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#1 2005-11-14 5:38 pm
Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
Aaand I'm on my fffiiith ccupp!
WAAAHHOOOO!!!!
I'm only on my second cup - thank goodness I had to install a window in my house before I could unpack it or I would be on my fifth. I may have a third, I'm not quite vibrating yet.
Anyway, it's this one, a Hamilton Beach "Cappuccino Plus," $70 on Amazon.
It's pump driven, it works with pods or ground espresso, so simple I could train a chimp to make the coffee for me.
Hmmm... no, there aren't any coffee chimps on ebay right now 
It occurs to me that it's probably a very good sign that I've had too much coffee that buying a chimpanzee for the express purpose of training it to make espresso for me sounds like a reasonable thing to do.
... I'm getting a little off the subject.
This thing is GREAT. It makes making really good cappuccino almost too easy. I'm using Medalia D'oro espresso, which I've always liked but which comes out of this machine tasting AWESOME. I'm tempted to set up a coffee shrine next to my Mac, this thing is so good.
Uh oh. I'm out. Time for a refill.
(Maybe I should break out the can of decaf Medalia D'oro I accidently bought the last time I bought coffee...)
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#2 2005-11-14 5:56 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
DO NOT GET ON THE BIKE TONIGHT MY FRIEND!!!! I am happy for you though.
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#3 2005-11-14 6:04 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
Now what you need are some good beans. I happen to know where you can get some, roasted by a member of these forums, if you PM me.
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#4 2005-11-14 6:21 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
What were to happen if you were to drink 5 extra strong red bulls?
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#5 2005-11-14 6:28 pm
Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
Fried Chicken wrote:
What were to happen if you were to drink 5 extra strong red bulls?
I'd get the smurfs. 
I knew a guy in the military who drank a bottle of coffee concentrate. You know that stuff that is supposed to be able to make like 40 cups of coffee, just add hot water?
The corpsman walked in when he had a moutful to go. When he realized what was going on he ordered the guy to stop, even as he was putting it in his mouth. "I'm serious, this is an order, spit that out!"
He did. I stayed with him after work to keep an eye on him - took him out for some alcohol to try to depress his system a little. His eyes eventually uncrossed and he stopped vibrating.
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#7 2005-11-14 7:54 pm
Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
justine wrote:
All i have is a 4 cup MrCoffee
I've made several cups now (a few for my wife too). I highly recommend this thing.
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#8 2005-11-14 8:02 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
You just wanted to use those maxes
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#9 2005-11-14 8:31 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
oatmeal wrote:
Fried Chicken wrote:
What were to happen if you were to drink 5 extra strong red bulls?
I'd get the smurfs.
I knew a guy in the military who drank a bottle of coffee concentrate. You know that stuff that is supposed to be able to make like 40 cups of coffee, just add hot water?
The corpsman walked in when he had a moutful to go. When he realized what was going on he ordered the guy to stop, even as he was putting it in his mouth. "I'm serious, this is an order, spit that out!"
He did. I stayed with him after work to keep an eye on him - took him out for some alcohol to try to depress his system a little. His eyes eventually uncrossed and he stopped vibrating.
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#10 2005-11-14 8:35 pm
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Oh, yeah. I've got the shakes now. I really am hitting letters more than once, too. 
I think I'm done for the night.
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#11 2005-11-14 9:49 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
Someday I'm gonna load myself with caffeine to see what happens.....
And as for that death meter, that's just plain genius.
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#13 2005-11-14 10:04 pm
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
88 for it to be fatal at 130lbs.
literally a hyper-link
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#14 2005-11-15 12:21 am
Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
You could drink 139.91 shots of Espresso before croaking
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#16 2005-11-15 12:48 am
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
0.82 cups of Starbucks Grande Coffee + Infant = Death
Just curious if anyone could die from one cup.
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#17 2005-11-15 1:20 am
Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
MacMonkey wrote:
0.82 cups of Starbucks Grande Coffee + Infant = Death
Just curious if anyone could die from one cup.
Hell yeah. Someone who is already prone to heart attack.
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#18 2005-11-15 1:48 am
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
FYI, those calculators usually use the published LD50, so the half of the population with a lower than average tolerance would die sooner.
And I think Justine is right. By Starbucks Tall Coffee #20 or so, I'm fairly certain my bladder would be forming a quantum singularity or something, never mind all 85 of 'em. Or maybe I'd just go into a coma and be unable to drink any more.
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#19 2005-11-15 1:49 am
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
Enjoy it (the buzz) while you can Oatmeal. Pretty soon a triple will be the minimum requirement in the morning, and a double after dessert at 9pm will be no problem.
That's what's it's like for me anyway. 
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#20 2005-11-15 2:59 am
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
hmm.
this device plus this bean makes the best espresso.
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#21 2005-11-15 4:33 am
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Re: Espresso! I gggot an espppressso Mmaakkkerrr!!!
oatmeal wrote:
Anyway, it's this one, a Hamilton Beach "Cappuccino Plus," $70 on Amazon.
I just checked the link.
that's exact same one that I have, except they have different brands.
Mine's an Ufesa.
You've got good taste.
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#22 2005-11-15 4:49 am
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#23 2005-11-15 6:03 am
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That's the one! 
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#24 2005-11-15 8:00 am
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I rarely drink anything caffeinated, so that many espressos would probably get me so buzzed I'd be good until the next morning.
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#25 2005-11-15 8:14 am
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jeff-o wrote:
I rarely drink anything caffeinated, so that many espressos would probably get me so buzzed I'd be good until the next morning.
::looks around::
::squints at sun outside::
Um... yeah.
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