Not A Toy

It had to happen, eventually, and yesterday it did.

Yes, yesterday I went over to the dark side, and bought espresso equipment. Although we'll still be drinking plenty of good ole home roasted coffee, RT is looking forward to capas, and I am looking forward to leaning how to pull the perfect ristretto.

Lest you think we are talking about a discount store steam toy, here is a picture of the Bezzera we bought. And lest you think that was the total of our buying fest, I should probably mention that this required a new Rancilio Rocky coffee grinder, a tamper, tamping mat, various other pieces of small equipment, and, well, a bank loan.

I had to remind RT that it all came to about 1.25 car payments, before the glazed look left his face. He knew that buying the big black car a few months ago would come with an additional price, and this was it.

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#1  29 December 2006 - 12:16

 

I think you spelled it wrong. The ace reporters at our local newspaper just did a story on a local coffee shoppe and featured a photo of their expresso machine. They must be right being professionals and all.

rustymadgal

#2  29 December 2006 - 14:06

 

LOL. It used to be that everyone in North America spelt it that way. But now we're all fawncy.

taming

#3  29 December 2006 - 19:22

 

Now if you could only use the espresso as a fuel alternative for the car...

InMyLife

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