All things in moderation.
It should not surprise you then that one of my favorite appliances is my DeLonghi Espresso EC155 machine.
Over the last 25+ years, I have had 4 espresso machines. The last three have been DeLonghi. We run them two or three times per day until they die, so that is a pretty good track record! The DeLonghi won my heart with its small footprint. Not many of us have unlimited counter space and since this is used on a daily basis, size does matter (no pun intended).Were we to buy our coffee at a coffee house, we would probably spend about $10 a day on our three coffees (DH has one). That's about $3,650 per year (excluding the cost of driving a mile to the coffee house, or 1,460 miles/year!).
Now, the DeLonghi cost me about $115 on eBay. If I calculate the cost of the coffee beans (purchased from a locally owned coffee house, so I'm supporting local businesses) and milk, the homemade lattes run about $1.02 each. That's a savings of $1,116.90 per year!
An added plus: I actually like the homemade better than at the coffee house! It's nice not to have to run out to get my coffee in the morning AND I can actually have cup #1 WITH my breakfast. So what could be better than an appliance that provides convenience, pleasure, and a substantial cost savings?
Interested in learning more about coffee? Check out WholeLatteLove . In addition to a cute name, it has some interesting reviews and articles about coffee! (And, as of this writing, they carry the EC155 for less than I paid for mine on eBay!)
