AeroPress

Since I bought Kompresso in April, my major coffee drinks were made by Kompresso. With a cheap Ikea milk frother, I sometimes made a caffè latte. My office has been under an “A/B Team” policy since this year. When I was working from home, I used Kompresso. How about the week working at the office? Kompresso is small too, and it’s easy to make an espresso-like coffee. However, coffee residues are usually spread over the table during brewing. I hate making my working table dirty. Therefore, I decided not to drink Kompresso at the office. Instead, I brewed drip coffee. ...

Almost every coffeeholic wishes he could make of making a caffè Latte at home. However, it seems impossible to make it without the aid of an espresso machine. This was the question I faced a couple of days after I bought the Kompresso. Many products are claimed to froth the milk for Caffè Latte easily. The most famous one is Subminimal NanoFormer, which costs more than HKD 300. At that time, I was still unsure whether I would buy an espresso machine. If I bought one, the steam wand in the espresso machine would replace a milk frother. NanoFormer would then become a waste. ...

In August last year, a coffeeholic, Kin, named himself Barista Gor Friend (friend of a barista), started his business by teaching basic coffee knowledge in various aspects. He advertised in an online broadcast channel I’ve been listening to. I wanted to learn more about coffee and meet new friends sharing the same interest. Therefore, I attended his class. Kin earned a couple of certifications from Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), a non-profit trade organisation for the specialty coffee industry. The coffee class he organises is not just for teaching, but to meet with other coffeholics and people who want to learn more the basic knowledge. People often start learning about coffee without rich resources. After spending lots of time and money, they still can’t determine if something is good or bad or distinguish the general difference between coffee beans from Africa and South America. ...