Hario V60 Drip Decanter
Hario's answer to the more-expensive Chemex coffee brewer.
Chemex Ottomatic
Chemex's new automatic coffee brewer, designed to work with any of their iconic carafes.
Blue Bottle Moka Pot
A modern reinvention of an Italian classic.
Jennings CJ4000 Digital Scale
Great kitchen scale for budding coffee nerds.
Seville Classics Expandable Kitchen Counter and Cabinet Shelf
This Seville Classics shelf/riser is the perfect kitchen shelf-and-cabinet organization tool for those of us in small living spaces.
Bruvelo — Smart Pour-Over Coffee Brewer
The Bruvelo is an automated pour-over coffee brewer with Wi-Fi connectivity and everything you need built right in, including a scale and burr grinder. It sounds crazy, but awesome at the same time.
Richard Sapper’s Alessi 9091 Melodic Kettle
Need a little more music in your water-boiling routine? Check out the delightful Alessi 9091 kettle, which sports a brass whistle that produces a pleasant little melody when the water's ready, rather than an ear-piercing screech.
Monarch Methods Gooseneck Kettle
I'm starting to think my fondness for gooseneck kettles is turning into full-blown addiction—and I'm okay with it. The Canadian-made Monarch Methods pour over kettle is among the more unique ones I've seen, with its copper construction and handle-less design. You grip it by the tanned harness leather insulator rather than an external handle, giving you better control over the pour. The…
Fino Pour Over Kettle
We love a good kettle here at Tools & Toys—particularly the gooseneck variety—and this stainless steel Fino Pour Over Kettle fits the bill nicely. Nothing fancy about it really, just quality Japanese design and craftsmanship. I like that it's so compact compared to other kettles. My only quibble is that it doesn't whistle when the water's boiling, but the lid does bobble…
Frontier Organic Ground Ceylon Cinnamon
Up until recently, I've been happily buying saigon cinnamon to sprinkle on oatmeal and toast (and sometimes my coffee). That is, until I heard that out of all the cinnamon varieties out there, saigon contained by far and away the highest levels of the liver-damaging substance coumarin. Yikes. The type of cinnamon with the least coumarin is known as ceylon—also known as…
Neat Ice Kit Now Available
In the middle of running a Kickstarter for their Simple Syrup Kit, the industrious guys at Studio Neat have redesigned their website and they've made their Neat Ice Kit available for public purchase. This kit allows you to make beautifully clear ice in your own kitchen. It involves an insulated, block-shaped ice mold that freezes water from the top down, pushing impurities…
Studio Neat’s Simple Syrup Kit
After a highly successful Kickstarter campaign for their Neat Ice Kit, the boys at Studio Neat are back with a new Kickstarter project: the Simple Syrup Kit. Simple syrup—a concoction of sugar and water—is great for sweetening both iced coffee and cocktails. We almost always have a jar of the stuff in our fridge. To use Tom and Dan's words, the Simple…
Texas Tan Leather Coasters
Need: Volume 9 is out, courtesy of our friend Matt Alexander and his team. Plenty of great items and photography to gawk at, but the things that really grabbed my attention were these Texas Tan Leather Coasters. They're handmade in Texas from English bridle leather and measure 4" in diameter. But mainly, they're gorgeous. These are the kind of coasters that will…
‘Will It Waffle?’ by Daniel Shumski
If there's one thing I love in the morning (besides my daily regimen of coffee injections), it's a good Belgian waffle. So, you'll understand why I'm more than excited about Daniel Shumski's upcoming cookbook, Will It Waffle? You'll learn how to waffle all sorts of stuff: bacon, eggs, hash browns, muffins, French toast, mac & cheese, sweet potato gnocci, potato and cheese…
Takahiro Gooseneck Kettle
When it comes to kettles, you'll have to pry the Bonavita variable temp gooseneck out of my cold, dead hands—but I must admit, this Japanese-imported Takahiro kettle has a certain classic appeal to it. While the Bonavita is the more convenient option to be sure, the Takahiro's simpler design aesthetic is far more pleasing to the eye. The Takahiro kettle is $92…
‘Exceptionally Great Espresso — Art & Science’ Print
As this print's store page says, “Great espresso is both an art form and a science” Crafted with custom inks on beautiful Italian paper, this 20" x 27.5" print celebrates espresso by describing its theory and preparation in great detail, accompanied by illustrations. Get one from stellavie design for an introductory price of 59,95 EUR (~$81 USD) + 10,55 EUR shipping (~$14).
Zoku Slow Pops — Mini Pop Molds
Summer is already halfway over, but there's plenty of hot weather left before we move on to more civilized seasons. If you're still looking for ways to beat the heat, you could do worse than picking up these mini-sized Zoku Slow Pops molds. They let you make up to 9 ice pops at once, which are easily removed from their silicone casings.…
The Bonavita Variable-Temp Gooseneck Kettle is Cheaper Than Ever
The Bonavita variable-temp gooseneck kettle is one of our favorite coffee tools here at T&T, and one of the more popular items we've ever written about. If you still haven't made the jump though, you should know that it's now more affordable than ever, currently (as of 7/7/14) priced at $63 on Amazon, down from $90. We don't know if this is…
Waring Pro WMK600 Double Belgian-Waffle Maker
I grew up eating (and loving) cheap frozen waffles, so when my wife and I received a Belgian waffle maker as a wedding gift a few years ago, we didn't expect to use it much. Once we finally tried it though, we knew there was no going back. The only downside is that the process is slow, especially noticeable when we have…