Coffee Knowledge

Coffee particles of similar size will produce better tasting coffee. But why is this true? And how can we operate our coffee grinders to achieve it?

Interested in improving your palate for coffee? These three Cup Tasters Champions give their tips on how to develop your coffee tasting skills and how they became the top coffee tasters in the world.

Baristas get a bad rap for being dead-end jobs. But these three coffee professionals and coffee champions prove that the specialty coffee industry is filled with opportunity to develop a viable and rewarding career.

We're all familiar with different varieties of wine, but different varieties of coffee are another story. From Typica to Bourbon, Caturra to Catuai, we break down the different traits, origins and tastes of the world's most popular coffee varieties.

We explore the creation of the redesigned Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel that was created in collaboration by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and World Coffee Research.

Coffee extraction is more than just the sum of brew ratio and flow rate: truly understanding extraction can lead to brewing better coffee.

Learn how to overcome a clog in your coffee grinder by cleaning the grinder burrs, adjusting your grinder settings, and using Urnex Grindz grinder cleaner.

Learn how to make a traditional Turkish coffee using an ibrik with instructions from the 2016 and 2017 Turkish Barista Champion, Nisan Agca.

We spoke to the Swedish Barista Champion to better understand espresso crema and the elements of a well-made espresso.