Quality coffee machines have always been on my wish list.
I can’t remember how many times my Dad tried to teach me to make coffee, but it just didn’t stick.
When we came here, we didn’t have much money, so I wanted a good Best coffee machine for the price.
I loved the Invicta for years, and we bought one a few months after we moved here.
I didn’t really use it until the boys were a little older, because it’s quite a bit bigger and difficult to carry up and down the stairs with little people running around.
At that time, I used the machine for an occasional cup of coffee, which mostly resulted in scalded fingers.
My Mom gave me a lovely white jug she had, which I attached to the side of the machine for using my own pots of coffee instead of having the machine pour them into my cup.
The machine still brews a good coffee, but I’ve been longing for a great small coffee machine.
I had a quick look online, but couldn’t find anything that appealed.
It wasn’t until I saw a picture of an Aga coffee machine (I hope I’ve got the spelling right) that I realised what I’d been missing all this time.
Coffee is made by slow cooking the beans, which, when sifted, produces a really nice flavour.
I mentioned my desire for a small coffee machine to my brother, who bought us the fantastic Baratza Ecografic in October.
I absolutely love the machine, and wouldn’t use anything else.
It makes amazing coffee.
In fact, my sister – in – law came over last week and couldn’t believe how good the coffee was.
I like to make my coffee in my black porcelain coffee mug with a decent amount of water in it, to ensure I get a nice smooth coffee.
I boil the kettle and put the grinder on the machine, which grinds my beans while the machine heats up the milk.
I put the milk into the jug, and put it into the machine to warm up.
Then I pour the water into the jug and add a couple of packets of sugar and a little vanilla to the milk.
The machine puts a small amount of hot water into the grinder, which grinds the coffee quickly.
The hot milk mixes nicely with the beans, producing a coffee that is exactly the same as the coffee I make in my porcelain mug.
At the end of the grinding, I put the grinder away, press a button on the machine and a stainless steel capsule pushes out the coffee.
It doesn’t boil the beans, because I don’t need that much coffee for one cup.
It just pours out the coffee into my mug.
I take the lid off and remove the pod, which I wash and take back to the store.
The only problem I’ve had so far is that the pod itself chipped a little bit on one of the few machines we’ve had.
A bit of superglue fixed it up, but I was hoping for something stronger.
We’re hoping to take this machine to our friends’ farmhouse in February, so I want it to last that long, but if we get another one, I want a good quality machine that will last a long time.
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking for some kind of training to help out around the house, so I found out about a course in Gloucester, which happens to be owned by my favourite coffee company.
I’m guessing I’m not the only coffee lover who’s ever been tempted by a free coffee, so they offered me a free coffee to attend the
