
Let's take it down a notch or ten from the $3500 for the
WinePod. This little beauty is just as ingenous. It's called a
Moka Pot (or Mokka or Muka) and it's the precursor to fancy
espresso machines. I have never tasted coffee so delicious (except for a hundred years ago at the
Flying Saucer in the Mission). The traditional pot is made of aluminum, but I have to say that I prefer the
18/8 Stainless Steel version - it just feels more solid. What to put in to savor the
exquisite mouthfeel (uh huh, I used that word....ya got a problem with that)?
Fair Trade and/or Organic would be best. And freshly roasted - like
Blue Bottle Coffee which puts beans in customer's hands 48 hours or less after roasting. And they're an Oakland company -
Oaktown represents! And please, please, please don't sully this brew with anything other than
Demerara sugar (see my Sept. 18 post). And if you can
steam some
milk to add, great....if not, a simple shot of cold milk works just fine.