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Roasters and beans compared on roast-date transparency, sourcing and price per kilo rather than on the adjectives on the bag.

The capsules themselves, priced per cup and per kilo, and judged on the thing the box will not tell you plainly: what actually happens to it after you have drunk the coffee.

Every instant coffee we have reviewed, scored on the specifications the maker publishes.

Every coffee bags we have reviewed, scored on the specifications the maker publishes.

Coffee sent to you on a schedule, scored on the things the sales page does not lead with: what a bag really costs per kilo, how long after roasting it ships, and whether you can cancel it online without ringing anybody.

Every gift sets we have reviewed, scored on the specifications the maker publishes.

Every coffee roasters we have reviewed, scored on the specifications the maker publishes.

Manual and semi-automatic machines, compared on boiler type, steam power and what it actually takes to pull a shot.

Machines that grind, brew and froth on one button, compared on the things that decide whether you still like it in year three: does the brew group come out, how many grind steps, and what happens to the milk carafe.

Nespresso, Vertuo, Dolce Gusto and K-Cup machines, plus the part nobody tells you, which is what a cup costs to make.

Filter machines and batch brewers, compared on brew temperature, SCA certification and whether the carafe keeps coffee drinkable.

Automatic Turkish coffee machines judged on whether they sense the foam or only the temperature, and whether you can walk away from one.

Presses compared on filtration and how much sediment reaches the cup, plus whether you can still buy parts in three years.

Drippers and brewers compared on flow rate and forgiveness, and on what the filters cost, which is the bill nobody budgets for.

Every immersion brewers we have reviewed, scored on the specifications the maker publishes.

Moka pots and stovetop makers, starting with the question everyone actually has: will it work on an induction hob.

Cezves and ibriks, stovetop and electric, compared on the metal, its thickness and the lining: the three things that decide whether the foam rises without a boil-over.

Hand grinders and electric burr grinders, compared on grind consistency, burr size and how much coffee they hold onto.

Gooseneck and variable-temperature kettles, compared on how accurately they hold a temperature and how controllable the pour is.

Brewing scales compared on resolution and response speed. A scale that lags two seconds is useless for pour over however accurate it settles.

Tampers, frothers, canisters, filters and the rest. Judged on whether they do the job and what they actually fit.