I have always been a sucker for kitchen gadgets. Still one very embarrassing memory of a purchase at an Ideal Home Exhibition any decades ago of a sausage maker. Never made a single sausage with it. Think the only thing I ever resisted was the spiralizer - prefer my pasta to be just that!!!
Anyway, move to a flat with a much smaller kitchen and I got rid of so many things, breadmaker, ice cream maker, smoothie maker,etc. When I had the kitchen completely re-done three years ago, I got rid of more. Only me here did not need gadgets......ha=ha..!!
My only new one then was the wonderful boiling water tap. Love it (most of the time) - and hot drinks are instantaneous with this.
VIsiting one of my daughters I do love their coffee made in a beans to cup machine. When I looked at these they were all much too large for my small kitchen, but just after Xmas we wandered around Lakeland and I spotted a compact one of these suitable for one mug (or four cups they say - must be very tiny cups!!!!
Yesterday I became the proud owner of this, purchased by my children for my birthday - so this morning I tried to use it. They had given me a packet of some good quality beans for it. All I can say is that it is not 'user=friendly'. Just could not get it to turn on. Turned it upside down forgetting I had filled the water tank, so then had to mop up worktop and floor, etc. Spent a good half hour reading instructions, trying follow them, shouting at machine, deciding it was broken and needed returning. Made myself a mug of tea for lunch and thought I would have one last go......and it all came alive -something I had not pressed down hard enough had been causing the problem
Took over ten minutes to make that mug of coffee. Okay, wonderful aroma filled the flat, and it was lovely when I finally got to drink it. Sure it and I will sort ourselves out but it is most definitely not a machine that is going to make my life any easier.
