Ok so heres my story.
Bought a Cafe Roma on the recommendation of a "Choice" style of magazine (testing of consumer machines to find the one to "rule them all").
Got it home, bought my supermarket pre-grind knowing that freshly ground was better but also knowing that all grinders in my price range were useless, so I figured pre-ground would be better than poorly-ground.
Anyway, for a long time I convinced myself that my espresso was excellent, and was better tasting than some cafes in town.
Recently I saw a second hand Sunbeam EM69xx which made me consider an upgrade, and to cut a long story short I still have the Roma but bought a used Mazzer Super Jolly instead.
Now once again I feel like Im on top of the world, and think that my fresh-ground fresh-bean espresso is better tasting than many of the "GOOD" cafes I have tried.
Im not particularly fussy with my food and drink - Ill eat almost anything for example. So do you think that my high opinion of my coffee is due to a subconscious belief that spending money on my setup improves the coffee?
Or is my Roma actually making an excellent espresso so I dont have a strong reason to need to upgrade?
Bought a Cafe Roma on the recommendation of a "Choice" style of magazine (testing of consumer machines to find the one to "rule them all").
Got it home, bought my supermarket pre-grind knowing that freshly ground was better but also knowing that all grinders in my price range were useless, so I figured pre-ground would be better than poorly-ground.
Anyway, for a long time I convinced myself that my espresso was excellent, and was better tasting than some cafes in town.
Recently I saw a second hand Sunbeam EM69xx which made me consider an upgrade, and to cut a long story short I still have the Roma but bought a used Mazzer Super Jolly instead.
Now once again I feel like Im on top of the world, and think that my fresh-ground fresh-bean espresso is better tasting than many of the "GOOD" cafes I have tried.
Im not particularly fussy with my food and drink - Ill eat almost anything for example. So do you think that my high opinion of my coffee is due to a subconscious belief that spending money on my setup improves the coffee?
Or is my Roma actually making an excellent espresso so I dont have a strong reason to need to upgrade?





Comment