About Extraction Lab Supply Co., and how we compare gear.
Extraction Lab Supply Co. is a guide to the gear good cafés rely on, sorted and explained for home baristas: espresso machines, grinders, milk and brewing tools, and the small things that make a bar work.
The part of brewing where hot water pulls flavor out of ground coffee. Too little and a shot tastes sour; too much and it turns bitter. Three things control it, and they're the reason we're called Extraction Lab:
Every product goes through the same three checks
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Specs first
We record the specs that change the cup for each category, from boiler type to burr size, using manufacturer data. Where a manufacturer doesn't publish a spec, we say so rather than guess.
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Compared on grind, water and time
Products are grouped and filtered on those specs so you can compare like with like.
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A typical price, not a sticker
Each product gets a price tier with a range for its category, so the guide stays accurate as retail prices move.
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