In 2003 I found myself in the job market (not by choice) and rethinking my career options. I decided to take my passion for coffee up a notch and learn about roasting, espresso preparation, and small retail business. At the end of the day I decided to stay an IT guy, but I became significantly [...]

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About 3 weeks ago my wife and I started noticing an odd rubbery metallic taste/smell to my espresso drinks. We had some immediate suspicions. The first was the cup itself. We had just picked up some new fun mugs at IKEA in Chicago and figured the nasty smell came from the cup. We swapped out [...]

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This week I was asked twice – how can I make a good espresso based drink without spending a thousand dollars. Well… There is the local coffee shop, but they’ll take you for $3 everytime. So I run over to CoffeeGeek to see what is new in the machines that are cheaper than Silvia (what [...]

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