The Friday Edit
Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.
Edition No. 12
9 October 2026
Shopping region
Local availability, prices and fresh coffee sources.
The Friday Edit
Excellent beans. Interesting objects. Once a week.
The new regional edit, every Friday. Nothing else.
Useful control, less theatre
This week favours equipment that makes a real variable easier to manage, then balances it with fresh coffees and small objects that earn their place.
Beans for the week
A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.
The gear edit
The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.
Kalita · Manual brewing
Wave Style Glass Brewer
A calm all-in-one flatbed set that brings a five-cup server, papers and dripper together without a complicated parts hunt.
A calm all-in-one flatbed set that brings a five-cup server, papers and dripper together without a complicated parts hunt.
Coffee Collective · Accessories & oddities
The Fundamentals of Excellent Coffee
A rigorous but approachable reference that improves buying and brewing rather than adding another gadget.
A rigorous but approachable reference that improves buying and brewing rather than adding another gadget.
Coffee Collective · Accessories & oddities
Small Cup & Saucer
Coffee Collective and ACME tune a compact espresso cup around aroma space, rounded mixing and a genuinely usable handle.
Coffee Collective and ACME tune a compact espresso cup around aroma space, rounded mixing and a genuinely usable handle.
Editorially selected, never paid placement. Prices and availability can change; affiliate links are always disclosed.
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