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do I finally buy the breville espresso machine I’ve been eyeing for years even tho I just dropped $$$ on tattoos

someone decide for me please 😊

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okay thank you everyone for your input, after much debating i have decided to buy *all separate* machines 

that way i can also ask for one of them for christmas 😇

I only have a cheap electric stove and can’t control the temperature the way I’d need to for a good (not burnt) brew with a moka pot ):

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This is what I’m looking at doing now - I looked at the price history of the machine and it’s only 8% cheaper than its normal price (not the one they hiked it up to for the month before Black Friday to make it look like a better deal lol)

Yes, It’s an investment. Yes. Have you researched used machines? I’m in my “buy used” era.  But go big and do it new or used

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both for sure! I was a barista for a few years and I really enjoy a nice pull and also a super smooth froth for latte art ✨

do you want to pull shots or make lattes? if it’s more the former then consider a Flair

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I have two Breville Barista Expresses, and I got both off of Craigslist. Just needed to replace a valve manifold on one of them. I'd also mention the grinder can jam with hard roasted beans. Other than that they've been great.

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sounds great, just bought some more pumpkin. will dc you!

okay yes for sureee, shall we have pumpkin tarts and talk espresso??

do it

if you wanna chat espresso lemme know, we’re pretty hardcore hobbyists

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I think the next level up has a separate boiler for steaming and espresso; so theoretically better for frothing milk as you're not dependent on the boiler coming back up to temp after pulling your shot. 

The built in grinder is nice, but typically better to upgrade grinders to enhance your experience. 

Learned all this from @soinclined 
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the barista express, I really want one with the grinder + frother all in one machine 

any suggestions?

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I’m the same!!

I’ve been low waste for years but I think I took it too far for a bit and didn’t buy a lot of stuff that would’ve improved the quality of my life 

Like a good vacuum when you have a cat 😂

no in all seriousness i am generally opposed to buying ~more stuff~

but 

some things are worth it if they tangibly improve your quality of life

if you savor using this every day then lfg

My Montreal friend had the breville which grinded and espresso’d and frothed on same machine.  It was dope AF

yes
it's not impulsive so it's a yes
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went down the rabbit hole of espresso machines a while back, ended up using an aeropress every day 

#sponsored #aeropress

It was worth it for me; a few moments of happiness every day.