A couple weekends ago, my dad asked me: "What's the best way to make just one cup of coffee so I don't waste a whole pot?" I knew this would be an easy sell — his question alone perfectly described a pour-over dripper. Up until now, my parents have always used a Mr. Coffee auto-drip machine...

I recently completed Whole 30 with some members of my family. If you're not familiar with what that is, check it out here: Whole 30. Basically it's 30 days of a fairly restrictive diet which eliminates anything inflammatory to the body. You literally just have to eat ice cubes and bacon scented air for a whole month...

Now here's something that will make you exclaim "What the what!?" Food fraud...it's apparently a real thing. Who would have thought that you'd have to be worried about fraudulent coffee? Seems crazy, right? It seems that food fraud is actually quite prevalent, at least according to this interesting info-graphic from the folks at good.is. In the case of coffee, we're talking about lovely additions like sticks, acorns, and legumes...

As you venture into the world of specialty grade coffee, you'll surely come across descriptors for a certain bean that go something like "Tart apple, pecan, and creamy finish." So what does that mean? Should this coffee taste like someone threw a couple apples, a handful of pecans, and some whole milk into a blender? Not even close....

A good cup of coffee...it doesn't get much better than that. If you're reading this blog, you're not the kind of person that settles for a cup of the ol' Folgers that's been rolling around in the cupboard since Chumbawamba had a hit song. No, you like something a little more special. But here's the big question...

It's summertime, and that can mean only one thing — time to snuggle up with a soft blanket and a big ol' pot of steaming hot coffee. No? Well fine! I got sweaty just typing that anyway. Instead try these handy instructions for brewing your own jug of cold brew concentrate...