COFFEE BLOG – ARTICLES, GUIDES & NEWS
The Different Types of Coffee Grinders & Which is Best for You?
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...
What is the Best Grind Size to Use On My Sage Espresso Coffee Machine?
The subject of how and when to grind your coffee is one which gets hotly debated and which is much more complex than anybody outside the coffee world would ever imagine. This means that all we can do here is skim the surface, but first, let’s get our terms...
What Kind of Beans Should I Use in My Sage Espresso Coffee Machine?
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...
How Do I Clean My Sage Espresso Machine?
https://youtu.be/Tr8YesJU-to Watch our video tutorial on how to clean my Sage espresso machine or follow out step by step instructions in this blog. Making coffee can be a dusty, messy, oily business and keeping your espresso machine clean is vital for...
What Are The Top 5 Countries that produce Quality Coffee Beans ?
Here at Iron & Fire, we believe that it is a smart idea to do our homework on countries that produce coffee. To find the top coffee producing countries in order for our professional coffee roasting team to do the business. Then for our customers to be happy...
Which is the Best Sage Coffee Machine for Home Use?
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...
Being a Home Barista with the Sage Coffee Machine
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...
Awards and Coffee: Two Shots are Always Best! Iron & Fire Win Two More Good Taste Awards
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...
Kev’s Top Milk Steaming Tips
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...
10 Different Types of Coffee Explained
Have you ever walked into a coffee shop, looked at the hefty list of options on the wall and feel a little bit… flummoxed?! We’re not surprised - the amount of different coffees that are available to buy these days is enough to make anybody confused. What actually...
Which Coffee Brewing Method is the Best?
If you’re after a new coffee brewing device then you have a LOT to choose from these days. Depending on which one you choose will produce a different coffee taste- and then of course there are things like price, levels of difficulty and how much space the machine...
The Magic of Cold-Brew Coffee and How to Make It
As soon as the weather begins to heat up, coffee suddenly doesn't seem as appetising as it does during the colder months... luckily for us, there are lots of refreshing 'iced' versions knocking around that are guaranteed to cool you down whilst simultaneously...
Top Tips on Caring for Your Coffee Machine
Looking after your coffee machine at home is SO important- for many reasons! Firstly, they don’t come cheap, and keeping your coffee machine properly maintained will ensure that it lasts for as long as possible and will save you the expense of buying a new one as...
The Hottest Coffee Trends of 2018
With the UK high street adding more and more coffee shops every month, it’s no surprise that coffee has beaten the traditional cup of tea to being the nation’s favourite hot drink. According to research conducted by Allegra Project Coffee 2018, 81% of people now...
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, then that's the right way! We've put together a few tips that may be worth playing with if you're not doing it already.
Zero-Waste Coffee: Exploring the Many Uses of Coffee Chaff
A short blog looking at the many uses of coffee chaff - we've got plenty going spare if you'd like to help us put it to good use...
