#explainer

• How coffee roasting works, one bean at a time Jul 3, 2026

  An interactive explainer that follows a single coffee bean from fruit on a mountainside through processing, drying, and roasting, to the cup.

• How an espresso machine works, taken apart Jul 3, 2026

  An interactive explainer that follows the water from the tank through the pump, boiler, and E61 group to a shot with crema.