Friday, October 20, 2006

Exceptional Espresso & Coffee Maker

In the past several years, homeowners have been moving away from buying the $25 Mr. Coffee coffee maker and making larger investments into automatic espresso & coffee makers. Starbucks has created the coffee craving, and now people are on the lookout on how to brew their own they way they like it. Automatic espresso machines are very expensive but make an excellent cup of espresso or americano.

I have purchased several machines the past 3 years. My first machine was a gift for a family member from William Sonoma: the Jura-Capresso E8 This machine sells for about $1,000 and grinds, brews and disposes of the coffee grounds. It is an acceptional machine. William Sonoma also cares another model that is almost $3,000 (for home use) that makes lattes and capuchinos with the push of a button.

Because I love the art of making good coffee and my budget was a little limited, I decided to invest in a regular espresso maker. I purchased two of these machines for work and home use: The Breville 800ESXL. This machine has 15 bars of pressure, which is a perfect amount for producing any type of coffee drink. I like my very dark and strong but not bitter. If you invest in a good coffee grinder and use this machine, you are bound to never go back to a Mr. Coffee.