Every serious pour over recipe is written in grams. A 1:16 brew is 18 g of coffee and 288 g of water, a 1:17 is 20 g and 340 g, and neither number survives being eyeballed with a scoop. Coffee density shifts with roast level and grind setting, so a tablespoon of one bean can … Read more
A good espresso machine pulls shots that taste like coffee. A great one pulls them shot after shot, in the same cup, at seven in the morning when nobody is watching. The difference between the two usually comes down to a few small tools, and the tool that gets asked about most is the tamper. … Read more
An espresso knock box is a countertop bin with a rubber or metal knock bar mounted across the top. After pulling a shot you tap the inverted portafilter against the bar, the spent puck drops straight into the bin, and nothing wet travels across your kitchen. For most home stations, the homeffect knock box is … Read more
The best table saw for a home workshop is the DEWALT DWE7485 if your shop is tight on space, and the SKIL TS6307-00 if you want a full 10-inch blade with a folding stand and a large review history behind it. Those two answers cover most people reading this page. Everything below explains the other … Read more
A portable table saw is a benchtop saw built to travel: 8-1/4 or 10 inch blade, a 15 amp corded motor or a battery pack, and a folding or rolling stand that folds flat enough for a pickup bed. Jobsite models trade the deep rips and large cast-iron top of a cabinet saw for accuracy … Read more
A cabinet table saw is the one machine that turns a pile of rough lumber into furniture. If you have spent any time building cabinets, cutting face frames, or breaking down sheet goods, you already know how quickly a wobbly fence or a drifting blade height turns a clean cut into a sanding job. The … Read more
If you want the short answer: the VEVOR Precision Miter Gauge with 18 in Fence is the best table saw fence for accuracy in our testing group, because it holds square out of the box, ships with 15 positive stop holes, and has the largest review base of anything we looked at. The INCRA MITER1000SE … Read more
Nothing exposes a mediocre dado like a glued-up panel that springs open on the glue line. A stack that wanders by three thousandths at the front of the cut and closes up at the back will not hold a drawer together, no matter how good your clamps are. After six weeks of running stacks in … Read more
If you want one sentence to start with: the best wood routers for beginners are the ones that give you a plunge base and a fixed base, both 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch collets, and a variable speed dial in one package. That single principle shaped every pick below, because a router is the one … Read more
Choosing the right plunge router comes down to one question: how much material are you asking the bit to remove in a single pass? The best plunge routers for woodworking handle everything from a stopped dado in a cabinet side to a 2-inch mortise in white oak without bogging down, and the difference between a … Read more