So my neighborhood coffee shop is okay, but the espresso there is not very good. That’s a problem.
To rectify, I’m thinking about entering the obscene world of home espresso machines. In all of my obsessive ways, I have researched the hell out of it and arrived at this beauty:
But I really, really like the looks of Francis: the FrancisFrancis X1, that is:
But research seems to indicate that Silvia kicks Francis’s ass in performance and, above all, reliability. Silvia has a 3-way Selenoid valve, which is supposed to be a big deal, and I’ve read many, many reviews of Francis which indicates she is sometimes flaky right out of the box. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
4 responses so far ↓
1 trav // Apr 29, 2003 at 8:20 am
babe, we should just sieze jupiter and turn it into a java co-op. and then tear the place apart and make it like a real coffee shop.
and then make them serve good loose tea.
2 scotty the body // Apr 29, 2003 at 8:31 am
agreed. the interior of jupiter is like a gas station… and the coffee is for shite.
that space could be so cool with some labor and a tiny, tiny bit of money. The utilitarian decatur hippy thing has got to go.
The machine is probably crappy, which is probably why the espresso sucks.
The coffee that’s stacked up for people to buy: gone. That could be accomplished form behind the counter. Instead, this is where sample teas should be stored so people can select them.
Coffee should be roasted on-site behind the counter. All this flavored crap is a waste. There should basically be three or four roasts, all arabica beans—maaaybe one robusto for the cheap people.
anyway, i wish i’d thought to buy this thing back when it was for sale…
3 Chris // Apr 29, 2003 at 1:23 pm
The sad part is you could probably buy retail coffee for life for the cost of one of these machines…
4 trav // Apr 29, 2003 at 2:05 pm
I’m telling you, man—have the co-op buy the machine, and we could rebuild jupiter into the cool new hangout for the kidz
think about it: how are those bozos making any money? they’ve got to be begging for a bailout
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