Thursday, March 07, 2002


just a happy little anniversary note. . .

yes, i've had my rancilio silvia for a year now. (i'd point you to the rancilio silvia page, but its endless makeover is still underway.) i'm glad i bought it, although of course if i were just made of money, i would have gone with the beautiful pasquini livia and moka grinder.

silvia has a fair-sized learning curve, one that's pretty steep the first week. in fact, that first week can be exhausting, as a really good cup of coffee seems to elude you. you can't get your grinder to the right setting, you can't really be sure you're happy with the quality of the beans, you don't yet have the experience with silvia to know when she's hot enough but not too hot, you can't steam the milk to your satisfaction. then magically, silvia breaks in, you get used to her, and you suddenly know what you're doing. coffee enlightenment descends in a blinding flash. . .

happy anniversary silvia! i'm enjoying my coffee now more than ever. what i need to do know is find a good heavy-duty appliance timer, so silvia will turn on and warm up by herself. that way i might find time every single morning to enjoy a great cup of cappucino. . .and get more sleep. . .

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