If there’s one thing I need when I first get up it’s a decent cup of coffee: any kind of coffee – Starbucks, homebrew, Costco’s Best, Java, … whatever from the local coffeeshop downstairs. Without it, I’m just useless in the morning. I just can’t seem to find my proverbial feet. Oh, and don’t let me behind the wheel of a car without it! That’s a warning!
I know this recession is going on still, because some of the sale bargains coming out are enough to make you really cry. Like the one I saw on the left. I was considering actually buying an espresso machine because I do have one of the more traditional stove-top percolators and with the way things are in the morning, fussing with a gas stove isn’t something to take lightly!
The attractions of an easy-clean, electric machine, like this Breville 15-Bar Die Cast Espresso Machine, that can pump a large volume of the heavenly liquid in the morning are manifold. I also like the fact that you can steam the milk in the unit. It provides 15-bar pressure so it should extract much more of the flavor than a traditional drip filter and puts the flavor right into the coffee.
Oh, did I say the price? Well, it’s shockingly low. But more importantly it can make real espresso. If you’re not a coffee afficionado, you won’t care particularly about this kind of machine or even the flavor of your coffee. But I love coffee. I can instantly tell an espresso’s quality by the way it smells and tastes. But to get the best out of any espresso machine, you really have to use good quality coffee, otherwise you’re just wasting both.
At the moment, I’m still using my traditional moka pot… but I’m envious!
