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Home Bar & Gear

Tools, machines and glassware, and what to buy first.

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4min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Which bottles should a home bar stock first? A planner that counts the cocktails each one unlocks The best first bottle for a home bar isn't the cheapest or the fanciest. It's the one that shares ingredients with the most drinks you… 4 min 4min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Which milk frother do you need? A batch picker by drink and cups A milk frother does up to three jobs: it warms milk, it whisks air into it, and some models do the second one cold. The jug has two limits… 4 min 3 picks 5min Home Bar & Gear · Explainer Why frozen drinks turn to soup or snow: balancing alcohol, sugar and ice Frozen drinks turn to soup or snow when the balance of alcohol, sugar and ice is off. Alcohol and sugar lower the freezing point, so a good… 5 min 3 picks 5min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Is a soda maker worth it? A break-even calculator for sparkling water at home Is a soda maker cheaper than buying sparkling water? It comes down to three numbers: what a bottle costs you, what a gas cylinder swap… 5 min 3 picks 5min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Buy the grinder first: the order to build a home coffee corner A coffee corner gets better fastest when you buy things in the right order. Fresh, even grounds and a measured dose change the cup more… 5 min 3 picks 4min Home Bar & Gear · Picker Fresh citrus is the cheapest home-bar upgrade: how much to squeeze and what to buy first The cheapest upgrade to a home bar isn't a bottle: it's fresh citrus. Bottled lime juice is flat next to fresh, and sours like the Daiquiri… 4 min 3 picks