When it comes to figuring out where to keep your elliptical machine – or any other heavy-duty exercise machine for that matter – it’s not just a matter of how much space it’ll take. Rugged legs and heavy equipment can ding up, scratch or dent your hardwood floors or ruin your carpets, since they tend […]

Elliptical machines are great for toning up your muscles and strengthening your joints without high impact jolts to your knees, ankles or hips, great for beginners working up to rigorous workout sessions or for those with sensitive joints. But the heavy-duty rear drive units at your neighborhood gym aren’t practical for keeping in your homes

Automatic espresso machines are great, but for those amongst us who’d get a kick out of working out the right combination of variables to pull off the perfect shot of rich, crema-topped coffee goodness by trial and error, a manual espresso machine is the way to go. Though for the uninitiated, ‘manual’ may leave you

When you get down to selecting the right coffee beans for your espresso, you’ll need to start off by addressing one major misconception – there are no such things as espresso beans. Or, to elaborate a little more, there is no difference between coffee beans and espresso beans – the same roast, blend and flavor

If you’ve ever found yourself sipping at your morning Americano or café latte, making your way out of a Starbucks line and letting the caffeine titillate your taste-buds to give you the liquid wake-up call you need for work or classes, wishing you could have an endless supply of the stuff to fuel you through