For love? Money? Babies?

Nope.

Appliances!!!!!

Marriage was never a goal of mine. I did not have my wedding planned out since I was 6. It seemed useless to me for most of my life. That is, until a found myself coveting my friends’ new kitchen appliances. Everytime I asked her where she got whatever it was I was drooling over, the answer was always the same: Wedding Gift.

“Damn,” I thought, “I need to get married!” So married I got, dragged my beloved into my crazy ideas, but took on the task of creating our registry alone.

One of the first things on my list: Bialetti Cappuccino Maker, an Italian stovetop cappucino maker.

I love coffee, and I love even more lattes. However, twice daily runs to ‘bucks is not great on the finances. On top of that, most *affordable* home cappucino machines really make a lousy drink. When I saw this baby, I had an idea that maybe it was the answer to all my coffee-related issues.

Boy, was I right.

When it arrived, I dutifully read the directions cover to cover while my husband decided to just make a cup. Turns out, reading the directions were important. By the time I had a chance to correct him, coffee and milk covered half of the kitchen walls, and some of the floor and ceiling. Turns out, there are right and wrong ways to use this little doohickey.

However, when you put the correct amount of water in the bottom, place the basket of non-overflowing ground espresso in the basket over it, screw the top on nice and tight, press and twist the pressure value on correctly and fill the top portion with milk, and place over a burner on medium heat, you will end up with a perfectly delicious cappuccino with froth!

Now, I admit that while I do love this thing, the results sometimes vary. I have, at times, gotten a very watered down capp or a sour capp, but I do believe that this is all due to several factors - most pointing at me. User error be damned! It still does not deter me from enjoying a nice lovely coffee every single morning without ever having to stop on the way to work and drop $5.

Status: It’s a keeper! In use daily since it arrived.