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Coffee drying on raised beds across the hills of a Kayanza washing station, Burundi

Burundi: small hills, serious coffee

A tiny landlocked country of steep hills and hillside washing stations, producing some of the cleanest, most floral coffee in East Africa.

Burundi: small hills, serious coffee

A tiny landlocked country of steep hills and hillside washing stations, producing some of the cleanest, most floral coffee in East Africa.

Sipi Falls plunging over an orange cliff in the Mount Elgon coffee highlands of Uganda

Uganda: Africa's quiet giant

Africa's largest coffee exporter, and the place robusta actually comes from. The arabica on Mount Elgon deserves far more attention than it gets.

Uganda: Africa's quiet giant

Africa's largest coffee exporter, and the place robusta actually comes from. The arabica on Mount Elgon deserves far more attention than it gets.

Water poured onto a coffee bed in a white paper filter cone, lit low

Filter papers: Sibarist, Cafec, Hario

The cheapest variable in pour-over. The one most drinkers ignore. The one professionals match to the brewer and the coffee.

Filter papers: Sibarist, Cafec, Hario

The cheapest variable in pour-over. The one most drinkers ignore. The one professionals match to the brewer and the coffee.

An espresso machine group head pulling a dark shot into a glass, lit low

Choosing your first espresso machine

A field of confusing acronyms, expensive overlap, and a few decisions that genuinely matter.

Choosing your first espresso machine

A field of confusing acronyms, expensive overlap, and a few decisions that genuinely matter.

Ground coffee dosed into a bottomless portafilter basket on a dark machine

Why baskets matter

The cheapest piece of espresso equipment with the largest impact on the cup. Most home setups never replace it.

Why baskets matter

The cheapest piece of espresso equipment with the largest impact on the cup. Most home setups never replace it.

A burr grinder dosing fresh grounds into a portafilter, lit low against a dark background

The grinder matters more than the machine

Conventional wisdom says spend on the espresso machine. Conventional wisdom is wrong.

The grinder matters more than the machine

Conventional wisdom says spend on the espresso machine. Conventional wisdom is wrong.