d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Padraig Breathnach wrote:
>
>> If you have enough money (about €1500 in a sale near me recently), you
>> can buy a domestic machine that you plumb and wire in, fill a hopper
>> with coffee beans, and it will go through the whole process of making
>> fresh coffee at the push of a button, and discharge the spent grounds
>> into a bin. A family member has one, and it's a wonderful toy.
>>
>> Me, I'll spend the money on travel.
>
>Indeed, and I like the coffee I make at home- either via the cafetiere
>or the espresso machine. That's what bothers me I suppose... it's not
>_that_ hard to make a half-way decent cup! :)
It's not that hard, agreed. But it does involve a little time and
effort, and the breakfast rooms of cheap hotels do not have the staff
level to keep on brewing fresh coffee. That's one of the ways they
manage to remain cheap.
--
PB
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