It's a pump machine, not one of those lame steam powered machines, which means it produces between 10 - 15 bar of pressure to create really nice, frothy espressos. You could spend a lot more on it and it would still be worth the price. " espresso machine off Craigslist for a mere $75. I recently bought the Starbucks branded Saeco " Barista I would avoid Saeco (at least low- and mid-tier machines) owing to reliability issues. Has a touch screen (pretty designerly for one of these beasts), very easy to clean. Great reliability, awesome tasting espresso and latte. The best I have encountered so far (still using it) is Gaggia Platinum Vision (best price is from Costco). I have some experience w/ so-called "super-automatic" coffee/espresso machines. Plus, when the grupo seals go you get to tear it down and rebuild it. Steam is cool because it is a gas, packs way more energy than liquid and permits your little gearhead mind to think about PV = nRT and that fun stuff. Drip approach can start to deliver the same kind of ritualistic fussing but misses a key element: steam. Its old school construction and utterly mechanical approach delivers a process-related satisfaction that is sorely missing from capsule machines (You get to pull a lever, man!). (Full disclosure: non-PDers may consider it hours of frustration.) Combine it with a burr grinder and you've got hours of fun. It is the perfect PDer coffee machine because it takes some, but not much, skill to operate and is continuously variable on a few, not infinite, number of dimensions. Happy shopping and thanks for the notes on the Mac. I can appreciate the desire for a 1 button machine though. Patrick Myall gave you the same scoop as my set up – funny, he and I worked together for quite a while, I guess we still think alike years later. Don't forget to warm your cup, and remember the age old adage: "You can always make strong coffee weak, but you can't make weak coffee strong" Good burr grinder: Lots out there, we splurged on this oneĭrip away. ) make sure it's got a level top to rest the cone on. The carafe: Old school Pyrex, pull one down off eBay ( The filters: Melitta #6 (brown or white), Hario's take a special filter The cone: Gotta be ceramic/porcelain: Hario, BeeHouse, FrielingHIC ( , hand's down the best) Great coffee blog too. Start w/ great bean (in SF, that's bike delivered While I'm sure James Monsees will weigh in heavily on this topic as well, if you like drip coffee, here's my old school 2 cents. Also had a Francis Francis x5 that was wonderful. Pods are extemely wasteful and recurring costs are high. It grinds beans fresh and the powdered milk looks like real powdered milk.
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Are you running parallels? Any hints for a novice at making Mac do Windows? I’m planning to make the switch in about 2 weeks.
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The one I have: Kitchenaid Proline:ītw…as I remember you are a MacBook Pro user that does a fair amount of SolidWorks. Then, most importantly, buy a really nice grinder that actually grinds at low speeds (low heat induced). Bodum used to make a great one, but when my wife broke the filter adapter I found out it is no longer in circulation, but there are other suitable substitutes. Get a stainless electric kettle and a double walled carafe with a cone adapter for the top. We currently have an E8:Īhh yes Fred, this is an important subject! It's no Clover, but, for a reasonable price, the Jura Capresso line of "Automatic coffee centers" has worked well at my last few offices.
all ideas, suggestions welcome- simple drip, integrated coffee espresso/cappucino, pods, whatever. having said that, if anyone was really enthusiastic about a pod machine that's something we would entertain. we have a roasting company in our building so ideally we would be able to use beans. We are looking for a coffee machine (can't afford a clover) for the office and we were wondering if anyone out there had one that they were particularly thrilled with.
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