There’s something about making a cup of coffee that riles people up. Somehow, each debate breeds its own sub-debates — brewer vs. pour over. Hario vs. Chemex. Medium grind vs. coarse grind, and so on.

Pair a $5,000 chromed-out Italian espresso machine with old or poorly ground coffee, and your ristretto will taste mediocre — or worse, like a cup of salty battery acid. But invest in a good manual ...

A creamy shot of espresso is the caviar of the coffee world. However, replicating outside of a cafe can feel difficult, which is why we enlisted two coffee experts to test the best home espresso ...

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