dsi1 > wrote:
> On 4/14/2012 10:24 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>> A very recent ad from Williams-Sonoma:
>>
>>
>> Miele CM5100 Espresso Machine
>> Sugg. Price: $2,649.00 Our Price: $1,999.95
>>
>> Introducing the first fully automatic countertop espresso system from
>> Miele, a Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
>>
>> It doesn't make Espresso but my Sears Kenmore cost $20.
>>
>
> Your coffee maker is way too extravagant for me, my coffee maker costs
> $12. It's a little Sylvania model that I got from Walgrens. It makes 2
> cups. The brand Sylvania seem to be positioning itself into the
> dirt-cheap consumer electronics business. That's the breaks.
>
> As it goes, taste is secondary. If coffee had no caffeine, there would be
> no Starbucks and no coffee culture. My guess is that people would pay
> pretty much whatever it costs to get their hit of the world's favorite
> drug of choice each morning. 7484

Caffeine pills are much cheaper than Starbucks drinks. 5 cents perhaps.
Something about hot liquid in the morning being nice, but I hate scalding
coffee.

I have drank some pretty awful coffee from percolated metal coffee makers.
Bitter.
I think there is a good benefit from using insulated storage makers vs keep
hot containers, if you let it sit for hours.

Greg