Subj : Home Espresso Machines
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Mar 13 2023 11:16:00

Hello Kurt!

 KW> (Yes, I know the coffee in the echo title refers to
 KW> chatting, not drinking coffee...)

The echo name SEEMS to imply coffee as the topic.  There is no  
moderator stepping in to illuminate otherwise.

 KW> I've been working from home since 2020, and adjusting to
 KW> not paying as much for gas, working earlier hours without
 KW> needing to commute into an office, and paying much more
 KW> for home utilities as I keep a house warm that used to sit
 KW> empty during the day.

You could still control the temperature of the rooms you are  
not using during the day no?  I live in a rather large 2-level  
home, 1200sqft per level, and simply close off the rooms that I  
do not frequent.


 KW> I had an old manual espresso maker that I'd bought at a
 KW> sample sale back in 2001 that finally died, and decided to
 KW> splurge on a new espresso machine. I bought a Gaggia Brera
 KW> in December and love it.

The Brera seems huge to feed a single cup!  Why does it have to  
be so big?

 KW> The best part? Since I work from home, I don't spend money
 KW> on buying coffee out anymore - and I can make my wife a
 KW> latte for the road in about 5 minutes. It's easily paid
 KW> for itself in a couple of months.

For me, the best part was to get off coffee entirely. It's just  
the occassional decaf for me now.  A simpe herbal chocolatey  
chai (no actual tea, just chicory root, carob pod, cinnamon,  
cocoa shells, cardamon, ginger root and licorice root) ..is  
quite fine with or without a bit of cream.  I've also  
discovered that I can sweeten it up by adding a fruit-based  
herbal tea bag.
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