On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 16:45:41 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>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?

Well lessee... 2 lattes x 365 x 7 = 5110 double lattes

The real figure is actually higher than that because for most of those
seven years I had three doubles per day (I'm happy with just two these
days).


>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..........

I paid $500 for the machine (second hand), the beans I currently get
are around $25 per KG. Oh, and I have a good grinder too, which from
memory cost around $300. The cost is irrelevant to me anyway, since
coffee is one of those things I truly enjoy, and there are no cafes
anywhere near here - not that I would want to have to go to a cafe
anyhow each morning.

Roughly speaking, a latte in Tasmania costs around $4.50 (I think), no
idea what they would charge for a double latte but let's say $6.
6 x 5110 = $30660... YE GODS... <boggle>