Best coffeeThe best coffee to buy, by job
Two or three coffees per question, named in the first screen, with the price per cup and the reason for each. The argument follows for anyone who wants it.
Three ground coffees actually cut for a cafetièreMost pre-ground coffee is cut for an espresso machine or a moka pot, and a cafetière punishes that with silt and bitterness. Here are three bags whose makers name the plunger, and what each costs a cup.5 Oct 2026
Cheaper capsules for a Nespresso Original, and which ones fitThree third-party capsules whose makers say in writing that they fit a Nespresso Original machine, in aluminium and in compostable plant material, with what each costs a cup against Nespresso's own Arpeggio.5 Oct 2026
Three freeze-dried instant coffees worth the jarInstant coffee judged against other instant, never against a cafetière. How the coffee was dried decides most of what reaches the mug, and these three jars get it right at three different prices.5 Oct 2026
What to put in a moka pot: three Italian-style coffeesA moka pot wants a grind between espresso and filter, and Italian roasters cut coffee for it as a matter of course. Here are three picks, two of them with robusta for body, and what each costs a cup.5 Oct 2026
Beans for a bean-to-cup machine, and the ones to keep outThree kilos that suit an automatic machine's built-in grinder and the milk drinks it mostly makes, what each costs per cup against the market, and how to keep a kilo fresh to the bottom of the bag.5 Oct 2026
Three coffees for home espresso, from crema-heavy to brightTwo blends with robusta in them and one washed single origin, what each roaster says it is for, what it costs per double shot, and what 'espresso' on a bag actually tells you.5 Oct 2026- Decaf beans that tell you how the caffeine came outThree decaf kilos that name their decaffeination method, what Swiss Water, Mountain Water, CO2 and sugar cane decaf actually are, which roasters say nothing, and whether decaf costs more.5 Oct 2026
- Strong coffee beans, and which kind of strong you are buyingCaffeine comes from the species, not the roast, and the strength number on a bag usually measures neither. Three kilos that are strong for a reason their roasters state, and what each costs per cup.5 Oct 2026