I had some amazing double shots at the Stockfleths…

I had some amazing double shots at the Stockfleths espresso bar (at Tinghuset) here in Oslo today. They’re using a blend made by barista Tim Wendelboe. He’s constantly working on it so I can taste differences from time to time. This time it seemed kind of milder, very nice. I am also puzzled by the [...]

Check out the article about roasting and blending …

Check out the article about roasting and blending that was just posted on the www.temperato.no website. It is written by Carlo Picchio from Ottolina Coffee in Milano, Italy.

I’ve been roasting some Ottolina Classica today. C…

I’ve been roasting some Ottolina Classica today. Classica is quite a complex espresso blend of no less than 9 different arabicas. I get it here in Norway from Temperato which imports the Ottolina brand of coffee from Milano.
Ottolina coffee is quite popular with the home espresso enthusiasts and quite a number of espresso bars use [...]

Sigh, I was supposed to stop by Temperato today, b…

Sigh, I was supposed to stop by Temperato today, but they were too busy. I’m really curious about the new autofrothing steam arm that is available as an accessory to the “Rancilio classe 10″ pro machine. It is called “TSC (Temperature System Cappuccino)”. According to Alexander von der Lippe it works surprisingly well and he [...]

I-roaster manual posted to a mailing list for roas…

I-roaster manual posted to a mailing list for roasters.

Yeah! Hearthware has released more details about t…

Yeah! Hearthware has released more details about their new roaster “I-Roast”. Check out the pictures and specs on their website.