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Erik Rolfsen

Erik pulled his first espresso behind the bar at Vancouver's Earls Restaurant in the late 1980s. He has been working to improve his coffee game ever since. He brews with an AeroPress on weekdays and Chemex on the weekend. Erik founded Bean Poet after a coffee-fueled career in journalism, mostly at the Vancouver Province.
Breville Infuser on the left alongside the Breville Barista Express, against a white background

Deciding Between The Breville Infuser And Barista Express

The built-in grinder on the Barista Express is the key feature separating these two semi-automatic home espresso machines from Breville.

Categories Brewing, Buying Guides, Gear
Stainless steel coffee pot on an Oster coffee maker

How To Clean Your Stainless Steel Coffee Pot

Stainless steel is durable and keeps coffee warm, but follow these tips to keep it clean.

Categories Gear
An upside-down Technivorm coffee carafe with a crack in the glass

How To Fix A Crack In Your Coffee Pot

This particular mishap can make for a devastating morning, so let’s learn how to fix a cracked coffee pot—and prevent cracks from happening in the first place.

Categories Brewing, Gear
Coffee maker sitting next to a microwave with other appliances on a kitchen counter

Should You Put Your Coffee Pot In The Microwave?

Even if your coffee pot has only small metal parts, you’ll have a crisis on your hands if you try to microwave it.

Categories Gear
Small power inverter on the table inside an RV

What Size Inverter Do You Need For A Coffee Pot?

A simple formula can tell you what size inverter you need for your coffee pot: Find out the coffee maker’s wattage use, and then add 20 per cent on top of that.

Categories Gear
Lelit Bianca espresso machine with a freshly poured latte

The Lelit Bianca Brings Paddle Power To The People

You can get up to speed quickly on the Lelit Bianca, and keep learning for years to come.

Categories Brewing, Gear
Split image with La Pavoni Europiccola on left and Stradivari on right

La Pavoni Europiccola Vs. Stradivari: Which Should You Choose?

La Pavoni’s Europiccola and Stradivari are two of the most popular lever espresso machines vying for space in your kitchen. Let’s help you choose.

Categories Buying Guides, Gear
Kitchen counter set up for Chemex coffee brewing

How To Make Perfect Chemex Coffee Every Time

The Chemex is as simple and elegant a coffee brewer as you will find. It also makes terrific coffee when done right. Here we walk you through our process.

Categories Brewing, Brewing Tips
Sacks of coffee beans from different countries

How Experts Rated 1,229 Coffees From Countries Around The World

We plotted reviews of 1,229 coffees from 16 different countries on a graph to see which country produces the best.

Categories Beans
Nespresso Creatista Plus on the left and Lattissima Pro on the right

Lattissima Pro Vs. Creatista Plus: Which Nespresso Machine Should You Choose?

Nespresso’s Creatista Plus gives budding latte artists a level of control they can’t get from the Lattissima Pro.

Categories Buying Guides, Gear
Smoke rises from freshly roasted coffee beans

Why You Should Release Gas From Your Coffee Before You Brew

Fresh is best, right? Well, fresh is good, but with coffee you need to give a little time after roasting to let carbon dioxide escape.

Categories Beans, Coffee Knowledge
Coffee brewing in a Hario V60 pour-over cone on top of a scale.

How To Brew Coffee With A Hario V60

Our guide to brewing coffee with a Hario V60 will help demystify the pour-over coffee method.

Categories Brewing, Brewing Tips
Nespresso Aeroccino4 electric milk frother

The Best Electric Milk Frothers

Frothing milk at home can save you a lot of money over buying cappuccinos and lattes at a coffee shop, but you need the right tool for it.

Categories Buying Guides, Gear
A pressurized portafilter for brewing espresso

What Is A Pressurized Portafilter?

Learn how the two-layer bottom of pressurized portafilter adds extra pressure immediately after coffee extraction.

Categories Brewing, Gear
A nice stream of espresso flows from a portafilter into a cup

How To Make Espresso

The road to espresso mastery is one of trial and error, an artistic process as much as a technical one.

Categories Brewing, Brewing Tips
A flat white coffee on the left and a caffe macchiato on the right

The Difference Between A Flat White And A Macchiato

We won’t pick a winner between the flat white and macchiato, but each drink has its time and place.

Categories Coffee Drinks, Coffee Knowledge
A French press and a Chemex against a white background.

French Press Or Chemex: Which Brewing Method Is For You?

The glass carafe is usually where the similarities end with these two brewing methods that produce very different cups of coffee.

Categories Brewing
Closeup of coffee in the carafe of a Technivorm Moccamaster drip coffee maker

How to Work a Coffee Maker, Step by Step

Step by step instructions for how to use a coffee maker, valid for most automatic drip coffee makers.

Categories Brewing, Brewing Tips, Gear
Professional coffee cuppers in Ethiopia taste and grade coffees

Data Visualization Shows Countries With Highest-Rated Coffees

Data analyst Cédric Scherer plotted more than 1,000 coffee reviews on a graph to see which countries have the highest-rated coffees.

Categories Coffee Knowledge
The OXO On Barista Brain 9-cup Coffee Maker

The 7 Best Thermal Carafe Coffee Makers

We examined seven of the best thermal carafe coffee makers and found our favorite. Maybe it will be yours, too.

Categories Brewing, Buying Guides, Gear
The Mastrena logo in raised lettering on the outside of a Mastrena espresso machine at Starbucks

Mastrena Espresso Machine: Why You Can’t Own One

Unfortunately, this white whale hangs out only with the mermaids at Starbucks.

Categories Brewing, Coffee Knowledge, Gear
Overhead shot of coffee roasting in a Whirley Pop with an iPad keeping time next to it

Your Complete Guide To Whirley Pop Coffee Roasting

How a simple, hand-operated popcorn popper can be your gateway to the world of home coffee roasting.

Categories Beans
Coffee blooming in a pour-over cone

The Purpose Of Blooming Coffee

We explain why the 30 seconds it takes for your coffee to bloom is time well spent.

Categories Brewing Tips, Coffee Knowledge
Brewing coffee from whole beans over the stove

How To Make Coffee With Whole Beans

Brewing with whole beans is usually a last resort, but if you have the time it can produce a nice, flavorful cup.

Categories Beans, Brewing, Brewing Tips
Long black coffee and a caffe Americano side by side, viewed from above

Long Black vs. Americano: What’s the Difference?

The long black is Australia’s answer to the Americano, and like everything else in Australia, they kind of flipped it upside down.

Categories Brewing, Coffee Drinks
Nespresso Lattissima Touch and Lattissima Pro coffee machines side by side

Nespresso Lattissima Touch Vs. Pro: Which Should You Choose?

It’s a step up in price from the Nespresso Lattissima Touch to the top-of-the-line Lattissima Pro, but is it worth it?

Categories Buying Guides, Gear
Long espresso brewing into a glass cup on a Nespresso Essenza Mini

Long Espresso: What It Is And Why You Should Try It

Stretch out your enjoyment of your morning espresso with this cup that sits somewhere between an espresso and an Americano.

Categories Brewing, Coffee Drinks, Coffee Knowledge
Kettle pouring water into a cone coffee filter from above

Coffee Filter Types, Shapes And Sizes You Should Know

Cone or basket? Paper or metal? Bleached or unbleached? Just as coffee filters clear up your coffee, we’re here to clear up coffee filters.

Categories Gear
A Kinto Travel Tumbler with two Carter Everywhere Mugs

Carter Everywhere Mug Vs. Kinto Travel Tumbler

The Carter Everywhere Mug by Fellow is a stylish addition to the travel mug market, up against the Kinto Travel Tumbler.

Categories Buying Guides, Gear
Making pour-over coffee in a Chemex brewer

Chemex Vs. Hario V60: Which Should You Choose?

Chemex and Hario are two of the biggest names in pour-over coffee, so let’s help you decide which brewer is right for you.

Categories Brewing, Buying Guides
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