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Kim Bussing

location-pin Tucson, AZ

School: University of Arizona

Expertise: Baking; beer, wine & cocktails; product testing; cleaning & organizing; home decor; health & wellness; food news; grocery shopping; restaurants; travel

Kim Bussing

  • 10 years of experience covering food and drink with an emphasis on wine and cocktails
  • Written numerous guides about gift baskets and care packages for all occasions, interviewing gift experts and relationship experts to find the perfect present
  • Written numerous holiday guides on food, wine, Advent calendars, and more
  • Creative consultant for hospitality and food companies including a vegan meal delivery company and a small cookie bakery
  • Former editor at Queensland Magazines
  • Writer for Taste Recipes, Clean Plates, Modern Farmer, Reader's Digest and Seattle Refined

Experience

Kim is a writer and creative strategist with more than a decade of experience publishing content about food and drink. She has written about food and wine for top brands, including Hilton, Marriott and KitchenAid. Kim also writes about health and wellness topics, home decor and baking. For Taste Recipes, she’s tackled all kinds of recipes, plus articles about canned wines, cocktail kits, wine Advent calendars and much more. Kim’s passion is bringing together nutrition and joy in every meal, and she’s always on the hunt for the perfect gluten-free cinnamon roll. Her first series, The Princess Swap, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in 2025.

Education

  • Georgetown University, bachelor's degrees in English, psychology and business administration
  • University of Arizona, master's in fiction

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Articles & Recipes

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OXO Coffee Grinder Review: Powerful and Perfect for Small Spaces

Meet the coffee grinder that was named our best space-saving option. The OXO coffee grinder is sleek and sturdy, and packs a caffeinated punch without taking up much room on the counter.
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Krups Coffee Grinder Review: The Quietest Option We Tested

"Coffee grinder" and "silent" don't usually appear in the same sentence, but the Krups coffee grinder was by far the quietest option we tested.
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Cuisinart Coffee Grinder Review: Our Favorite Budget Option

The Cuisinart coffee grinder is a budget-friendly and high-quality option for home baristas.