The OP's question reminds me of when I starting playing guitar many years ago. My father went out and bought me a cheap guitar that set him back all of $20. I did manage to learn the basics but it was a shit-fight the whole way(excuse my French). The damned thing wouldn't stay in tune for more than 20 minutes at a time and even when it was, it sounded flat and dead. A couple of years later I had saved up my pennies and bought myself my first serious guitar... an Ovation Balladeer. The change in sound and the change in my playing was instantaneous and somewhat amazing. With a fine instrument in my hands, it was suddenly doing what I wanted it to, rather than requiring me to fight with it in order to get something semi-reasonable to happen. The quality of this guitar motivated me to push all previous boundaries and before I knew it, I was a "guitarist" rather than a mere student.
What I'm trying to say is that a "cheap" coffee machine will teach you the basics and you will be able to produce the occassional semi-worthy coffee... BUT... it won't be easy or a whole lot of fun and a fine machine will bring out the barista in you far sooner and be far more of a joy to play with along the way.
What I'm trying to say is that a "cheap" coffee machine will teach you the basics and you will be able to produce the occassional semi-worthy coffee... BUT... it won't be easy or a whole lot of fun and a fine machine will bring out the barista in you far sooner and be far more of a joy to play with along the way.


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