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My new portable espresso machine
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Feb 15, 2010, 08:42 PM
 
Since some idiot stole my cheap, old espresso machine at work, I needed to find a replacement.

Problem: can't get a big countertop machine again, because it's too big to be locked up in my desk, and don't want it to be stolen again.

Solution: MyPressi Twist





Mine came today, and I couldn't wait to pull my first shot.

Ahhhh. Amazingly smooth goodness.

Here's an in-depth review from some espresso connoisseurs:

This session featured another round of blind taste tests, this time with a single origin espresso under development. The result? Surprisingly, against the resident La Marzocco FB-80, the diminutive TWIST won every round with three blind taste testers.
Going to work might be even more fun tomorrow

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Feb 15, 2010, 08:59 PM
 
Oh come on, we all know you needed an excuse to buy nitrous oxide cartridges.
     
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Feb 15, 2010, 09:56 PM
 
So you have to pour the hot water yourself?
     
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Feb 16, 2010, 12:51 AM
 
I love that you found out about this on the "10 dumbest products" thread...


thats so lame that someone stole the entire espresso machine...

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Sep 7, 2010, 08:02 PM
 
That picture looks like some SciFi movie from future
     
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Sep 7, 2010, 08:07 PM
 
Who is the hand model? I love the fingernails!
     
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Sep 7, 2010, 08:54 PM
 
How long do the cartridges last?
     
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Sep 7, 2010, 09:05 PM
 
Originally Posted by 11011001 View Post
How long do the cartridges last?
Up to 4 double shots.

There's quite a bit of leakage, so if you only use it once a week, you might only get 2 or 3 double shots out of it.

Meanwhile, the fuçking thieve at work stole my two Dollar Store spoons. WTF?

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Sep 7, 2010, 11:44 PM
 
Lol Automatic_Espresso_1 was a solicitor for this product? What a clever and sneaky way to advertise by digging up old threads.
     
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Sep 7, 2010, 11:58 PM
 
Originally Posted by bstone View Post
Who is the hand model? I love the fingernails!
Ray McKigney.

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Sep 8, 2010, 12:19 AM
 
i am always amazed by the various apparatus for making coffee and the price they can command.
     
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Sep 8, 2010, 08:27 AM
 
Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey View Post
Ray McKigney.
That poor man was not master of his domain.
     
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Sep 8, 2010, 03:10 PM
 
Originally Posted by osiris View Post
That poor man was not master of his domain.
He could have had any woman in the world, but none could match the beauty of his own hand.

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Sep 8, 2010, 03:39 PM
 
Set up a webcam at your desk and catch the thief(ves).
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