de nouveaux instruments d’infusion pour préparer mon café car chaque produits proposent une façon différente de procéder. Certaines méthodes offrent un résultat avec plus de corps, d’autres plus "clean" et puis il y a le brillant mélange des deux; dont cet outil d’infusion qui a passé sous mon radar de Geek! Voici l’évaluation de mon expérience avec l’American Press.
I’ve had a few months to test this bad babe out now, and straight out of the box, I was honestly a bit surprised. It’s not like I didn’t have high hopes, but it’s easy to get caught up in the sparkle of new coffee technology and this pressy-thing seemed so simple and humble by comparison. I didn’t expect it to be quite so visually beautiful and well thought out.
by Julien 'Le Coffee Geek' LabelleDecember 14, 20183 min read
Le tamis deKruvea fait son apparition sur le site Kickstarter en 2016 et a réussi à amasser plus de trois fois le montant souhaité! Le principe de cet outil est fort simple: tamiser le café pour se retrouver avec différentes grosseur de mouture bien spécifique, en micromètre. À partir de là, il devient intéressant de jouer avec ces différents résultats pour tenter d’obtenir une meilleure tasse de café. Voici l’évaluation de mon expérience avec leKruve sifter.
