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Pair a $5,000 chromed-out Italian espresso machine with old or poorly ground coffee, and your ristretto will taste mediocre — or worse, like a cup of salty battery acid. But invest in a good manual ...

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Nothing beats the flavor of freshly ground coffee. Because coffee beans contain volatile flavor compounds, grinding fresh beans at home produces a higher-quality and more flavorful brew than buying ...

You may agree with film director David Lynch’s proverbial maxim that “even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all.” But if you can brew up a truly great cup o’ joe right in the comfort of ...