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The Home Barista: From bean to blend, how to make the best coffee at home
"TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE."
-STYLIST
The Home Barista is the ultimate guide to brewing speciality coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Join industry expert Tom Saxon on a journey from bean to blend as he unlocks the secrets, tips and techniques behind his top-grade coffee creations.
This stunning book
* Step-by-step guidance on everything from roasting beans to latte art
* Comprehensive advice on equipment, ingredients and how to make your home coffee shop
* Coffee recipes from around the world and for any time of day
* Beautiful colour photography that shows how to take your coffee to the next level
"This book is packed full of useful information related to all things coffee and brewing!" ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"I am a self-proclaimed coffee enthusiast and I absolutely love this book."⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"Love this book from cover to cover!"⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"Perfect for enthusiasts for beginners! Its a beautiful book made for any coffee lover."⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
-STYLIST
The Home Barista is the ultimate guide to brewing speciality coffee in the comfort of your own kitchen. Join industry expert Tom Saxon on a journey from bean to blend as he unlocks the secrets, tips and techniques behind his top-grade coffee creations.
This stunning book
* Step-by-step guidance on everything from roasting beans to latte art
* Comprehensive advice on equipment, ingredients and how to make your home coffee shop
* Coffee recipes from around the world and for any time of day
* Beautiful colour photography that shows how to take your coffee to the next level
"This book is packed full of useful information related to all things coffee and brewing!" ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"I am a self-proclaimed coffee enthusiast and I absolutely love this book."⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"Love this book from cover to cover!"⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"Perfect for enthusiasts for beginners! Its a beautiful book made for any coffee lover."⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
208 pages, Hardcover
Published April 29, 2025
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September 20, 2025
I want to go to Australia now!!!!!
August 25, 2026
The Home Barista by Tom Saxon is a wonderful guide to the journey from coffee bean to cup, written by an experienced barista who has travelled the world in his quest to better understand coffee.
As someone with little experience brewing coffee and who rarely drinks it, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The many beautiful photographs made it especially engaging, while Tom Saxon explains coffee-making techniques and the use of different equipment in a clear and accessible way.
I do wish the book had included more photographs to help readers visualise some of the concepts—for example, the coffee bean at different stages of processing, the appropriate grind size for different equipment, the various parts of coffee-making equipment, and step-by-step brewing techniques.
I picked up this book after recently buying an espresso machine, as I hope to learn how to brew coffee at home for my guests. If you're a beginner like me, this is a lovely and accessible introduction to the world of coffee.
As someone with little experience brewing coffee and who rarely drinks it, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The many beautiful photographs made it especially engaging, while Tom Saxon explains coffee-making techniques and the use of different equipment in a clear and accessible way.
I do wish the book had included more photographs to help readers visualise some of the concepts—for example, the coffee bean at different stages of processing, the appropriate grind size for different equipment, the various parts of coffee-making equipment, and step-by-step brewing techniques.
I picked up this book after recently buying an espresso machine, as I hope to learn how to brew coffee at home for my guests. If you're a beginner like me, this is a lovely and accessible introduction to the world of coffee.
October 9, 2025
An interesting-enough guide to coffee; partly about where and how it’s grown and roasted, but mainly about how to make good coffee yourself.
Lots of pretty pictures make it something you’re likely to pick up if looking for a book about coffee, as I was, but I’d have preferred more words. I appreciated the index, but the book neither mentions a long black’ nor describes his it differs from an ‘ Americano’ which it goes at least describe. My understanding is that an Americano is hot water added to espresso, but a long black is espresso added to hot water. Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? I mean, the coffee or the water? And does it matter? I’d have liked the author’s information opinion, but I shall have to rely on my Google results.
Just three stars. I’m glad I read it, but don’t think it was particularly good value for money.
Lots of pretty pictures make it something you’re likely to pick up if looking for a book about coffee, as I was, but I’d have preferred more words. I appreciated the index, but the book neither mentions a long black’ nor describes his it differs from an ‘ Americano’ which it goes at least describe. My understanding is that an Americano is hot water added to espresso, but a long black is espresso added to hot water. Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? I mean, the coffee or the water? And does it matter? I’d have liked the author’s information opinion, but I shall have to rely on my Google results.
Just three stars. I’m glad I read it, but don’t think it was particularly good value for money.
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