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$11,000 will get you a pretty nice coffee maker, I guess
What makes a coffee maker worth $11,000? Nothing, if you ask me. But Clover, the machine that bears that weighty pricetag, justifies it to themselves somehow. The hulking machine pumps out a single cup at a time, focusing all of its fancy efforts on just one cup so it's as good as possible. How, exactly?
The barista pours ground coffee onto an extremely fine filter atop a piston that descends into the machine. After the coffee steeps, the piston rises, creating a vacuum that pulls water through the grounds. The finished coffee flows through a spout into a waiting cup. Despite its price tag, a Clover can increase cafe owners’ profits by allowing them to charge more per cup according to the bean.You know what? I've changed my mind. I'll take two.
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By Janice at 8:31 PM ON 01/02/08
Are they serious? Okay, so although I'm not a coffee aficionado, I do know the difference between a cheap cup of coffee and cup of gourmet coffee like Kopi Luwak (you know, the one grown using bat poop) ~ but there's no way I'm paying 11 grand for a coffee maker! Some of the best coffee, I've actually had in Ireland (believe it or not) http://IRELANDtravel.jopin.com
By 1 cup coffee maker at 7:55 PM ON 03/24/09
I'm all for 1 cup brewing but $11k is pretty steep when you can get just as great a cup of coffee from a single serve machine or french press.
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