We are planning on launching our online store just in time for this years 4th of July celebration. We have done extensive research and curated a quality list of coffee equipment such as the Baratza Encore grinder, the Espro Bloom Pour Over vessel, the Espro Bloom coffee filters, the Brewista Artisan Variable Temperature Kettle, and the Brewista Ratio Scale. Each one of these items we have carefully tested and so you can rest assured that it has stood the Rugged Coffee approved test.

Our mission with our options was to cumulate a list of excellent brewing equipment for home brewers, but without the high price tag that the mainstream items go for. We tested several different items in each category, side by side, to come up with our approved list. We tried the Timemore Mirror scale, which is flashy in appearance, but very inaccurate in weight registration. We tried the Brewista Smart Scale, which was smaller in size but also slower in weight registration; accurate, but slow responsiveness. In the past, we have tried the Hario scales, but they break too easily, and the Acaia Pearl scales, which are excellent scales, but way too expensive and their recharge port damages very quickly. The Brewista Ratio scale was the one that we landed on because it is has a very quick weight response, it has a brew timer, it has a ratio calculator on it, and it also reads in ounces.

The pour over vessel that we landed on was decided through a blind test of each vessel we tested. We did this by creating the best brew recipe for each vessel, then we brewed one each vessel using that brew recipe that we created for it, then blindly tasted each one. The Espro Bloom stood the test and was the best by far on the counter. We chose the Brewista Artisan Variable Temperature Kettle because it was a beautiful looking kettle, it has the gooseneck shape that we are looking for, and it gets to the temperature we set it to, while holding that temperature for an hour.

All of our equipment is white in color, other than the Brewista Ratio Scale and the Espro Bloom because they didn’t offer the white color option. We are always looking for new and better equipment, so if you have any recommendations for us, then please do not hesitate to let us know in the comments section.