Comments on: Espresso at home http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/ I’m a product-obsessed user experience designer in Toronto. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark R http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Mark R Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:01:47 +0000 http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/#comment-156 <p>Personnaly, I think the Tassimo machine feels is a little flimsy, plasic all over tends to break easily (kinda like the Keurig machine). My buddy has a Tassimo and if someone has a tea or chocolate cup before you, you get the previous taste in your cup. Kinda gross if you don't like tea. Plus I can imagine that machine would gunk up pretty quick after a few latte. Living in a remote part of Canada, online orders have saved me from driving umpteen hours south for stuff, so I could care less if the product/capsules are held by the company (better than seeling-out to Wal-Mart). I've also heard good things about the Nespresso machine and with George Clooney as the spokes person...it's gotta be good!</p> Personnaly, I think the Tassimo machine feels is a little flimsy, plasic all over tends to break easily (kinda like the Keurig machine). My buddy has a Tassimo and if someone has a tea or chocolate cup before you, you get the previous taste in your cup. Kinda gross if you don’t like tea. Plus I can imagine that machine would gunk up pretty quick after a few latte. Living in a remote part of Canada, online orders have saved me from driving umpteen hours south for stuff, so I could care less if the product/capsules are held by the company (better than seeling-out to Wal-Mart). I’ve also heard good things about the Nespresso machine and with George Clooney as the spokes person…it’s gotta be good!

]]> By: Andrew White http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Andrew White Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:09:53 +0000 http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/#comment-158 <p>I've got the Saeco Aroma at home, and I love it. It doesn't put out quite the 15 bars you need for real espresso, but they've got this pressure valve thing at the bottom of the portafilter that ensures you're not getting that watery junk a lot of machines put out. You get a pretty good crema, although if you extract for too long you'll get a fluffy crema-foam on top. Yeah, its not quite the same thing, but at the rate at which coffee is consumed in our house, its a must have!</p> I’ve got the Saeco Aroma at home, and I love it. It doesn’t put out quite the 15 bars you need for real espresso, but they’ve got this pressure valve thing at the bottom of the portafilter that ensures you’re not getting that watery junk a lot of machines put out. You get a pretty good crema, although if you extract for too long you’ll get a fluffy crema-foam on top. Yeah, its not quite the same thing, but at the rate at which coffee is consumed in our house, its a must have!

]]> By: suzie-Q http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-157 suzie-Q Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:50:27 +0000 http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/27/espresso-at-home/#comment-157 <p>hey ryan,</p> <p>not sure if you know but kraft has their own, albeit cheaper, version of an espresso machine called tassimo. they have it here at my work and it's awesome. the little discs are cheap (i think it's something like $4-6 for 16 shots of espresso). now im not a full-fledged coffee drinker, but it does make awesome lattes.</p> hey ryan,

not sure if you know but kraft has their own, albeit cheaper, version of an espresso machine called tassimo. they have it here at my work and it’s awesome. the little discs are cheap (i think it’s something like $4-6 for 16 shots of espresso). now im not a full-fledged coffee drinker, but it does make awesome lattes.

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