I love coffee. I drink it every day. I love trying new brewing methods at home. I'm also lazy when it comes to my daily cup of coffee. I'm not willing to go through the ridiculous steps most coffee connoisseurs suggest for the "perfect" cup. With that in mind here are a few tips I've picked up over the years to make a good cup of coffee as conveniently as possible.

There are times when you need a quick coffee fix with no coffee machine available. Instead of resorting to instant coffee, here's a quick Nespresso hack that will give you the flavour and texture you crave.

France’s best-selling premium coffee brand Carte Noire has finally landed in Australia. Made from a blend of arabica coffee and finely-milled beans, Carte Noire's Millicano Wholebean Instant promises a quality and taste "reminiscent" of roast ground coffee. But how good can freeze-dried coffee really be? We made ourselves a cup in a bid to find out.

How addictive is coffee? How does it affect your brain? Can too many cups kill you? What do goats have to do with it? All these questions and more are explained in this one minute video from the science geeks at PHD TV.

We recently guided you through the ins and outs of coffee brewing via the Lifehacker Morning School. If words like "body" and "acid" and "aroma" still confuse you, this simple experiment will help demystify them.

Coffee isn't just warm and energising, it may also be extremely good for you. In recent years, scientists have studied the effects of coffee on various aspects of health and their results have been nothing short of amazing.

Caffeine can be a very effective pick-me-up, but what it does to your brain is quite scary. Like most things, it's fine in moderation, but when you get to the point of being dysfunctional without that first morning cup, it may be time to admit you have a problem. Here's how to kick your caffeine addiction without feeling like crap in the process.