French press is a one of the best ways to make coffee, it’s quick and relatively easy to use and makes beverage that has rich and full flavor that is often higher in quality than drip machine can produce. Also known as a press pot, coffee press, coffee plunger or cafetiere, it is a device that most often has glass carafe, filter plate and a plunger attached to the lid. There are variations to this, but we’ll get to that later.

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Moka pot is steam based coffee maker that makes dark and very strong coffee. Often it is also called stovetop espresso pot, however, it should be mentioned that it is not exactly the same as espresso, because the pressure of the water going through the grounds is not high enough. Occasionally you might come across the names like ‘macchianetta’ or ‘caffettiera’ - these are both just different ways to call moka pot. Also when talking about stovetop espresso pots, company called Bialleti often comes up - it is the company that first started producing these devices and is probably the best known and most valued moka pot manufacturer.
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There are a lot of coffee related blogs out there, some are good, others not so much. Today I have hand picked (no pun intended) five coffee blogs for you, that I consider above the average. So, go check them out.

Jimseven
This blog is run by World Barista Champion 2007 James Hoffman. I’d say that this guy is not just any other blogger, he’s more of an artist and philosopher of coffee in his own way.
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There is a wide variety of coffee beans available nowadays and they all have their own personality which depends on where and how they were grown. Originating from Ethiopia, where the main coffee production still comes from wild coffee tree forests, coffee consumption has spread throughout the world. Since it requires ample sunshine and rain, the plants from which beans are produced can grow only in tropical or sub-tropical regions.

From a narrow band centered on the equator of around 23 degrees North to 25 degrees South comes all of the world’s source of the liquid that a Turkish proverb calls ‘black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love’. As a commodity, coffee is second only to oil in dollar volume. Coffee beans are grown worldwide in over 70 countries.
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