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Coffee & Beverages
How To Make Iced Coffee Two Ways
There are two key ways to make the perfect iced coffee at home: cold brew or hot brew over ice. Both techniques are easy to master, but here’s how the recipes and preparation differ, as well as the right tools to help you master the job.
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Coffee & Beverages
4 Vacation-Worthy Drinks You Can Make at Home
Nothing says summer vacation quite like drinking a fruity beverage out of a pineapple. But slicing the prickly fruit can be a hassle, and canned just isn’t the same.
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Coffee & Beverages
Which Coffee Beans to Pair with Which Brewers?
Can you drink a martini out of a highball glass? Technically you can drink a martini out of any vessel you want, but the experience is probably slightly changed. Just like certain cocktails taste more “right” when served in specific barware, some coffees seem to call out for particular brewing methods. Though you can prepare any coffee any way (yes, even as espresso!) here are a few pairings that can maximize your maker.
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Coffee & Beverages
Our Favorite Wines and How to Speed-Chill Them
We asked our friend David Skurnik of Skurnik Wines, who imports wines to top restaurants from around the world, to tell us what wines he’s been drinking. Here are his top wine picks along with a nifty trick for chilling sparkling or white wine in under 10 minutes.
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Coffee & Beverages
How to Make Cold Brew Ice Cubes
Why worry about watering down your iced coffee with regular (read: boring) ice cubes, when you can hack your favorite frozen beverage by using coffee cubes instead?
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Coffee & Beverages
Coffee Talk with the OXO Brew Team: How We Designed the Automatic Coffee Maker
I chatted with Claire Ashley, the OXO Coffee & Tea team’s Category Director, to learn more about the design process of the OXO Brew 9-Cup Coffee Maker, OXO’s automatic coffee maker.
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Cooking & Baking
3-Ingredient Summer Smoothies
Smoothies are a quick, easy breakfast (or anytime snack) when the summer heat is letting you know it’s just too hot to cook anything. We whipped up a few easy combos with some of our go-to fruits along with our friend, the immersion blender. It makes for easy smoothie-fication because you can blend right in the measuring beaker—no need to break out the measuring cup and make more dish-washing for yourself.
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Coffee & Beverages
5 Bartender Tips for Summertime Cocktails
The easiest place to find cocktail inspiration this time of year? The farmers’ market. Shop for summer-seasonal fruits like strawberries and raspberries (because who doesn’t love a good berry cocktail?) and fresh herbs to liven up your drinks at home.
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