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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.

Store the beans in an airtight container somewhere cool and dark, and only fill the bean hopper with as much as you'll use within a few days. This keeps the aroma intact and the crema consistent.

No, flavoured beans or beans coated in syrup aren't suitable for Melitta bean-to-cup machines. Over time, they can clog the grinder and brew system and impair how the machine functions. Instead, always choose plain roasted beans without additives, whether from Melitta itself or another roaster.

The difference lies less in the bean itself and more in the machine's settings. Models with more functions allow finer tuning of grind size and brew quantity to match the bean you choose.

Flavoured coffee beans aren't recommended for Saeco bean-to-cup machines. The additives can leave residue in the grinder and brew group and make cleaning harder. Instead, choose plain roasted beans without added flavourings, whose taste notes come purely from the roast.

Not fundamentally more sensitive, but CVA built-in appliances are often used more frequently, since they're permanently integrated into the kitchen. So pay particular attention to consistent bean quality and moderate oil content, so the grinder and brew group keep working reliably even with intensive daily use.

A higher robusta content generally provides more body and a more stable crema, which also holds up under milk foam. Pure arabica beans, on the other hand, deliver a milder, often more delicate aroma.

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. It is best not to roast too dark, because the finest flavours are precisely the ones 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.