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Best Budget Espresso Machines for 2024

Comparing budget espresso machines? Check out our fully tested and reviewed best of the best espresso gear that won’t break the bank.

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Jan 10, 2024
Weber introduces the BIRD, a Coffee Brewer

Weber Workshops introduces their first foray into the world of coffee brewing devices with the BIRD. Here’s some early details.

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Dec 20, 2023
2023 Holiday Deals on Espresso + Coffee Gear in Canada

A compiled and updated list for all the best deals on coffee and espresso gear for Canadians during this holiday season.

The Tubadipdrip: Chemex’s own “AeroPress”

The inventor of the Chemex didn’t just stop with that device: he came up with dozens of coffee brewing inventions, including the Tubadipdrip.

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Dec 6, 2023
Coffee Gear Acquisition: The Silly Season

More big ticket coffee and espresso gear is bought in the last 40 days of a year, than the rest of the year combined. How do you come ahead?

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Nov 30, 2023
How Breville Can Improve the Barista Express

Now 10 years old, the hugely popular Barista Express is showing its age. Here’s ways Breville could update this best selling machine.

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Nov 29, 2023
Ideal Gifts for Coffee Lovers at Every Budget

This year, we’ve given extra special attention to curating the best possible coffee and espresso gifts at every for every budget.

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Nov 28, 2023
Best Espresso Gifts Under $600 Holidays 2023

This is it: the ultimate guide for the perfect espresso gift under $600, for the coffee lover in your life. All fully tested products.

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Weber introduces the BIRD, a Coffee Brewer

Weber Workshops, the company known for intense, micron engineered bespoke manual and electric grinders (don’t even ask how much), $500 WDT tool devices, and $365...
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2023 Holiday Deals on Espresso + Coffee Gear in Canada

There's plenty of amazing deals this winter on coffee and espresso gear, exclusive to Canadians. In many cases, you can get these espresso machines, grinders,...
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Getting Into Home Espresso

How To Make an Espresso

It’s the big kahuna of our How To guides, and the basis on which to build hundreds of drinks: our Espresso How To! Updated Oct 1, 2023.

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Weiss Distribution Technique How To

The Weiss Distribution Technique, or WDT, is an espresso prep method guaranteed to improve espresso shot quality. Here’s the technique.

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Coffee Gear Acquisition: The Silly Season

More big ticket coffee and espresso gear is bought in the last 40 days of a year, than the rest of the year combined. How do you come ahead?

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CoffeeGeek's Holiday Gift Lists

Ideal Gifts for Coffee Lovers at Every Budget

This year, we’ve given extra special attention to curating the best possible coffee and espresso gifts at every for every budget.

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CoffeeGeek First Looks

Our comprehensive First Looks are designed to give you a solid overview about products you need to know about if you love coffee. We don't just spend a half hour with a product or shoot a 5 minute video; we dive deep testing a product for a few days and share that initial impression with you.

Superkop Lever Espresso Machine

Superkop Lever Espresso Machine

One of the most unique espresso makers currently on the market, this is our First Look at the Superkop ratchet lever espresso machine.

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Gaggia Classic Evo Pro

Gaggia continues the evolution of an espresso machine with 45 years of heritage, with the 2023 Gaggia Classic Evo Pro. Here’s our First Look.

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CoffeeGeek QuickShot Reviews

CoffeeGeek's QuickShot Reviews are some of the most comprehensive, detail-rich product reviews found online today. We usually spend 2 weeks to a month with a product, fully testing and vetting it before authoring these reviews.

Breville Smart Grinder Pro with Portafilter installed

Breville Smart Grinder Pro

The Smart Grinder Pro from Breville has been on the market for nearly 10 years; is the grinder still a top choice today as an entry point, multipurpose grinder? Let’s find out in CoffeeGeek’s full review.

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