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How to make delicious coffee at home using a cafetière

Coffee brewing method: Filter coffee / Immersion Skill level: Easy French Press; cafetière or plunger. Loads of us have got one, most of us have used one, but how many of us really know how…
How to brew filter coffee in cold weather

It’s cold so let’s talk about temperature, in brewing coffee. Ever noticed that it's harder to extract more complex flavours from your filter coffee in colder weather? In this quick post, w…
How to make the perfect Irish Coffee

An Irish Coffee is the perfect pick-me-up for cold winter days. It’s easy to make and uses relatively few ingredients (as cocktails go). When it comes to coffee cocktails, our wonderful Mar…
How to steam milk and pour latte art at home

Want to impress your friends and family with a perfectly poured latte design at the weekend? Check out our top tips for milk steaming and latte art at home. Latte art is one of the hard…
How to choose the best coffee grinder for home

Buying whole beans and grinding your coffee fresh makes a huge difference to the taste and quality of coffee you make at home. But, how do you decide which one to choose? In this coffee grinder b…
6 ways to make your coffee taste better at home

Want to know how to get your speciality coffee tasting better at home? In this blog post we share some easy life hacks to make your coffee taste better and improve your home barista skills. …
Easy espresso martini cocktail recipes

We love a good espresso martini. The chocolatey sweetness, creamy mouthfeel, the heat of the liqueur all topped off with that buzz of caffeine. In this blog post we share four of our favour…
Iced coffee for hot days. 3 delicious recipes

We've been brewing up our own delicious iced coffee recipes to welcome in the warmer days. Iced coffees are surprisingly easy to make (they're also faster and less faff than cold-brew coffee.) In…
How to get the best out of alternative milks in coffee

As we write this, it’s Veganuary and many coffee drinkers are ditching the dairy. At Extract, we’re big advocates of filter coffees which taste great as black coffee with no milk at all and…