Aerobie AeroPress Espresso Maker
When it comes to coffee I’m very picky. Not that I’m trying to be rude, but if I visit and you offer me instant, I’ll pass thanks. I still remember the first time I tasted a proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot (and I can say it!).
Nineteen years old and I’d never seen a cafetiere but there I was being shown the ropes behind one of those trendy café style bars that were springing up all over the place in the early ‘90’s.
The coffee machine was a huge copper domed affair. Beautiful to look at, it made great coffee but was a nightmare to clean and keep shiny. The first time I got a perfect espresso from the beast I was hooked.
The liquid hot and black beneath the sweet, brown crema rose to elixir status in my mind. I became a Master Barista very quickly. My cappuchinos were legendary; my espressos were nicknamed Nuclear Coffee. Since then I just can’t do the instant stuff. [..read more..]
