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[Myrddin]

DanteGabriel, on 02 May 2012 - 09:32 PM, said:

http://youtu.be/XxVYe-TE2eU

I can haz coffee?

Wow. I think I need a moment alone...

[Minaku]

Uh... I'm sorry, that device just looks needlessly wasteful to me.

If it brewed tea as well I MIGHT think about it.

[Seli]

Minaku, on 03 May 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

Uh... I'm sorry, that device just looks needlessly wasteful to me.

If it brewed tea as well I MIGHT think about it.

It does warm water. But that needs to have boiled and then cooled for a proper cup of tea.

[Minaku]

It's an incredibly large single-use item which basically renders it useless.

It could heat the water to the appropriate temperature, and have the steeping requirements of all the different leaves on hand.

[Myrddin]

Minaku, on 03 May 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

It's an incredibly large single-use item which basically renders it useless.

It could heat the water to the appropriate temperature, and have the steeping requirements of all the different leaves on hand.

But you don't understand: It makes coffee!

[Minaku]

I make coffee.  How much are you willing to pony up?  I am also very multi-functional.  I cook, sew, teach, make coffee and tea, crack my "No!" voice like a whip, and dole out asskickings.

[Myrddin]

Minaku, on 03 May 2012 - 12:56 PM, said:

I make coffee.  How much are you willing to pony up?  I am also very multi-functional.  I cook, sew, teach, make coffee and tea, crack my "No!" voice like a whip, and dole out asskickings.

Yeah, but it'll make me coffee without teaching me about sewing with a whip-crack voice all while kicking my ass and cooking up a fresh omelette.





Ok, all joking aside, seeing how much counter space this thing really takes up (ie less than my coffee maker, let alone my coffee maker and espresso machine combined) I would considered getting one, assuming I had the disposable income. Sure it only does one thing, but if it does it well and keeps most of the machinery out of sight, yes I would look into getting one.

[Aoife]

Myrddin, on 03 May 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

Ok, all joking aside, seeing how much counter space this thing really takes up (ie less than my coffee maker, let alone my coffee maker and espresso machine combined) I would considered getting one, assuming I had the disposable income. Sure it only does one thing, but if it does it well and keeps most of the machinery out of sight, yes I would look into getting one.

Countertop, yes, but you do have to give up all of that cabinet space. So there's still a tradeoff. Plus it'd be a hell of a lot easier to move the coffee maker, should you ever need to.

[Howdyphillip]

I was going to do a major remodel on my kitchen to put in this contraption, and then I realized that it only works remotely with Apple products... It is now dead to me...

Edited by Howdyphillip, 03 May 2012 - 02:54 PM.

[LacyinTX]

DanteGabriel, on 02 May 2012 - 09:32 PM, said:

http://youtu.be/XxVYe-TE2eU

That is so beautiful I almost cried.

Except for the coffee bean boobies. Those took me right out of the moment.

[Thlayli]

It is a beautiful machine. Speaking as a former four-bucks barista (in the long ago, before the pocky-clypse) I have serious doubts about its ability to provide a quality coffee drink. Getting the proper foam and temp on the milk with a wand takes a certain amount of skill and practice. Further, some trial and error goes into getting the grind right for a proper espresso pour and that can change by the hour according to the weather. That this soulless machine can keep up with these variables stretches my credulity. If you've got the counter space, get the keg-o-rator. Seriously, who wants to go to a coffee party?

[Ser Robin Hill]

I watched the video 5 times.

[WillWork4NinjaPowers]

I love coffee.  One of my least favorite things is cold, burnt or just plain bad, coffee.  Ruins my day to have bad coffee.  I love it so much.

[DanteGabriel]

I love coffee, grind and brew my own Sumatra beans.  The machine does look incredibly impractical, but it's a fun daydream.  And I just appreciate a slick piece of extravagant technology.

ETA: The boobies made me think it could almost be an elaborate hoax so I looked up the company.  It's supposed to be built into a countertop instead of that wheeled cabinet.  I... I must investigate further.

Edited by DanteGabriel, 03 May 2012 - 09:19 PM.

[Ser Robin Hill]

I looked on their site, but didn't see a price.  Somehow, I think it will be more than I'd care to spend.

[Angalin]

Luisa Aoiftrazzini, on 03 May 2012 - 10:12 AM, said:

Coffee beans.

Chocolate-covered espresso beans have their place in life.  A friend and I used to pop them while receiving books at the bookstore where we worked.  It made shelving go quickly.

[lockesnow]

DanteGabriel, on 02 May 2012 - 09:32 PM, said:

http://youtu.be/XxVYe-TE2eU

I'm more impressed by the Clover and especially the Bunn Trifecta.

If only I could find a los angeles coffee house that uses the Trifecta.

I'm a big fan of automating coffee into perfection.  the human touch is just too damn inconsistent.  

question for espresso nuts.  I've never given a damn about espresso drinks or espresso by itself. I've had about three great shots of espresso, 99% of the time when I've ordered espresso (and this is in fancy places like Intelligentsia, I'd never dare to order espresso in a starbucks or coffee bean) I get a little cup with black bitter sludge and a foam on top that is about 1 mm thick.  Is there supposed to be more of the foam and less of the liquid?  Should I be asking for something different (like ristretto) instead of espresso in order to get the good stuff?   What the hell is a ristretto anyway?

Edited by lockesnow, 04 May 2012 - 12:56 PM.

[Starkess]

This commercialcracks me up. Especially because I do not find that guy attractive at all, so it just makes it that much more ridiculous.

[LacyinTX]

Starkess, on 04 May 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

This commercialcracks me up. Especially because I do not find that guy attractive at all, so it just makes it that much more ridiculous.

WOW! That does not make me want to buy anything. In fact, I may avoid the coffee aisle so I don't see that creeper. Yuck!