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Store the beans cool, dry and dark in a well sealed bag and they will stay aromatic for much longer. Squeeze the air out of the bag after every use and close it properly, because oxygen is the biggest enemy of freshly roasted coffee.

A normal kitchen cupboard is perfect, the fridge is not: coffee easily picks up moisture and odours. Only fill your machine's hopper with a few days' worth and leave the rest in the bag. Whole beans stay fresh far longer than ground coffee, so grind just before you brew.

Grind fine and use roughly 7 to 9 grams for a single espresso or 16 to 18 grams for a double. Aim for an extraction time of 25 to 30 seconds and about 25 to 30 ml of coffee in the cup.

If your espresso runs through too quickly and the crema stays thin, grind one step finer. If it only drips and tastes sharp or burnt, grind slightly coarser. Water at around 92 degrees and grinding just before brewing make all the difference. This dark Neapolitan roast needs little help beyond that, it brings plenty of body and a sturdy crema by itself, also when you add milk for a cappuccino.

Because 500 grams is the standard pack size Lavazza uses for this Decaf My Easy Day Classico. Coffee beans often go over the counter by the kilo, but you are not getting half a bag here: this is exactly the packaging the manufacturer produces.

For decaf that actually makes sense. Plenty of people drink it only in the evening, or alternate it with regular coffee, so a kilo bag stays open for a long time. A smaller bag simply stays fresher. Want more in the cupboard? Order two, or have a look at the decaf options in our range that are available by the kilo.

Store the beans cool, dark and airtight, ideally simply in the original bag with its aroma valve. Push the air out after every use and close the bag properly, because oxygen is the biggest enemy of freshly roasted coffee.

A kilo lasts an average household several weeks and that is perfectly fine. If you want to do it neatly, scoop a week of beans into a small airtight tin for daily use and keep the rest sealed. Do not put the bag in the fridge, where coffee picks up moisture and smells. The freezer does work for the longer term, but let the beans come back to room temperature while still sealed before you grind them.

For the Decaffeinato, illy uses the CO2 method. The caffeine is removed from the green coffee beans with nothing but water and carbon dioxide, so no chemical solvents are involved.

That method is a deliberate choice, because it treats the bean gently and leaves most of the aromas intact. That is why Illy Decaffeinato ground coffee still gives you those recognisable notes of chocolate, toasted bread, honey and a hint of caramel. The caffeine content stays below 0.1 percent, so this is a coffee you can happily drink in the evening too.

No, Café du Jour Espresso Despertando is not a decaf. This blend simply contains caffeine, and to be honest quite a lot of it.

Despertando was made precisely for those moments when you need to wake up. It is a mostly Colombian blend with some African and Asian beans added, roasted not too dark, with a chocolatey start, a floral touch and a lightly spicy undertone. If you are after a coffee without caffeine, have a look at our decaf range instead, because this one is not part of it.

Fitting this water filter only takes a few minutes. Here is how to do it step by step:

1. Take the water tank out of your coffee machine.
2. Remove the filter from its packaging.
3. Rinse the filter under cold running water for a few seconds.
4. Soak it in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes so all the air escapes. This step matters.
5. Push the filter into the holder at the bottom of the water tank and press gently to secure it.
6. Fill the tank with water and put it back into the machine.
7. Run 1 to 2 cycles of hot water without coffee to activate the filter.

You can download the safety data sheet for Haynes Lubri-Film Plus here: safety data sheet Haynes Lubri-Film Plus (pdf). It covers the composition, the first aid measures and the storage and disposal instructions.

In short: the product is not classified as hazardous and consists mostly of white mineral oil. It is food grade approved under NSF H1 (registration number 113276), non toxic and free of taste and smell. If the download does not work, or you need the sheet in another language, let us know via our contact form and we will send you the document.

For cold brew, a coarse grind works best: roughly the texture of coarse sea salt or raw sugar. With a long steep of around 20 hours in cold water the coffee extracts evenly, so you avoid over-extraction and bitterness. Grind too fine and your cold brew turns cloudy and sharp, and it barely passes through the filter.

Café du Jour 100% arabica Ethiopië is a great match here: its fruity, floral notes come through beautifully in cold water. If you would rather order it pre-ground, pick the coarsest grind we offer. After steeping, strain the coffee through a paper filter and keep your cold brew sealed in the fridge.

The English Breakfast from Cafe du Jour is a broken black tea: the leaves are broken, but they are on the coarse side and partly still rolled. That puts this quality right between whole leaf and finely broken tea, which is exactly what you expect from an English Breakfast blend.

The leaf size also shapes what happens in your cup. The tea brews quickly and gives a strong, balanced flavour with a nice dark colour. Ideal to start the day with, and it takes a dash of milk beautifully.

Every box holds 14 single serve drip bags. Each drip bag is a complete mini filter filled with freshly ground coffee, exactly enough for one cup of 150 to 180 ml. So that is 14 cups per box.

Using them is simple: tear the outer wrapper along the dotted line, unfold the tabs and hang them over the rim of your cup. Pour hot water in slowly and wait until all the coffee has run through. No machine needed, which makes them handy while camping, in a hotel room or at the office.

No, we supply this tea tin in one version only. Other colours are unfortunately not part of our range.

What you do get: a tin of 61 mm across and 88 mm high, with an inner lid and an outer lid. It holds roughly 40 to 50 grams of loose tea, depending on how airy the variety is. The inner lid seals it extra tightly so your tea keeps its aroma. Nice for storing tea or herbs yourself, and just as nice for putting together a gift set.

Unopened, the drip bags stay good for around 10 to 12 months. The exact best-before date is printed on every individual bag, so you can always check how much time you have left.

Each drip bag comes in its own sealed wrapper with the ground coffee inside, which protects the aroma from oxygen, light and moisture. Store the bags in a dry, dark place at room temperature and away from strongly scented products. That way your cup still tastes full-bodied right up to the end of that period. Once you have torn a bag open, use it straight away: from that moment the freshness drops off quickly.

The ingredients of the Royal T Stick Apple Cinnamon are: flavoured black tea from Assam (India) with 7% natural flavouring. There is nothing else in it.

You will find the same list on the pack, together with the storage advice: keep cool and dry. That is how the apple and cinnamon aroma lasts longest. One box contains 30 individually wrapped sticks that you simply stir through your hot water. No string, no spoon, no mess.