{"id":76,"date":"2012-11-05T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/originalorknot.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2015-04-05T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T20:09:39","slug":"espresso-or-why-my-kitchen-looks-that-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originalorknot.com\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"Espresso, or why my kitchen looks that way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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About a hundred years ago, I was given an espresso machine.\u00a0It was a little Krups home espresso maker. Back in those days, it was considered a nice enough home machine. I had just discovered cappuccino\u2014in Milan<\/b>, thank you very much\u2014and was thrilled at being able to have it whenever I wanted (this was before Starbucks). But as so often happens with specialized kitchen equipment, it turned out to be more trouble than it was worth, and the machine was hard to clean, to boot. So I stuck it up in a cabinet and forgot about it.<\/div>\n
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Fast forward twenty years or so. I’ve recently discovered that the only thing better than coffee made with Starbucks coffee beans, freshly ground right beforehand, and brewed in a best-in-the-world Technivorm coffee maker<\/a>\u00a0is a cup of coffee from Starbucks with a shot or two of espresso in it.* The espresso turns the coffee into a whole new experience\u2014bolder but smoother than coffee alone. I know<\/b>!<\/i> You’d think very concentrated coffee added to strong coffee would equal something like battery acid, but it’s just the opposite.<\/div>\n
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So for some months now, far too often, I’ve been\u00a0going to Starbucks for coffee with espresso in it instead of just making coffee at home**.<\/div>\n
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Then I finally remembered that little Krups machine. Without fussing with the steamed milk (which was what made cleanup so hard), it might be worth hauling it out and using it. After some effort and a few delays (which is a whole ‘nother long story), I now have a little Krups espresso machine on the kitchen counter beside the Technivorm, fully equipped and ready to work.<\/div>\n
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I’ve used it four days now. And I’m learning:<\/div>\n
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