The Barista Toolkit — Built for Home Baristas
Interactive calculators and guides to help you choose the right machine, understand your costs, and brew better coffee at home.
What Would You Like to Work Out?
Ten free tools covering machine selection, shot diagnosis, coffee origins, costs, technique and maintenance.
Cafe Cost vs Home Machine Calculator
Find out exactly how much you’re spending at cafes per year — and which home machine pays for itself fastest.
Open Calculator Best for BeginnersEspresso Machine Finder Quiz
Answer 5 quick questions and get a personalised machine recommendation — with a direct link to buy at the best UK price.
Find My Machine NewCoffee Drink Explorer
Click any coffee drink to see its exact espresso ratio, milk volume, foam depth and how to make it at home. Every drink from espresso to cortado.
Explore Drinks Technique ToolEspresso Ratio Calculator
Enter your dose and target ratio — get your ideal yield weight and extraction time for a perfectly balanced shot.
Open Calculator Maintenance ToolWater Hardness & Descaling Guide
Select your UK region to find your water hardness level and get a personalised descaling schedule for your machine.
Check My Water Buying ToolTotal Cost of Ownership Calculator
Compare the real 5-year cost of capsule, bean-to-cup and semi-automatic machines — including beans, pods and maintenance.
Calculate Costs Reference ToolGrind Size Reference Guide
Interactive guide to grind size for every brewing method — from espresso to cold brew, with texture references and dialling-in tips.
Open Guide NewEspresso Flavour Wheel
Click the flavour you are tasting — bitter, sour, flat, metallic — and get an instant diagnosis with specific fixes to try.
Open Wheel NewDial In Your Shot
Step through our decision tree — answer three questions about your espresso and get a precise, actionable fix. No guesswork.
Troubleshoot NewCoffee Origin Explorer
Explore ten major coffee-growing countries — flavour profiles, processing methods, recommended roast and how each performs as espresso.
Explore OriginsWhy We Built These
The biggest barrier to great home coffee is information, not equipment. These tools exist to answer the questions that buying guides cannot: what does this actually cost me, which machine suits my life, am I pulling this shot correctly, why does my espresso taste burnt, and what exactly is in a cortado. Free, no sign-up required, built to be genuinely useful.