Comments on: Year of Coffee and Blogging http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/ lefty quaker academic in nyc Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: verbalchameleon http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 verbalchameleon Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:22:00 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1376 Brian--this espresso-making thing is a cult. But a benevolent one. You will never regret it. Butcher--if your wal-mart one was anything like my Target one, under the sink's a good place for it. Mind you, the pot from mine would have made a nice beaker for chemistry experiments or a vase for very small bulb-derived flowers. ;-) Radio--i could very well be spelling Carezza wrong. But I know no Italian. Only a few swear words, and the words for "pig" and "feeling tired/sick/dopey" (neither of which I will be able to spell), which are regularly in use Chez Sicilian. I am so, so glad these comments have not been along the lines of, "you spent WHAT on a coffee machine?" Cause you know I don't have to blog to hear that. I can just call up my dad and tell him (no plans on telling him tho'). The Sicilian is not impressed with the machine. He thinks we should buy Dunkin Donuts Hazelnut coffee. But we did once and it left a permanent chemically-nutty funk in the old Mr. Coffee. I was not impressed. Brian–this espresso-making thing is a cult. But a benevolent one. You will never regret it.

Butcher–if your wal-mart one was anything like my Target one, under the sink’s a good place for it. Mind you, the pot from mine would have made a nice beaker for chemistry experiments or a vase for very small bulb-derived flowers. ;-)

Radio–i could very well be spelling Carezza wrong. But I know no Italian. Only a few swear words, and the words for “pig” and “feeling tired/sick/dopey” (neither of which I will be able to spell), which are regularly in use Chez Sicilian.

I am so, so glad these comments have not been along the lines of, “you spent WHAT on a coffee machine?” Cause you know I don’t have to blog to hear that. I can just call up my dad and tell him (no plans on telling him tho’).

The Sicilian is not impressed with the machine. He thinks we should buy Dunkin Donuts Hazelnut coffee. But we did once and it left a permanent chemically-nutty funk in the old Mr. Coffee. I was not impressed.

]]> By: Brian http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Brian Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:12:47 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1375 That was supposed to be a $10 maker, not a $1 maker. I'm not that cheap. That was supposed to be a $10 maker, not a $1 maker. I’m not that cheap.

]]> By: Brian http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Brian Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:12:04 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1374 I have yet to make the jump to a decent espresso maker. Or even a crappy espresso maker. I still use a piece of crap $10 coffee maker for my morning jolt, but I have at least graduated to decent grounds. But I do love lattes, so it's only a matter of time before I get serious about it. I have yet to make the jump to a decent espresso maker. Or even a crappy espresso maker. I still use a piece of crap $10 coffee maker for my morning jolt, but I have at least graduated to decent grounds. But I do love lattes, so it’s only a matter of time before I get serious about it.

]]> By: Radiohumper http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Radiohumper Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:10:23 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1373 I loved this post! I've been drinking espresso and keeping a diary since middle school, and if I had to give up one or the other, there'd be blood on the floor. Carezza is an obscure Italian perversion. Heh. I loved this post! I’ve been drinking espresso and keeping a diary since middle school, and if I had to give up one or the other, there’d be blood on the floor.

Carezza is an obscure Italian perversion. Heh.

]]> By: Matt Butcher http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Matt Butcher Thu, 07 Apr 2005 02:54:35 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1371 I have tried espresso machines. Bought one from Wal-Mart for $40. I sits under the sink. It is worth it for the hassle and the taste (for me) to buy one when I go out. I live in the Pacific Northwest, so espresson stands are only about five feet apart from each other... I have tried espresso machines. Bought one from Wal-Mart for $40. I sits under the sink. It is worth it for the hassle and the taste (for me) to buy one when I go out. I live in the Pacific Northwest, so espresson stands are only about five feet apart from each other…

]]> By: verbalchameleon http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 verbalchameleon Thu, 07 Apr 2005 02:05:04 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1370 It is a Gaggia Carezza. I got a super deal, but am still horrified to admit to my readers that I spent $175 on a coffee machine. It's so decadent. Like I said, no stereo. But it's a lovely machine and they are hard to get (and usually $200). There's a huge leap between a $100 and $200 espresso machine. (A leap from hot cheap plastic to something involving some plastic that does not get hot.) It is a Gaggia Carezza. I got a super deal, but am still horrified to admit to my readers that I spent $175 on a coffee machine. It’s so decadent. Like I said, no stereo. But it’s a lovely machine and they are hard to get (and usually $200). There’s a huge leap between a $100 and $200 espresso machine. (A leap from hot cheap plastic to something involving some plastic that does not get hot.)

]]> By: Lloyd http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/2005/04/the-year-of-coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Lloyd Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:05:29 +0000 http://blog.verbalchameleon.com/?p=111#comment-1369 So what espresso machine did you get? So what espresso machine did you get?

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