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Deep Dive

The grinder that won't let you lie

Aug 3, 2026

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4 min read

The grinder that won't let you lie

The dial is honest. The label isn't.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

Stronger isn't more flavor

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

Stronger isn't more flavor

I brewed 1:15, 1:16, and 1:17 back to back. One surprised me.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

No thermometer, perfect ribs

Jul 27, 2026

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6 min read

No thermometer, perfect ribs

A new kettle, a slab of beef ribs, and the realization that the numbers might be training wheels I'm ready to take off.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Nobody Tells Beginners to Taste First. So We Counted.

Jul 22, 2026

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6 min read

Nobody Tells Beginners to Taste First. So We Counted.

A small study of where coffee's starting advice actually begins.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I let the bed run dry

Jul 13, 2026

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4 min read

I let the bed run dry

The thing I'd been scrambling to avoid pulled the boldest cup I'd made in weeks.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

YouTube Spotlight

The coffee that broke my stopwatch

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

The coffee that broke my stopwatch

Why the fastest brew isn't always the better one.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

I Don't Get Geisha's

Jul 6, 2026

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5 min read

I Don't Get Geisha's

On paying two and three times the price for a coffee that's only okay.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

The gap is where it happens

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

The gap is where it happens

Why the gap between smell and taste is where coffee actually lives.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

Hario lied to me

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Hario lied to me

I had the right tool for years. I just wasn't paying attention.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy

Deep Dive

We're adjusters

Jun 15, 2026

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3 min read

We're adjusters

You're already adjusting your coffee. You just didn't know that was the skill.

Oaks the Coffee Guy
Oaks the Coffee Guy
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