Coffee Syrups: An Expert Guide on Sweetening Your Coffee Did you know that it’s actually super easy to make your own flavoured coffees at home? Plus, it doesn’t have to cost you an arm or leg every time you fancy a vanilla latte. How is this possible, you ask? Coffee...
A recent report published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and reported by The Daily Mail, has suggested that coffee with milk in it has better health benefits than when its drunk without – a claim which on face value could downplay the many health...
We hope you are getting into the festive spirit and getting ready for a great Christmas! We hope to help you make it a good one with some of our fresh roasted coffees and we want to make sure these reach you in time, despite the Royal Mail turmoil. Please have a read...
We are delighted with this year’s announcement by the Great Taste awards that 7 of our coffees are award winners. Please see our press release below and direct any enquiries to [email protected] Thank you to the Shropshire Star, SLBTV, The Tea and Coffee...
How do you texture milk with Sage? Watch our video tutorial below to learn how to texture the perfect milk on your Sage coffee machine. We are using a Sage Barista Pro. Or read our blog post to read our step by step guide to texturing the perfect milk on your machine....
In this blog you can watch a video tutorial below or read our step by step guide to how to descale your Sage espresso machine. We will walk you through how to descale your Sage coffee machine which will help prolong the life of your machine and continue to help you...
What is the best milk for my coffee? Spotlight on Mawley Milk! Tell the readers a little more about Mawley, and what an average day looks like on the farm? I’m not sure any day is average around here ? We milk the cows on an automated system that means the cows...
Which filter paper is best for the best cup of filter coffee? The two most common filter papers on the market are the bleached white filters and the natural brown filter papers, with a more recent emergence of metal and cloth filters. But how do you know which one is...
Which is best, Hario V60 or Kalita wave? One of the big questions in the coffee world, especially with budding baristas, is what should you choose, Hario V60 or Kalita Wave? The Kalita Wave we think produces the more consistent cup overall, and extracting does seem...
How does coffee processing affect the flavour of my coffee? Coffee Processing: What is it and how does it affect the flavour of my coffee? Coffee processing is in basic terms the removal of different layers of the fruit from the coffee seed. Coffee cherries are made...
How to make coffee in a cafetiere – a quick guide to making a cafetiere Watch our video quick guide to making a cafetiere for all you need to know about making a great cafetiere coffee How do I make a great cafetiere? Cafetieres are such a fantastic and...
Step by step guide to dialling in your Sage Barista Express In this blog we will be giving you a step by step breakdown of easily dialling in your Sage Barista Express – and other Sage espresso machines – to get the best out of your espresso machine and...
It’s often difficult when looking into buying coffee grinders. What do grinder do I need? How much am I willing to spend on one? Are just two of the many questions people ask themselves when buying coffee grinders. Which is why here at Iron & Fire want to make...
All joking aside, what we do at Iron & Fire, and why, is a good lesson in the kind of beans which you should be buying. We carefully source our beans in small quantities. By doing this, independent roasters circumvent the massive international trade in coffee...
There is something special about live music: the drama, the spectacle, the unpredictability and the art. Somehow recorded music just doesn’t live up to the experience, it is still good, but it simply doesn’t quite have the magic of being in the same space as the...
In this, the first of our blogs on Sage espresso coffee machines we are going to look at three of the most frequently asked questions we hear: Which is the best sage coffee machine for me? What kind of beans should I use? What is the best extraction time for an...
We have been ridiculously excited here at Iron & Fire after the news that we have been awarded two more Great Taste awards by the prestigious Guild of Fine Food. There may have been a party, but we’ve agreed not to talk about – what happens in the roastery… We...
If you are steaming milk at home or at work and haven’t quite got to grips with it, here are a few basic tips and techniques that might help… GENERAL TIPS When texturing milk, the air should only be introduced right at the beginning, before the milk gets...
Tips for using your French Press / Cafetiere There has been lots written on how and how not to brew coffee in a cafetiere. The bottom line is if you like the coffee you make that’s the right way.. But here’s a few tips that may be worth playing with if...
Our business approach Here at Iron & Fire we have a strong ethos in terms of operating our business in the most eco-friendly way we can. We aim to source our beans responsibly and transparently sourcing our beans from small, independent farms where workers are...
