pressing matters.

There are many ways to brew coffee. Some people are picky about that, others just need to get caffeine in their veins somehow, like this guy here:

At uni however, the only free coffee available was either drip filter or instant (shudder). I was constantly tempted to give in to my urges and get nice, espresso based coffee at a cafe. That's fine and all, but at prices of 3-4$ a bit dangerous in the long term ... So, a way to get espresso in the office was needed. As decent espresso machines are not exactly cheap, and need a lot of maintenance, buying one just for the office was not an option. Enter the Presso!

James found this mechanical espresso machine, and I'm baffled that no one had come up with something like this earlier. The basket is filled with fine espresso grounds as usual. Then boiling water (you still need a kettle) is poured in on top, and after ~10s pressed through the basket using the 2 levers. That generates enough pressure to produce true espresso with crema and all (one or two shots), and the quality beats most home-grade espresso machines. It's also very easy on the eyes, like a love child of Philippe Starck's famous lemon squeezer and a wing corkscrew. All at the price of 200 measly dollars. It comes with a handy milk frother included. We bought it for the office a few weeks ago, now it is in constant use. Love it.