According to my ex – before, of course, she was my ex – I don’t have enough hot drinks, especially on bitterly cold days, like the one I’ve woken up to today. She might have had a point. I don’t drink tea, I’m not over-fond of instant coffee, and filter coffee is vastly over-rated which, frankly, doesn’t leave much.
A couple of years ago I flirted with espresso, but found the manual machine which I thought would be the answer to be very inconsistent. I spent days getting the grind just right, then worked on the tamping and, for a short while I’d get perfect coffee before the machine would throw a strop, and I’d have to start the whole process again. I just gave up. I’ve recently learned that the machine, the La Pavoni Europiccola, is, in fact, hopelessly erratic.
I actually do like hot chocolate but, for some reason, it doesn’t like me, making me feel appallingly nauseous some days though, in fairness, I don’t actually need a hot drink to achieve that, so it might be blameless.
However, I thought I’d try again, looking at what’s available from a Spoonie perspective, and the natural choice Continue reading
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