Until the early 20th century, roasting coffee, like baking bread, was one of many common weekly household tasks folks did themselves. Much of the coffee was roasted in an open pan on top of a hot ...

There’s a war in coffee right now. On one side, you have the coffee geeks, hand-crafting each cup with artisanal tools and incredible care. On the other, you have the automation-hungry, the K-cup ...

[Rxdtxd] has tried his hand at roasting coffee beans in a frying pan. It works but he can only roast small batches at once. What he really needed was a large-scale roaster that would have no problem ...

Some folks are happy with the battered old Mr. Coffee they bought at a yard sale. Some will only drink from a ...

Those who have tasted specialty coffee done right—the round acidity, the sweet-syrupy body on the heels of a malty aroma—understand why enthusiasts line up for a single cup that can cost upward of $6.

Your coffee beans might have been roasted by a robot, and that’s a good thing. Find out how technology meets technique in ...

An old German coffee roaster machine in Yacolt was acknowledged in December as the oldest of its kind by world-renowned manufacturer Probat. In April, a team of executives and engineers from Probat ...

I Asked 10 Coffee Experts: What's the Best Way to Brew?

Harrison Suarez, 27, and Michael Haft, 28, were infantry officers in the U.S. Marine Corps when they became friends over coffee, a ritual they shared with their fellow marines. When they left the ...