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Store the beans cool, dark and tightly closed, for example in the original packaging or in an airtight storage tin. Do not put them in the fridge, because moisture and other odours spoil the flavour.

An opened pack slowly loses aroma, so use it within a few weeks if you can. The best before date is on the packaging.

No, you do not need a separate tea strainer. The pack contains a luxury tea strainer that fits both a cup and a teapot, and the measuring spoon for one cup of tea is included as well. So all you still need is hot water and a cup or pot.

Store this loose leaf tea dry, dark and well sealed, for example in the original bag or in a tea tin. Heat, light and moisture are the biggest enemies of loose leaf tea. Preferably do not put the tea next to strongly scented herbs or coffee, because tea leaves absorb odours easily. To brew it you need a tea strainer or filter bag.

Yes, this is loose tea with whole blossom parts, so you need a tea strainer, a tea filter or a teapot with a filter. Choose a filter with enough room, so that the leaves and the rose blossom can unfurl. Store the tea dry, dark and well sealed, and not next to strongly scented products, because tea leaves pick up odours easily.

The difference lies in the roast. Gala Regular comes from medium-roasted beans: rounded in flavour, not too heavy and with a lovely layer of crema. Gala Dark Roast is roasted darker and is therefore stronger, with a fuller, slightly earthy taste and a generous crema.

If you drink your coffee black or throughout the day, Regular usually suits best. If you like a strong cup, or you drink your coffee with plenty of milk and want the coffee to come through, Dark Roast is the better choice. If you cannot decide, a bag of each is an easy way to compare them.

Unopened, the pods keep until the date on the packaging. As soon as the bag is open, oxygen reaches the ground coffee and the aroma starts to fade, so seal the bag well with a clip or keep the pods in an airtight pod storage tin.

Store them somewhere cool, dry and dark in the cupboard, not above the hob or next to strong-smelling foods. The fridge is not a good place: coffee takes on moisture and smells there. Once opened, a bag is at its best if you finish it within about four weeks.

Mega Crema Regular is made from medium-roasted beans: rounded in flavour, not too heavy and with no bitter finish. Exactly the sort of cup you keep drinking all day, black or with milk.

The layer of foam on your coffee forms because a pod machine forces the water through the finely ground coffee under gentle pressure, mixing coffee oils with air. An even, firm crema is usually a sign that the pod is lying nice and flat in the holder and that your machine is clean.

The Cube Mini 3.0 Pro is designed as a low, compact cube that fits under almost any espresso machine. To be on the safe side, measure the clear space between your drip tray and the spout, and allow for the height of your cup on top of the scale.

That is a sensible check to make beforehand: scales do occasionally get sent back because they turned out not to quite fit under the group head. The scale is made from aluminium with ABS and comes with a heat-resistant silicone mat that protects against heat and stops your cup or portafilter holder from sliding around.

Yes, this is loose tea, so you need a tea strainer, a tea filter or a loose filter bag. Choose one with plenty of room, because the tea leaves and the fruit pieces expand considerably while steeping.

Store the tea dry, dark and tightly closed. That keeps the aroma and the flavour of the cherries and the white chocolate at their best for longest.

Always stay with the roaster while it is roasting. That is necessary for fire safety and it also lets you hear the first and second crack. Use the roaster under an extractor hood or by an open window, because smoke is released. Remove the chaff after every roast and clean the chaff collector in warm water every 20 roasts, then let it dry thoroughly. Better not to roast too dark: it is exactly the finest flavours that are lost in a dark roast.

The hemp for this tea is grown 100 percent organically in Oude Pekela in Groningen.

It is fibre hemp, the same crop that is also used for rope and textiles. That variety contains no THC.

Yes, Sleepy Hemp is loose tea. Use a tea strainer, a single tea filter bag or a teapot with a built in filter.

Give the herbs room in the filter so that they can expand. A tightly packed tea ball gives a weaker cup. Take the filter out of your cup or pot after 5 to 7 minutes.

Yes. This is a 1 kilo bag of whole coffee beans that you can pour straight into the bean hopper of your bean to cup machine, or use in an espresso machine with a separate grinder.

Riche Espresso is dark roasted and dark roasted beans release a little more coffee oil than a light roast. That is not a problem for a bean to cup machine, but we do recommend cleaning the bean hopper and the grinder regularly.

Fill the hopper with the amount you use up in about a week and keep the rest of the bag tightly closed.

Yes. These decaffeinated beans are suitable for bean to cup machines and semi automatic machines, and you can also grind them yourself for filter coffee or espresso.

The beans are medium roasted and therefore less oily than a dark roast, which works nicely in the grinder of a bean to cup machine.

Fill the bean hopper with what you use up in about a week and keep the rest of the 1 kilo bag tightly closed.

These are standard round Senseo pods, so they fit the normal pod holders of a Senseo machine. For one cup you put one pod in the 1 cup holder, for two cups you use the 2 cup holder with two pods.

Place the pod in the holder with the domed side facing down and gently flatten the ground coffee. That way the water runs through evenly and you do not get half a cup.