You can keep settling for a plain cup of drip coffee, but let's be honest, a perfect shot of espresso at home is the ultimate ...

Every coffee preparation method has little tricks, secrets, pitfalls, and different ways to end up with a cup of something you're not super happy with. Espresso has more of those than most, I'd say.

A cortado is basically a one-to-one ratio of espresso and steamed milk. At a typical specialty coffee shop, ordering a cortado means you'll get about two ounces of espresso and two ounces of milk. Don ...