Espresso madness
Dwell's kitchen blog is running a review of the new Jura Capresso ENA espresso makers and that's all well and good. Jura Capresso makes countertop, automatic espresso machines if you've never heard of them. There was a time in my life when I would have lopped off an arm gladly in exchange for a Capresso of my very own. If you've never seen one, just go into a Williams-Sonoma or a Sur la Table and ask to see the most expensive coffeemaker they have. The Jura Capresso automatic machines retail for anywhere from $2300 to $3400 dollars. That's a lot of dough for a cuppa joe. It's a lot of money and the machines are anything but compact --they eat up a lot of space on a counter top.
The new ENA line is supposed to be a remedy for the scale and charge barriers their regular lines gift for a variety of humans. So the ENA line is most effective nine-half" wide, and its expenses range from $899 to $1199. That's still numerous money for something in an effort to hog up my counters.
An alternative I used to see in a much better light is the built-in espresso systems made by companies like Miele and Gaggenau . It would be easy to think that as built-in machines, they would cost more than the Capresso countertop models. Well they don't surprisingly enough. They average around $2500 for the machine itself and then you have to figure in the added expense of building the thing into a wall or a line of cabinetry.
Either of those options is a big sum of money. Now, I specify the Miele built-in systems all of the time and I would really like to look a take a look at of the conduct of those who purchase them. I actually have a feeling that those machines don't get used very regularly, genuinely now not often sufficient to justify their rate. I'll admit that my idea may come from my being cheap, however I'm not so positive.
Now I love espresso with a ardour that frightens me occasionally. Just supply it to me undeniable, no contaminants. I drink it within the morning in lieu of brewed espresso, and I can no quicker envision a life without espresso than I can a existence with out sunshine or oxygen. So what do I do? I love coffee, however I just like the concept of no longer spending three grand on a coffeemaker just as lots.
The answer comes in humble form of the Bialetti stovetop espresso pot. The Bialetti Moka was invented in 1933 by Italian industrial designer Alfonso Bialetti. The design of the thing is iconic to say the least. It still made the same way, works the same way and looks the same way that it did in 1933. I paid $25 for my Bialetti and I use it every day. And with that I throw down the gauntlet and challenge any of these countertop or built-in machines to a duel. My $25 machine makes the best espresso on the planet. Don't believe me? Bring your $3000 coffee maker over to my place and we'll have a brew off.
