okay, so i actually dont drink coffee. i dont like the taste, and i think you are all icky. but if you are willing to forgive me for my shortcomings, then i would like some advice on a gift for my girlfriend who is a complete coffee addict.
right now we just have a cheap delonghi coffee maker that she got a few years ago, i dont know what the model is, but it was amost certainly less than $50, and seems a bit cheap, although it works fine. shes happy with it - it makes her coffee, and im happy with it - it keeps her from killing me in the mornings. i would like to get her a really nice coffee machine for christmas, to upgrade from the one we have now, in about the $150-350 range. i would like one that is more solidly made (not all cheap plastic), more visually attractive, and obviously one that will make her coffee that she thinks is really good. i would also like one that isnt too large, as our kitchen has limited counter space.
based on amazon reviews, i was looking at the "delonghi lattissima pluss nespresso capsule system", or the "Nespresso pixie espresso maker". my issues with both of these are that they both look like they only make one cup at a time, and i dont know how convenient it would be to make multiple cups if we have guests over etc. also, as i am completely clueless about all things coffee, im not even sure if they can make 'regular' coffee like our old machine. i would like to get her a coffee maker that can make lattes/cappuccinos/espresso or whatever you have, but as the main cook in the house, i dont want to have two big separate coffee makers taking up our precious counter space, so it definitely needs to be an all in one machine. i would really appreciate some advice here. and i am open to changing my expectations in a machine if you think, for example, that all in one coffee makers are overly complicated and id be better off getting her something simpler.
any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! thanks
right now we just have a cheap delonghi coffee maker that she got a few years ago, i dont know what the model is, but it was amost certainly less than $50, and seems a bit cheap, although it works fine. shes happy with it - it makes her coffee, and im happy with it - it keeps her from killing me in the mornings. i would like to get her a really nice coffee machine for christmas, to upgrade from the one we have now, in about the $150-350 range. i would like one that is more solidly made (not all cheap plastic), more visually attractive, and obviously one that will make her coffee that she thinks is really good. i would also like one that isnt too large, as our kitchen has limited counter space.
based on amazon reviews, i was looking at the "delonghi lattissima pluss nespresso capsule system", or the "Nespresso pixie espresso maker". my issues with both of these are that they both look like they only make one cup at a time, and i dont know how convenient it would be to make multiple cups if we have guests over etc. also, as i am completely clueless about all things coffee, im not even sure if they can make 'regular' coffee like our old machine. i would like to get her a coffee maker that can make lattes/cappuccinos/espresso or whatever you have, but as the main cook in the house, i dont want to have two big separate coffee makers taking up our precious counter space, so it definitely needs to be an all in one machine. i would really appreciate some advice here. and i am open to changing my expectations in a machine if you think, for example, that all in one coffee makers are overly complicated and id be better off getting her something simpler.
any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! thanks
