If your morning coffee is a total gamble—one day it's perfect, the next it's a cup of bitter disappointment—your problem isn't your coffee maker, it's your method. You're just guessing, and that's why ...

Your morning coffee shouldn't be a coin flip. If it's great one day and undrinkable the next, you're not dealing with bad beans or a faulty machine -- you're brewing blind. Professional baristas ...

The higher the number in the ratio representing water, the gentler (or weaker) the resulting brew. So, if you take your coffee black, you may consider a slightly different ratio, like 18-to-1. If you ...

Getting the balance of coffee to water right makes a real difference. When you use too much coffee, you end up with an over-extracted, bitter cup that wastes your grounds. Use too little, and you're ...