On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 7:41:35 PM UTC-4, Je�us wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 07:51:53 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
> >What item(s) do you own which you balked at, price seeming high, but has turned out to be a great tool?
> >
> >Me: Rubbermaid high heat rubber spatula.
> > Bread machine
>
> The one item I have that probably fits that description is my Rancilio
> Silvia espresso machine... although IMO is excellent value for money
> and not all that expensive (probably around AUD$1200 now at a guess).
>
> I bought mine second hand, but the quality is such that even after
> making at least two double lattes each morning for the past 7 years,
> it has never missed a beat.


Wow - do the arith plz - what would the total be for 7 yrs. worth of double lattes run? I never go to those kind of places, so I have no idea what your break even point was on teh machine. Of course, gotta factor in ingreeds..........