Guides and gift guides
Buying guides and seasonal gift lists, organised so you can find a price and stop.
GuideCoffee lover's gift guideMost coffee gift guides are a list of mugs. This one is organised around a different question: what does someone who already makes espresso at home…GuideEspresso starter kitNearly every disappointing first espresso setup has the same cause: the whole budget went on the machine. This is the same money, allocated in the…GuideKitchen gifts under $100The failure mode of kitchen gifts is specific: they get used twice and then live in the back of a drawer. Everything here was chosen against that —…
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