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The office coffee geeks had a discussion of coffee-making devices (hardly a panel of experts, so take it for what it's worth) and the consensus is that the best
by Tloewald 12y ago
The office coffee geeks had a discussion of coffee-making devices (hardly a panel of experts, so take it for what it's worth) and the consensus is that the best way to make coffee is an espresso machine. This is a pretty neat device, but it's fiddly and slow and has lots of failure modes. Some of the better espresso machines (such as mine) are almost foolproof, and you can go from beans to coffee in less than two minutes (using a separate grinder).
- dgacmu 12y agoOof, no. It's fairly the opposite: A high-quality espresso machine is a fiddly little beast. You have to backflush it daily; you have to cafiza it weekly; and it's going to lose a temperature or pressure regulator every few years. An aeropress is trivially cleanable, and mine's been functional for years now with no problems. After about five years, the plastic might start getting a little crack-y and the rubber plunger bit gets loose, and then you spend another $30 and you're good to go. A good espresso machine makes substantially better coffee, though, assuming you like espresso. (I have an aeropress + very nice grinder for home, and an assortment of espresso machines at work. I prefer the espresso machines, but I don't want to deal with the hassles and expense of one at home. The grinder, on the other hand, lasts almost forever and saves a ton of pain.)
- Tloewald 12y agoMy espresso machine (which is about five years old) makes good coffee despite not having any of the maintenance you describe. I imagine it would be better if it did, but I'm lazy. When it finally gives up the ghost, I will buy a new one.