Re: Buying Espresso machine

"Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Randy G." <frcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Putting together all the advice you have received and your
>> current
>> position, my advice is to get a good grinder first and a French
>> Press.
>> Use those until you can afford the espresso maker you want.
>> Otherwise
>> you wife will have years of "I-told-you-so's" to laud over you
>> while
>> you struggle to get the espresso machine to work properly.
>
>
>LOL! I'll think abour it.
>
>
>> Seriously, the grinder is quite a bit more important than the
>> espresso
>> machine. Without it you are just going to be frustrated, I'm
>> afraid.
>>
>>

As Ken described, it is indeed, all relative. If you are acustomed to
the sugary, flavored coffee that more closely resembles a hot milk
shake than a coffee drink, then by all means get the espresso machine
and go at it. Even with a nasty whirley blade grinder you will
probably beat the beverages made at many of the coffee chain stores
(or is that chain coffee stores?).


>> Randy "married 34 years, so I know" G.
>
>
>I've been married 12 years longer than you.

I don't know whether to congratulate you or send a card of me
condolences... ;-)

Married 46 years!? And you STILL have to get permission to spend
money!? ;-D That means, when you got married, I was 7 years old...
Phewww.. you don't need coffee- you need vodka! ;-)


Randy "be right there, Dear" G.
http://www.EspressoMyEspresso.com




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