New Stuff!

Our old coffee maker is starting to not work so well. It's a combination regular coffee maker and espresso machine and first the drip coffee part started sending the hot water out in a thin stream so it was pretty much going right through the filter without touching the coffee. Yum! Now the espresso side is starting to leak, and I can tell you, there are few things as exciting as an appliance that might shoot boiling hot water or steam into your face at any moment.

So even though this was a wedding present (over 23 years ago!), we have decided to part company with it. The first step in the break-up arrived today, a new drip coffeemaker. I haven't even opened the box yet, but it promises to be very exciting. Why? Well let me tell you. Here are all the great things about this coffeemaker, based on the outside of the box.

1. It's part of the Premier Coffee Series
2. It offers The Ultimate Coffee Experience (to 'satisfy the most demanding coffee lover,' which is a reasonable description of me)
3. It is the Next Generation of Coffeemakers, yet has Vintage Styling, I guess like the electric coffee makers of yore, taking us all the way back to their introduction in 1972.
4. It has Easy Operation, though from the picture on the box it has 7 knobs and buttons and a clock. Our current coffee maker has one button, so color me skeptical.
5. It's Fully Programmable, Easy To Clean, makes the Hottest Coffee (is that coffee I smell, or a lawsuit brewing?) with Pure Flavor, an Easy-To-Fill Reservoir (I know for a fact that that's a lie) and a Spill-Free Carafe (Ha! They clearly have not been in this house), a Comfort Grip Handle and a Brushed Steel Band, the purpose of which I am anxious to learn.
6. It has a Lift Up Reservoir Lid and I can't think of a single thing to say about that.
7. It says you can Sneak a Cup, but now they've blown that by putting it on the box.
8. It has an Easy to Read LCD clock, which is nearly Impossible to Read even on the box and Industrial Switches, the purpose of which will hopefully be explained along with the Brushed Steel Band, though I'm guessing neither will be mentioned in the instructions.
9. It has All the Best Features, including Simple On/Off button operation.

My one concern is that the box also says it will 'become the centerpiece of your kitchen,' while I wanted to put it on the counter next to the toaster oven. I hope it still will work over there.

More to come after I open the box.