Jared Marquez is brewmaster, roaster, and owner of Refuge Coffee. As a professional coffee roaster, and member of the Barista's Guild, he has spend years obsessing about every aspect of coffee, from raw coffee bean selection, sample roasting, and cupping [tasting], to production roasting, quality control, and all manner of brewing techniques in the pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee.
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Krups GX5000 Review
While the KRUPS GX5000 is a burr grinder, it didn't produce the taste quality we tend to expect from burr models. We...
Epica Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder Review
The Epica Electric makes the benefits of a blade grinder seem more appealing than their limitations. The more we used...
Baratza Virtuoso Review
The Baratza Virtuoso is a sweet looking machine that makes a great cup of coffee, following a point behind the OXO On...
Krups Fast Touch Grinder Review
The Krups Fast Touch keeps it super simple and offers the lowest list price of every grinder we tested. But while this...
KitchenAid Burr Review
The KitchenAid has an eye-catching design, but it holds scores well below average in every category. Its motor noise...
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Cuisinart Deluxe Grind Review
The Cuisinart Deluxe Grind grabbed our testers' attention with its exceptionally tranquil noise levels, the best among...Ad-free. Influence-free. Powered by Testing.
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