European designs from the '60s and '70s are so cool.

The parent site is a step down memory lane into the obsessive Web world of the 1990s. True dedication.

my stovetop coffee maker is, italian, stainless, somewhat customised, but my braun coffee grinder is the mate to the coffee maker in the article, and almost worn out, though I have a nos one stashed. my mom had all the braun kichen gear, but as it is all plastic, it inevitably fails in some unrepairable fashion

By any chance is Ned Flanders modelled upon Florian Seiffert.

Link to photo fromthe pist: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ned_Flanders.png

My dad and I picked out a Braun Espresso maker as a Christmas gift for my mom in the mid-80s. When I grew up and moved out I took it with me, and used it daily up until 2010. When it was finally time to replace it the replacement lasted 6 months and the next one lasted 2 months and then I just stopped using home espresso makers.

€600 on Gr€€dBay. The Hoff reckons it makes terrible coffee.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Eg_2EwaSZVI

In summary, nice to admire. Terrible coffee maker. Fools and their money...

Beautiful design. And I love that 1970s high quality plastic.

I know jokes are typically frowned upon, but in this case I think it’s appropriate:

Ash woke up on his first morning on the Nostromo and was rummaging through the refrigerator. Dallas came into the kitchen and asked what he was up to. Ash said, “I can’t find any milk for my coffee.” Dallas replied, “In space, no one can. Here, use cream.”

I'm looking for a dual-boiler espresso machine but I'm wondering why they are so expensive. With the cost reduction opportunities of mass production, I don't see why they should cost more than $500.

Anyway, cheapest option so far, at around $900: https://coffeegeek.com/blog/new-products/lelit-victoria-an-o...

But at that price point, I think I'm going to spend the money on RAM.

Admittedly a beautiful design, but drip coffee isn't my preference. It does fit with the alien aesthetic in a certain weird way, because bauhaus design isn't exactly how either the Nostromo, H.R. Geiger, or the film really vibe.

Let me use the discussion of coffee to plug what I believe is the most beautiful and long-lasting espresso machine currently out there (you'll hand it down to your grandkids): https://coffeegeek.com/reviews/firstlooks/cafelat-robot-espr...

I've pulled a few thousand cups of long espresso from this guy since we bought it two years ago. Much, much nicer and lower maintenance than a boiler machine. If one wants, you can go deep down the rabbit hole of heat control, etc. but even as a "just boil water and make espresso" machine it works great, with no fuss.

Unfortunately, after buying this thing I can't justify buying other coffee objects that are beautiful but would probably make worse coffee than the robot, e.g., the Moccamaster and other drip machines.