Coffee Geek

Author: Thomas Garcia

  • Coffee-producing countries: Africa

    Coffee-producing countries: Africa

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    In Africa and elsewhere, when coffee did not grow naturally in the colonies, their crops were strongly encouraged. In this way, a very large part of the coffee produced in West Africa (which consisted of the French Empire) is Robusta. Because of its ancient conquests, in France we still drink a lot of robustas coffee…

  • [Barista tip] spreading the coffee in your portafilter

    [Barista tip] spreading the coffee in your portafilter

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    Spreading the coffee in the portafilter is a step to take just before compacting the grind. Incorrectly done, this step can be the cause of bad extractions of your coffees. When you have more coffee on one side of the basket and you cup directly, it creates less dense areas, which will facilitate the passage…

  • Tamper 51 mm vs 51.5 mm for La Pavoni lever machine

    Tamper 51 mm vs 51.5 mm for La Pavoni lever machine

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    There are several filter diameters for espresso machines. The La Pavoni Europiccola coffee machine that I use has 51 mm diameter filters. Upon purchase, a plastic tamper is provided. As a result, the investment of a metal tamper becomes necessary. For this type of accessory there is a price range from 15 to  150 $.

  • Review of Nespresso Reusable Pods

    Review of Nespresso Reusable Pods

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    Before buying me a real espresso machine, I had a Nespresso machine. And quickly I became aware of the ecological problem of the pods, but also of their significant costs. I ended up interested in rechargeable pods for these two reasons: no longer use aluminum/plastic unnecessarily and reduce my coffee budget. Today I have the necessary…

  • Apollo vs Kinu M47: A user feedback on the Apollo

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    As you know, grinding your coffee is essential for making a good espresso. I started with a Porlex that I later replaced with the Kinu M47 (which I did the review here). Then I decided to replace Kinu M47 with the latest high quality manual coffee grinder: the “Apollo coffee grinder” (manufactured by BPlus, with…

  • My morning ritual

    My morning ritual

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    I had fun trying to create a little clip to show my little morning ritual of when I make coffee. The video is amateur but I try to show the course of things. Do not hesitate to tell me what you think.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZdTxfG0rf8 By the way, make this video made me want to try…