First purchase is a biggie

I am a coffee junkie. I can tell you what blend I am drinking at Starbuck's without looking. I bought a Capresso grind and brew 14 years ago that cost probably $150 at the time. I loved that machine, though it was finicky and on life support this last year. My husband loved his Keurig single cup maker. And everything was brewing along.

Until the week they both broke.

This constitutes a coffee emergency in my house. I wanted one coffee maker that would brew good coffee like the Capresso, quick like the Keurig. I found it in the oddly named TechniVorm Mocca Master. In 5 minutes, I have the best home brewed cup of coffee available. Plus, the boiling water makes it look like a science experiment.

This was an expensive purchase for me. $280.00 at Willliams Sonoma for the brewer and another $200 for the grinder. I expect it to last 20 years or more.

What drove this purchase? Panic, certainly. Availability. I could get it same day 3 minutes away at Wms Sonoma. Glowing reviews on Amazon and Cook's Illustrated. And that I have learned to invest in one good piece of equipment that will last.

When the Keurig went kapoot, my husband asked the Keurig guy at his office how to fix it. The guy said Keurigs "really only last a year or two." Too much money, too short a shelf life for me.

And Capresso hasn't made any advances in the last 14 years.

TechniVorm: I have no idea what your company name means, but you sure have the coffee thing down.

So long, Capresso and Keurig. Hello TechniVorm!