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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG
Yeah, that's a different way of looking at things.
I don't sleep much as I'm a night owl (roughly four-five hours a night). Mornings can be a little tough some days, so I can't be bothered to go through the whole process and just skip the coffee until noon. The most obvious solution to all my problems is to sleep earlier, but I'm not ready for that just yet 
The girlfriend still uses a Nespresso which I could use (and have thought of), but I've been spoiled by the taste from my current machine that it tastes so watered down. Pods are also so expensive for what you get compared to whole beans.
I was thinking a super automatic would be a good compromise between taste and convenience for me and she could eventually migrate off of the Nespresso at the same time. |
I've gone through similar thoughts after I gave my Rocket to my parents for their cabin.
At one point, I was thinking that this hobby was taking up so much time and money. I mean, I think they were well-spent, but I wasn't sure whether I should indulge myself for so much dedication of resources onto one thing that serves mostly my wake-up drink in the morning. So, it actually came to mind about dialing it down significantly.
I tried making do with Aeropress, doing pour-over (V60), and even borrowing a K-cup machine during that time when I was without an espresso machine. But it wasn't the same. Once you have grown accustomed to a certain level of quality in coffee and the workflow, it's just so bloody hard to go any other way.
I don't mean Aeropress or pour-over are bad. I think they have their own space in coffee-making, but I was used to wake up in the morning, grab whatever bean I fancy for that day, grind, pour and make myself whatever drink I felt like. If I didn't like what came out of it, adjust and re-do.
Then I thought of superauto. So I went ahead and started going every morning to McCafe as they run everything on superauto. The first few days were fine... but then I just couldn't get over the idea that I had so little control on the coffee-making process.
Then I was thinking an entry-level machine... just the bare minimum. However, the thought of going back to how I started, like going back to driving a beater after years with a Ferrari...
So, fuck it... let's go all or nothing.
I'm not saying that you should go all-in. But if you want to try the life of superauto, just do like what I did. Order McCafe every morning and see how you like that.