Category: Tools

I spent a decade behind a bar watching people fall in love with shiny objects. They’d walk in with a…

I spent eight years behind a bar listening to salespeople claim that certain “pro-grade” descaling solutions are the only way…

Stop wasting your money on those fancy, $300 countertop ion-exchange systems that promise “molecular perfection.” I see these ads every…

I spent eight years behind a bar, surrounded by high-end La Marzoccos and enough steam pressure to power a small…

I was sitting in a cramped hostel in Tbilisi last spring, staring at a pile of expensive, shattered plastic. I’d…

I spent three years as a head barista watching people lose their minds over shiny chrome. They’ll spend half a…

I spent years behind a bar watching people drop a small fortune on shiny new gear, thinking the hardware would…

I spent three hours last Tuesday watching a guy on YouTube argue that a $300 precision scale is the only…

I spent three years as a head barista watching people buy $200 stainless steel brewers, thinking a higher price tag…

I spent years behind a bar watching people treat coffee like a chemistry exam, but nothing frustrates me more than…