What Is A Tricolate?

The Tricolate (pronounced Trick-o-late, a portmanteau of “trickle”, or possibly “Tritan”— the type of plastic used to make the brewer —and “percolate”) has been floating around the coffee internet since 2019, but hasn’t been available for purchase until earlier this year as a pre-order. Can you use cheesecloth for coffee? Line a strainer with several … Read more

Are Cold Brew Coffee Makers Worth It?

We say yes! If you love cold-brew coffee, or even iced coffee, it’s absolutely worth it to make a cold-brew concentrate to keep in the fridge , especially because a great cold-brew coffee maker will only set you back the cost of about 10 trips to the coffee shop. Do you really need a cold … Read more

How Do Cold Brewers Work?

Unlike regular hot coffee, cold-brewed coffee uses time rather than heat to extract oils and caffeine from coffee beans. It is made using an immersion technique where coffee grounds and cold water are left to “brew” over an extended period of time (usually 18 to 24 hours), and then filtered for drinking. How does cold … Read more