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Bodum Antigua Burr Grinder - ReviewLet me say right up front, that this is not a great grinder. It may not even be a terribly good grinder -- what it is is a good grinder for the money. There is probably no single step that will give you more quality improvement for your money than grinding your own coffee beans. Ground coffee goes stale literally within minutes. If you spend your money on decent beans (or even halfway decent beans) and grind it or have it ground at the store, you're wasting your money. By the time you get to the second pot, you might as well be drinking coffee out of the can. Unfortunately, where most people go for their first grinder is to...


Bodum Assam Tea Press ReviewWhile I've never messed around much with coffee presses, I have to admit to being real fond of the Bodum Assam Tea Press. Ever since I took off the "tea bag training wheels" and started brewing loose leaf teas, I've been looking for a convenient way of doing it. I liked the much better variety and flavor of decent loose teas, but I always ended up messing up a double-handful of containers, one to heat the water in, one to brew the tea in, and one to strain the brewed tea in, etc. Enter the tea press. No muss, no fuss -- put the leaves into the brewing compartment, add water of the appropriate temperature (205 or so for black...


Ecopad Refillable Filter for Philips SenseoAwhile back, I reviewed the Café-filter for the Philips Senseo, which worked, but you had to go through some hoops to order one if you live in the US. Fortunately, there is now a less expensive and more available alternative, Ecopad the Refillable Coffee-pad for the Senseo, available from Amazon. It appears to work much like the Café-filter, which means that it's a great deal if you hooked on the single-cup convenience of the Senseo, but not on the rather bitter and flavorless standard coffee pads. For $15, it's certainly worth checking out! ...


Coffee on the roadA substantial travel-hassle for the coffee lover is the fact that while most of the stuff served as coffee out in the world is brown and hot, that's about where its resemblence to real coffee ends.I've been doing a little pre-holiday travel this week, and have had more than a few too many cups of burnt, under-dosed, over-extracted cups of stale robusta to last me for a good long while.At least back at the hotel, I can still enjoy a cup of real coffee, thanks to just a little planning ahead. My travel coffee-kit consists of a Mini Ibis electric kettle, a C-Mill blade coffee grinder, and a 14oz thermal travel press mug, all from Bodum. Add in a pound...


Cheaper Treo 650sPalmOne has lowered the price of unlocked Treo 650s by $50, bringing it down to $649 for those who want to buy a phone without a plan and without getting locked into a carrier. There are also several $100 rebate and discount deals out there now, making it possible to buy a 650 (with strings attached) down into the $100 - $200 range if you really hunt around and aren't afraid to commit to a contract. On the other hand, Treos without a service plan from somebody don't do much good (it's not wedge-shaped enough to be a good doorstop, a little large for a paperweight, and seriously underweight for a boat anchor), so I'm usually willing to take a...