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37. We also have a stove-top espresso kettle we got from Ikea years ago

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 04:46 PM

Dec 2014

I think it was $10, certainly less than $20, and we've had it for-ev-er. It's great when you want a very concentrated coffee. I like to use that if I'm making mocha or espresso flavored baking. Or if I want a particularly strong mocha. Still use the home-ground store-bought beans, but it's just a bit more concentrated.

YEARS ago my father in law got us some super duper espresso machine. It steamed and had all these bells and whistles. What a pain in the ass to clean up. I'll leave that to the baristas. PLUS it was like the size of a microwave. HUGE. It was a nice thing, expensive (or at least more than I would pay) but in the end we used it like 8 times and donated it to goodwill or gave to a friend.

I did like playing with the steamed milk, tho.

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