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Espresso guides

Practical tips for better espresso at home: from choosing the right beans for your bean-to-cup machine to brewing with a portafilter or moka pot, and buying Italian coffee in Switzerland.

Which Dersut espresso suits me? All four blends compared

Fine and fruity, round and sweet, balanced or bold: the four Dersut blends at a glance, with a 30-second guide to choosing.

Coffee beans for bean-to-cup machines: how to choose

Roast, oiliness, grind: what really matters when choosing beans for a fully automatic machine, and which blend fits you.

How to make espresso: the perfect espresso at home

Portafilter, moka pot or bean-to-cup machine: with these benchmarks for dose, temperature and time, your espresso will taste like an Italian bar.

Dersut Optimum or Domus? Espresso beans compared

Balanced all-rounder or bold character: a direct comparison of the two Dersut blends to help you decide.

Buying coffee beans online in Switzerland: what to know

Freshness, origin, official distributor: how to spot good espresso beans online, and how shipping and payment work with us.

Coffee for companies and hospitality: choosing the right supplier

Office, bar or hotel: which beans suit you, how much coffee you need and what matters in a coffee supplier in Switzerland.

Office coffee: calculating cost per cup and monthly needs

How many cups from a kilo, what an espresso costs at the office and how much coffee your team needs. With a worked example and tips.

How to make cappuccino like in Italy: milk foam, beans, recipe

Ratio, milk temperature, fine foam: how to make cappuccino with a portafilter machine, a bean-to-cup machine or without any steam wand.

Arabica or Robusta? The differences explained simply

Acidity, body, caffeine and crema: what sets Arabica and Robusta apart, and why Italian espresso often combines the two.

Coffee as a gift: ideas for coffee lovers, teams and clients

Award-winning espresso as a gift: which blend suits whom, ideas for sets and tips for employee and client gifts.