Kristie Pryor

I have gone through more bags of grocery store coffee than I care to admit, and I have tested dozens of coffee makers while writing about kitchen gear. The hunt for the best 12 cup coffee makers is real for anyone who shares a house with multiple coffee drinkers or just wants one pot to … Read more

If you’ve ever watched coffee bubble up through glass chambers like a chemistry experiment and thought “I need that in my kitchen,” you’re in the right place. I spent the last two months testing eight of the best vacuum coffee makers on the market, and the results surprised me. A vacuum coffee maker (also called … Read more

I spent the last three months running 10 commercial-grade coffee grinders through their paces in my home kitchen, grinding roughly 60 pounds of beans across espresso, pour over, and French press brews. My goal was simple: find the best commercial coffee grinder for home use that actually delivers café-quality results without requiring a dedicated commercial … Read more

When I made the switch from pre-ground coffee to freshly grinding my own beans for pour over, the difference in my cup was startling. Bright floral notes I never knew existed in my Ethiopian Yirgacheffe started showing up. The chocolate body in my Colombian beans became deeper and sweeter. That single upgrade – swapping my … Read more

I have made the switch from drip coffee to French press three times in my life, and each time I underestimated how much the grinder mattered. That first pot from a blade grinder looked like mud and tasted worse. Once I started using a proper burr grinder for my French press, the difference was night … Read more

Freshly ground coffee changed my morning routine. The difference between pre-ground beans and a proper grind is something you can actually taste in the cup. After testing eight electric burr grinders side by side in my kitchen, I can tell you which models deliver consistent grounds, which fall short, and which deserve a spot on … Read more

I pulled my first espresso shot from a hand grinder three years ago, and I have not gone back. The flavor was cleaner, the ritual was calmer, and my kitchen stayed quieter. After spending six months grinding through 220 pounds of beans on eight different hand grinders, I have a much sharper picture of what … Read more

If you are hunting for the best conical burr coffee grinder in , I have spent the last three months grinding through hundreds of cups to find out which models actually deliver on their promises. Our team brewed 30+ cups per grinder, ran grind consistency tests with a Kruve sifter, and pulled enough espresso shots … Read more

Finding the best espresso grinder under 1000 in feels harder than it should. You walk into Amazon expecting clear answers, and three hours later you’re deep in Reddit threads arguing about flat burrs versus conical burrs. I’ve been there. I burned through two cheap grinders before learning the hard truth every seasoned barista will tell … Read more

I’ve been writing about road-tested kitchen gear for years, but nothing beats the feedback loop of actually living out of an RV. Over the past four months, our team brewed more than 600 cups across 12,000 miles of highway and backcountry driving to find the best RV coffee makers that survive vibration, tight counters, and … Read more