Ben Branch March 15, 2018

The Mini Espresso Maker by GSI Outdoors was designed for people who love the great outdoors, but can’t bring themselves to start the day with a cup of freeze-dried instant coffee. The word “espresso” is Italian for “pressed-out” (it shouldn’t be pronounced “ex-presso” unless you want to make your barista wince), the preparation method involves…
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Ben Branch October 27, 2016

Just 100 examples of the new Aviatore Veloce Turbojet Coffee Machine will be built, and much like the other creations from Super Veloce it’s unlikely that most people will know what it actually is at first glance. Each is made from aviation grade 6061 T6, 2000 series aluminium alloy, stainless steel 316 Ti, 304 and…
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Ben Branch August 17, 2016

Super Veloce is a company dedicated to espresso makers that appeal to people who are obsessive about engineering, coffee, and engines. Each espresso machine is made from anticorodal (6082 & 6061/T6) alloy and stainless steel (316 Ti & 304), which is anodised for corrosion resistance. The base is high pressure thermoset carbon fibre (2×2 twill)…
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Ben Branch May 13, 2015

Good coffee is something that many of us consider essential to our daily productivity, sanity and general happiness. When travelling, it can be a major chore to find a decent coffee, and when camping it can be next to impossible. This is where the Titanium French Press from Snow Peak comes into its own, it’s…
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Ben Branch November 27, 2014

These 1 ounce 100% copper cups are designed for use in situations when glass is too fragile – like camping trips, buck’s parties and birthdays for 3 year olds. The cups are seamless and due to the fact that they’re pure copper, they’ll develop a beautiful patina over time but can be brought back…
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Ben Branch November 24, 2014

The ROK Manual Espresso Maker is, as the name implies, an espresso maker that requires no electricity or tomfoolery to operate – you just load your ground coffee, add hot water to the compression chamber and then apply liberal downward pressure the levers. It’s recommended that owners use a finely ground coffee when using the…
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Ben Branch May 20, 2014

On first seeing the Speedster Espresso Machine my first thoughts were that I needed to open a cafe, just so I’d have an excuse to buy one and put it on display. Then I remembered that I’d probably become verbally abusive of anyone that came in and ordered decaf, soya or a “cup o’ chino”….
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Ben Branch April 18, 2014

I’m convinced that coffee has fuelled many, if not most, of humanity’s advances over the past few hundred years. With this in mind it’s obviously very important to ensure that you have the ability to make good coffee at home, at work or anywhere else you might be expected to be alert or do something…
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Ben Branch January 3, 2014

The Iron & Resin Coffee Kit is an all-in-one solution to the problem faced by people like me when out in the wild blue yonder – how I’ll get my hands on decent coffee. I’ve always thought of instant coffee as being kind of like a CVT transmission on a motorcycle, it…
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Ben Branch October 20, 2013

Roasted: A Coffee Documentary is a 25 minute long documentary about Chuck Patton and his company, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters. It’s a fantastic personal insight into the development and growth of a small business by a man who had the guts to open a small independent coffee shop right across the road from a Starbucks. If…
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Ben Branch August 31, 2013

The ROK Manual Espresso Maker is an entirely electricity free method of creating a proper espresso, the two handles are used to apply pressure to hot water in the upper container, this water is then forced through the coffee in the handle. Any decent barista will tell you that when it comes to espresso, pressure…
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Ben Branch January 11, 2013

Imogen + Willie Drew’s Brews Coffee is a classic “Gas Station Blend” designed to replicate the style of coffee served 50 years ago at American roadhouses.
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