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K Kat

New! Non-Pressurized & Bottomless Portafilters for Saeco & Starbucks Machines

The most popular mod/upgrade to Saeco and Starbucks semi-automatic machines is the...
  • Dec 23, 2011
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K Kat

Crew Review: DeLonghi kMix Espresso Machine

While their semi-automatic machines are fairly standard performers in the budget-v...
  • Dec 9, 2011
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K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler vs. Rancilio Silvia

In another of our not-so-infamous grudge matches, we pit Breville's new Dual Boile...
  • Nov 21, 2011
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K Kat

Compare: Breville Barista Express vs. Rancilio Silvia

After a couple of requests for this comparison model, Gail breaks it down for us: ...
  • Nov 9, 2011
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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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K Kat

Compare: Saeco Aroma vs. Saeco Via Venezia

These little workhorses are some of our most popular machines because their build ...
  • Oct 26, 2011
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K Kat

How Much Time to Make 4 Lattes?

If you've got a party rockin' hard, you don't really want to be away from it too l...
  • Oct 3, 2011
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K Kat

La Marzocco Linea: Cups per Hour with Jess & Gail

When we locked Gail in a room alone with the La Marzocco Linea and Mahlkonig K30 V...
  • Aug 19, 2011
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K Kat

Compare: Rancilio Silvia vs. Ascaso Dream UP

For those of you looking to pick up a mid-range single boiler espresso machine, th...
  • Aug 17, 2011
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K Kat

SCG Certified Refurb Specs

We asked Patrick, who leads our team in dedicated refurbishing of espresso machine...
  • Jul 29, 2011
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K Kat

Experimenting with Lungos

If making espresso was a children's fairy tale, this experimentation is all about ...
  • Jul 22, 2011
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