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Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade Coffee: What's the Difference?

Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade Coffee: What's the Difference?

Both certifications aim to help coffee farmers, but they work very differently. Here's what each label actually means for the farmer.

9 min · 2024-03-28

How to Store Coffee: Maximizing Freshness After Roasting

How to Store Coffee: Maximizing Freshness After Roasting

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2024-10-01

Affogato: Italy's Greatest Coffee Dessert

Affogato: Italy's Greatest Coffee Dessert

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2024-08-05

Coffee Ice Cream: Recipes from Simple to Extraordinary

Coffee Ice Cream: Recipes from Simple to Extraordinary

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2024-06-08

Peruvian Coffee: The Rising Star of South America

Peruvian Coffee: The Rising Star of South America

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2024-04-12

Thai Coffee Culture: Sweetened, Iced, and Unique

Thai Coffee Culture: Sweetened, Iced, and Unique

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2024-02-15

Moroccan Coffee with Spices: Ras el Hanout and Cardamom

Moroccan Coffee with Spices: Ras el Hanout and Cardamom

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2024-12-18

Sensory Training for Baristas: Developing a Coffee Palate

Sensory Training for Baristas: Developing a Coffee Palate

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2025-10-22

Precision Dosing for Espresso: Dialing In by Weight

Precision Dosing for Espresso: Dialing In by Weight

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2025-08-25

The Best Drip Coffee Brewers: From Budget to Premium

The Best Drip Coffee Brewers: From Budget to Premium

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2025-06-28

Paper Filter Types: Bleached, Unbleached, and Japanese

Paper Filter Types: Bleached, Unbleached, and Japanese

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2025-04-01

How Coffee Futures Trading Works

How Coffee Futures Trading Works

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2025-02-05

Coffee Trainer as a Career

Coffee Trainer as a Career

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2025-12-08

Coffee Export Grading Systems Explained

Coffee Export Grading Systems Explained

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2025-10-12

Can Coffee Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Can Coffee Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2025-08-15

Coffee as Pre-Workout: Timing and Dosage

Coffee as Pre-Workout: Timing and Dosage

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2025-06-18

Cashew Milk Coffee: Creamy and Subtle

Cashew Milk Coffee: Creamy and Subtle

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2025-04-22

Compostable Cups: Are They Really Sustainable?

Compostable Cups: Are They Really Sustainable?

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2025-02-25

Smart Coffee Brewers: Are They Worth It?

Smart Coffee Brewers: Are They Worth It?

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2025-12-28

Second Crack and Beyond: Understanding Dark Roasting

Second Crack and Beyond: Understanding Dark Roasting

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2025-10-01

Sample Roasting: How Buyers Evaluate Green Beans

Sample Roasting: How Buyers Evaluate Green Beans

Affogato — espresso poured over ice cream — is the simplest, most perfect coffee dessert ever conceived.

6 min · 2025-08-05

Roast Logging and Repeatability

Roast Logging and Repeatability

From no-churn coffee ice cream to complex gelato, these recipes use coffee in every way imaginable.

10 min · 2025-06-08

Macarons and Coffee: A French Café Classic

Macarons and Coffee: A French Café Classic

Fresh coffee is delicious coffee. Proper storage can extend the life of your beans by weeks.

8 min · 2025-04-12