Apr. 9th, 2008

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My coffee machine is giving up the ghost, alas.  It is a Rowenta Brunch machine that I got from John Lewis a few years ago now, for £50.  It is leaking in various places, and currently held together by Plumber's Mait (do not laugh - Plumbers' Mait is very good for those Awkward Joints that Will Leak).  It has a number of excellent points that do not seem to be universally replicated on machines currently available.  Namely:
  • It has a vacuum jug, and this together with the microwave means that I can have decent hot coffee when I need it
  • Cheapness (I mentioned that, didn't I?).  The cheapest I can currently find for the same sort of machine is about £90 for a Krups, closely followed by the John Lewis own brand at £100.  For a coffee maker.
  • Size.  It does not take up huge amounts of space on the counter top, unlike these all-singing, all dancing coffee makers that grind and press and make expressos.  Or those from Siemens that cost an arm and a leg.
  • It makes good coffee.
I have, needless to say, tried eBay and the internet, but with no success.  So I think I am going to have to bite the bullet and pay for a new expensive one, and hope that it works as well as the old one.  It's either that or rely indefinitely on the Plumber's Mait.

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