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K Kat

Overview: Rotary vs. Vibratory Pumps

In The Great Espresso Machine Wars of 2011, the bloodiest battle was that between ...
  • Sep 24, 2012
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K Kat

Blind Taste Test: Pasquini Liva 90 vs. Rocket Giotto Evoluzione

We pit these two heat exchangers up against each other to see how their shots comp...
  • Aug 28, 2012
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K Kat

Compare: Grinder Performance with Rocket Giotto Evoluzione

We often talk about the importance of grinders and how investing in a good burr gr...
  • Aug 20, 2012
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K Kat

How to Descale a Heat Exchange Espresso Machine

If this is the first time you're hearing about descaling your espresso equipment, ...
  • Aug 17, 2012
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K Kat

Compare: Double Boiler Espresso Machines

It's time to get serious people. If you want to make excellent espresso drinks at...
  • Aug 13, 2012
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K Kat

Crew Review: Rocket Espresso R58 Dual Boiler

Our long love affair with Rocket Espresso has been taken to a higher level with th...
  • May 16, 2012
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K Kat

Crew Review: Rocket Espresso Machines - V2

Rocket Espresso has souped up their popular machines with a couple of cool new imp...
  • Apr 13, 2012
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K Kat

SCG Tech Tips: Espresso Machine Maintenance & Care

So you've finally pulled together the courage to add up how much you've been spend...
  • Feb 22, 2012
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K Kat

SCG's Most Popular Coffee Gear - 2011

Not that we're encouraging you to keep up with the Joneses, but if you're in the m...
  • Jan 24, 2012
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K Kat

Milk Steaming Tips

One of the wiliest dragons to slay in the home espresso universe is milk steaming ...
  • Jan 3, 2012
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K Kat

Compare: Rocket Giotto vs. Nuova Simonelli Musica

We'd be hard pressed to choose between these two models ourselves, and we've had s...
  • Nov 2, 2011
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K Kat

Experimenting with Ristrettos

You know that since we are part of the goblin class, we love short things, right? ...
  • Oct 28, 2011
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