Ryan Hendricks
Ryan Hendricks
Ryan Hendricks is our tester, who puts products through their paces. He used to be a barista and is now a full-time coffee enthusiast. He’s always testing out new gadgets, machines, and beans to find the best of the best.

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8 Best Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Beans – Unique and Refined Flavor
Grown in high attitudes for more than ten months, enriched with volcanic soil, carefully handpicked, sun-dried, and roasted to perfection to result in your most expensive and delicious cup of coffee. Yeah, that's what the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is. However, the product is often counterfeit by coffee ...
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9 Best Medium Roast Coffees for Your Most Balanced Cup of Java
Did you know that the main sense organ of brewers is the ears? And that's not just because they have to listen to customers. They listen to the coffee (yeah, you didn't misread) as it’s roasted, it cracks. The first crack is the signal for the light roasts, and the second is for the dark ...
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7 Best Coffee Creamers for Diabetics — Perfect Drink with No Sugar Added!
Many brands have created sugar-free, low-carb creamers for coffee, though these don’t always have the same great taste as the original recipes. Luckily, we’ve done the necessary research, finding the best creamer for diabetics on the market, which are safe to drink without sacrificing the flavor. We chose the ...
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8 Best Coffee Creamers for Weight Loss – Enjoy the Taste Without Extra Calories
Coffee creamer has more calories than so many of us would like to consume in JUST a coffee in the morning. But if you’re like me, you basically run on coffee. There has to be a compromise, right? There definitely is, and I am going to tell you about how you can drink your coffee in the morning with a delicious creamer ...
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6 Best Coffee Brands for Percolator to Suit Any Taste
Are you a coffee fan who has already tried every possible coffee brewing method? And what about using a percolator? Since the water is continually cycled through the grounds, extracting more flavor, coffee percolators often produce a more robust cup of coffee than other methods. But to make a perfect cup of coffee, ...
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5 Best Coffee Grinders for Chemex – Ideal for the Method
Wanna make coffee like a mad scientist? Well, you'll need the right tools, like the Chemex, filters, coffee, and... hm, it seems like we forgot something... a special tool! No mad scientist coffee without the right grinder for it! But which one should you use? Let's get started on your journey to becoming a coffee ...
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5 Best Coffee Urns – Keep You Coffee Hot at All Times!
Nothing is as good as a delicious cup of hot coffee at the office, friends and family gatherings, or at a conference. To have a fresh cup at hand is easier with a coffee urn. They are highly portable and can be used almost anywhere. Now, if you think you know the right coffee urn to buy, you are mistaken. There’s a ...
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7 Best Coffee Grinders under $200 for Coffee Experts
People were using specific devices to grind coffee beans starting in at least the 15th century when the first spice grinder was invented. Since then, technology has come a long way, but there are still brands such as Breville or Cuisinart that keep innovating and improving.
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8 Best Espresso Cups of the Ideal Size for Your Favorite Morning Drink
Recent research showcased that Americans started drinking even more coffee (more than booze). Starting with trending Tik-Tok recipes to make your own Dalgona coffee finishing with brewing coffee yourselves using advanced coffee machines at home. But how to serve this barista-like coffee, we have an answer. We've ...
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10 Best Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Makers for Silky Smooth Java
Did you know why nitrogen coffee is the best option for those concerned with their diet? Some advantages that nitrogen coffee has over regular coffee are: it contains fewer calories, it uses no sugar for sweetness, it doesn't have dairy, so it's safe for those with lactose sensitivities, and lastly, it's less acidic. ...